[E7] Nihonkai-Tohoku Expressway (between Sakata Chuo IC and Sakata Minato IC),
(Between Sakata IC and Sakata Chuo IC) Implementation of night traffic

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October 17, 2018
East Nippon Expressway Co., Ltd.
Tohoku Regional Head Office Tsuruoka Management Office

NEXCO EAST Tsuruoka Management Office (Tsuruoka City, Yamagata Prefecture) has two lane sections (one lane on one side) E7 Nihonkai-Tohoku Expressway Sakata Chuo Interchange (IC) -Sakata Minato IC and Sakata IC-Sakata Chuo IC will be closed as follows to repair damaged pavements.

In order to minimize the impact on traffic, we will carry out traffic closures at night when traffic volume decreases. This work is necessary to maintain a safe and comfortable environment on the Expressway. We will do our best to minimize the inconvenience to our customers, and we ask for your understanding and cooperation.

1 closed section

[1] Nihonkai-Tohoku Expressway Sakata Chuo IC-Sakata Minato IC (upper and lower lines)
[2] Nihonkai-Tohoku Expressway Sakata IC-Sakata Chuo IC (upper and lower lines)

2 Closed date and time

  • [1] 2 nights from November 7th (Wednesday) to November 8th (Thursday) 2018 Every night from 20:00 to 6:00
    [[1] Preliminary day, Friday, November 9, 2018]
  • [2] 9 nights from Monday, November 12th to Thursday, November 22nd, 2018 Every night from 20:00 to 6:00 the following day
    [[2] Preliminary days November 26, 2018 (Monday) to November 30 (Friday)]
  • Construction is not performed on Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays in principle.
Image of closed days

3 detour

[1] National Route 7, National Route 47, Prefectural Road Fukiura Sakata Line, Major Local Road Sakata Hachiman Line Attachment [PDF: 158KB]
[2] National Route 7 and National Route 47 Attachment [PDF: 158KB]

4 Construction details

We will carry out pavement repair work, maintenance work, accident restoration work, etc.

Main construction contents

  • Pavement repair work

    We will repair the cracks and steps on the pavement surface.

    <Road surface repair work>

    Image of pavement damage situation
    Image of repaired image
  • Cleaning work

    We will carry out cleaning, etc. to maintain a safe road environment.

    <Sign cleaning / lamp replacement>
    Photograph of sign cleaning / light fixture replacement
    <Tollgate gate shed lighting cleaning / replacement of lighting>
    Photograph of lighting cleaning / replacement of toll gate gate shed
  • Inspection work

    We will carry out inspections to maintain a safe road environment.

    <Lighting gate gate shed inspection>
    Image of toll gate gate lighting inspection

5 Information provision

It will be light rain, but it will be postponed if there is a possibility of heavy rain.

Customer contact

  • NEXCO東日本お客さまセンター(24時間オペレーターが対応します。)
    0570-024-024 または 03-5338-7524
  • ハイウェイテレホン(24時間音声案内)
    山形局 023-685-1620
  • (公財)日本道路交通情報センター
    050-3369-6606(山形情報)
    050-3369-6761(東北地方・高速道路情報)
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