[E46] Akita Expressway (between Kitakami Nishi IC and Yuda IC)
About enforcement of night traffic

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February 19, 2018
East Nippon Expressway Co., Ltd.
Tohoku Regional Head Office Kitakami Management Office

NEXCO EAST Kitakami Administration Office (Kitakami city, Iwate prefecture) has two lane sections (one lane on one side)E46 Akita Expressway between the north west Interchange (IC) ~ Yuda IC, will be carried out at night closed to traffic for as described below of snow removal work.

Expressway This work is necessary to maintain a safe and comfortable environment. We apologize for the inconvenience, but we appreciate your understanding and cooperation.

1 closed section

Akita Expressway Kitakami Nishi IC-Yuda IC (upper line)

2 Closed date and time

February 21, 2018 (Wednesday) 20:00 to 6:00 the following day

  • Depending on work conditions and weather, we may continue to close the road.

3 detour

National Route 107, Prefectural Road 37 Attachment-1 [PDF: 198KB]

Image image of nighttime closed section

4 Construction details

We perform snow removal work of snow accumulated on tunnel wells and slopes.

Main work contents

  • We will carry out snow removal work to maintain a safe road environment.
Snow removal condition at tunnel entrance
Photograph of the snow removal situation at the tunnel entrance
Snow removal conditions on the side slopes of the main line
Photograph of the snow removal situation on the side slope of the main line

5 Regarding transfer fare adjustment due to suspension of traffic

Attachment-2 [PDF: 95KB]

Passengers who flow out of the Expressway due to suspension of traffic and then bypass the suspension of traffic and transfer to the same direction again will be adjusted for transit to adjust the toll according to the segment used.
For details of the connection adjustment, Attachment [PDF: 95KB] Please refer to.

6 Information provision

[Customer contact]
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