[E46] Akita Expressway (between Kitakami JCT and Kitakami Nishi IC)
[E46] Kamaishi Expressway (between Hanamaki JCT and Hanamaki Airport IC)
Main line closed at night and JCT lamp closed at night
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- [E46] Akita Expressway (between Kitakami JCT and Kitakami West IC) [E46] Kamaishi Expressway (between Hanamaki JCT and Hanamaki Airport IC) Implementation of night closure of main lines and night closure of JCT lamps
The latest regulatory information isDraTraPlease see.
June 3, 2019
East Nippon Expressway Co., Ltd.
Tohoku Regional Head Office Kitakami Management Office
NEXCO EAST Kitakami Management Office (Kitakami City, Iwate Prefecture) is a 2-lane section (1 lane on each side) E46 Between the Takami Expressway Kitakami Junction (JCT) and Kitakami West Interchange (IC) and E46 Between the Hanamaki JCT and Hanamaki Airport ICs on the Kamaishi Expressway night traffic will be closed as described below to update guide signs, repair pavements, and inspect bridges.
We apologize for the inconvenience, but we kindly ask for your understanding and cooperation so that you may have some time when you go out.
1 Closing period and section
[Akita Expressway]
[1] June 17, 2019 (Monday): Between Kitakami Nishi IC and Kitakami JCT (Akita Expressway In-bound line)
[2] June 18, 2019 (Tue): Kitakami JCT B ramp (Tohoku Expressway In-bound Line → Akita Expressway)
[3] June 19, 2019 (Wednesday): Kitakami JCT D ramp (Tohoku Expressway Out-bound line → Akita Expressway)
(Spare days: June 20th (Thursday) to 21st (Friday))
[Kamaishi Expressway]
[4] Monday, June 24, 2019: Hanamaki Airport IC to Hanamaki JCT (Kamaishi Expressway In-bound Line)
[5] June 25, 2019 (Tue): Hanamaki JCT B ramp (Tohoku Expressway In-bound Line → Kamaishi Expressway)
[6] June 26, 2019 (Wednesday): Hanamaki JCT D ramp (Tohoku Expressway Out-bound line → Kamaishi Expressway)
(Preliminary days: Thursday, June 27-Friday, June 28)
- Please be sure to check the latest information on websites such as "DraTra" when using it, as the closing date and time and sections may change depending on the weather.
2 Closing time
Every night from 20:00 to 6am
3 detour
Akita Expressway (Kitakami JCT): National Road 4, National Road 107, Prefectural Road 37, Prefectural Road 47, Prefectural Road 50
Kamaishi Expressway (Hanamaki JCT): National Road 4, Prefectural Road 12, Prefectural Road 37, Prefectural Road 299
4 Construction details
We will carry out renewal work of guide signs, pavement repair work, bridge inspection, etc.
Update signpost
We will introduce "Numbering" to guide you by using the route number along with the route name.
Pavement repair
We will repair the places where cracks and steps on the pavement surface are noticeable.
Bridge inspection
We will carry out a bridge inspection to maintain a safe road environment.
5 Regarding transfer fare adjustment due to suspension of traffic
Passengers who flow out of the Expressway due to suspension of traffic and then bypass the suspension section and transfer to the same direction again will be adjusted for transit to adjust the toll according to the segment used.
Please refer to the attached document for the details of transit adjustment.
| Closed section | Traveling direction | Transfer outflow target IC (outflow IC) | Re-inflow target IC (transfer IC) | Closed section | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Akita Kitakami JCT ~ Kitakami West IC |
going up Tohoku Expressway |
Akita | Yuda IC, Kitakami Nishi IC | Tohoku Expressway (In-bound) |
Kitakami Kanegasaki IC, Mizusawa IC, Hiraizumi Maesawa IC | 【1】 |
| Tohoku Expressway (Out-bound) |
Kitakami Etsuko IC, Hanamaki South IC, Hanamaki IC | |||||
| going down For Yokote City |
Tohoku Expressway (In-bound) |
Hanamaki Minami IC, Kitakami Etsuko IC | Akita | Kitakami Nishi IC, Yuda IC, Yokote IC | 【2】 | |
| Tohoku Expressway (Out-bound) |
Mizusawa IC, Kitakami Kanegasaki IC | 【3】 | ||||
| Kamaishi Road Hanamaki JCT ~ Hanamaki Airport IC |
going up Tohoku Expressway |
Kamaishi Road | Hanamaki Airport IC | Tohoku Expressway (In-bound) |
Hanamaki Minami IC, Kitakami Etsuko IC, Kitakami Kanegasaki IC | 【4】 |
| Tohoku Expressway (Out-bound) |
Hanamaki IC, Shiwa IC, Morioka Minami IC | |||||
| Akita (Out-bound) |
Kitakami West IC | |||||
| Out-bound Kamaishi City |
Tohoku Expressway (In-bound) |
Shiwa IC, Hanamaki IC | Kamaishi Road | Hanamaki Airport IC | 【5】 | |
| Tohoku Expressway (Out-bound) |
Kitakami Etsuko IC, Hanamaki Minami IC | 【6】 | ||||
6 Information on road traffic information
- NEXCO EAST Website "Construction regulation information (Provides information on construction regulations in each area)
- NEXCO EAST Road Traffic Information Site "Doratara" (Provide highway traffic information nationwide)
[PC]
[Mobile] http://m.drivetraffic.jp/ - NEXCO EAST Customer Center (24 hour operator will correspond.)
- Highway telephone (24-hour voice guidance)
- (Public foundation) Japan Road Traffic Information Center
- Road information board
- Highway radio (AM1620kHz)
Highway radio sections are indicated by signs on the Expressway. - Highway Information Terminal
Wide-area road traffic information is reported on the monitor screens installed at SA and PA.
- Tohoku Expressway and Akita Expressway, posters and leaflets will be provided at each tollgate, and standing signs and leaflets will be provided at rest facilities, and notice will be given in advance.
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