[Fifth] Some customers have not installed winter tires!
Replace tires as soon as possible

-Results of winter tire installation status survey (final report)-

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December 6, 2017
East Nippon Expressway Co., Ltd.
Tohoku Regional Head Office

NEXCO EAST Tohoku Branch (Sendai-shi Aoba-ku), aiming at the early winter tire replacement, will aim to raise a safe driving of snow road driving, in the coming snowfall period, for winter use on expressway We will investigate the mounting condition of the tire and announce the result.

 90% of winter tires are installed in the entire Tohoku regionSince it has become, it will be the final with this survey. Since December is about to enter full-scale winter, if you haven't installed winter tires yet, Please change to early winter tires and drive safely when using the Expressway.

1 December 4th (Monday) survey results

Survey location
(“IC” stands for interchange.)
Winter tire installation rateNumber of surveys this timeJMA observation data
This survey *1
(December 4th)
Previous survey *1
(November 27)
Winter tires
Number of installed
Total numberFirst snow day *2
(Observation point)
Aomori PrefectureE4 Tohoku Expressway Aomori IC100%100%3838[Aomori City]
Last year: November 6
This year: November 16
Normal year: November 6
E4A Hachinohe Expressway Hachinohe IC100%100%3838
Aomori prefecture total100%100%7676
Iwate PrefectureE4 Tohoku Expressway Morioka South IC98%95%175178[Morioka City]
Last year: November 9
This year: November 16
Normal year: November 8
E4 Tohoku Expressway north Ezuriko IC100%96%7474
Iwate prefecture total99%95%249252
Miyagi PrefectureE4 Tohoku Expressway Sendai Miyagi IC96%73%9094【Sendai city】
Last year: November 23
This year: November 19
Normal year: November 24
E6 Sendai-Tobu Road Sendai East IC85%87%104123
Miyagi prefecture total89%80%194217
AkitaE4 Tohoku Expressway Towada IC100%100%2626[Akita City]
Last year: November 9
This year: November 16
Normal: November 13;
E7 Akita Expressway Akita Minami IC100%100%7373
E46 Akita Michi Yokote IC100%100%9191
Akita prefecture total100%100%190190
Yamagata PrefectureE48 Yamagata Expressway Yamagata Kita IC100%100%3636[Yamagata City]
Last year: November 9
This year: November 16
Normal year: November 18
E48 Yamagata Expressway Tsuruoka IC100%100%1818
Yamagata total100%100%5454
Fukushima PrefectureE4 Tohoku Expressway Fukushima Iizaka IC82%76%112137[Fukushima City]
Last year: November 23
This year: November 19
Normal year: November 26
E4 Tohoku Expressway Koriyama IC90%76%167186
E49 Ban-Etsu Expressway Aizuwakamatsu IC100%94%9595
E6 Joban Expressway Iwaki Chuo IC65%49%127196
Fukushima Prefecture total82%70%501614
Tohoku Regional Head Office90%83%12641403 
  • 1 Survey method: Visually check the tire type of the vehicle passing through the general lane at the tollgate. (About 3 hours each time)
  • 2 About the first snow day, it is the information as of the survey date.

This material is a press release "About the results of winter tire installation status survey (first step)-Promotion of early winter tire replacement and the first report of safe driving on snowy roads-(November 8, 2017) It is a continuous survey.

2 Request from NEXCO EAST Tohoku Branch

  • Please put on early winter tires before snowfall.
    Summer tires tend to slip on snowy roads, and slip accidents on winter roads can lead to serious accidents, so please replace them with winter tires early.
  • "Slow and safe driving on snowy roads" please. Reference Material-1 [PDF: 178KB]
    When driving on a snowy road at the beginning of the season, the feeling of safe driving on the snowy road may not be restored.Therefore, even with the winter tires installed, keep a sufficient distance between cars to keep the speed down and to handle suddenly. Please drive slowly and safely without using sudden braking.
  • "Frequently gathering information before and after going out" please. Reference Material-2 [PDF: 641KB]
    The weather on the Expressway changes rapidly in winter, so be sure to check the road and weather information before and during your trip.
Image of Dr. Mammoshi

In order to use the winter highway safely, securely and comfortably, NEXCO EAST enlightenment activities at SA, PA, IC, traffic safety campaign, "Drupa" HP 's winter highway We actively send out information such as lectures ".
* Dr. Mammoshi: A researcher specializing in car and snow road safety

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