[E48] Yamagata Expressway (between Yudonoyama IC and Shonai Asahi IC) Closed at night

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NEXCO EAST Tsuruoka Management Office (Tsuruoka City, Yamagata Prefecture) has a two-lane section (one lane on each side) between the E48 Yamagata Expressway Yudonosan Interchange (IC) and Shonai-Asahi IC for pavement repair work and facility inspections. We will close the road at night as follows.
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, such as closing traffic at night when traffic volume is low, so we ask for your understanding and cooperation.

1 closed section

Yamagata Expressway Yudonoyama IC-Shonai Asahi IC (upper and lower lines)

2 Closed date and time

2019 (9 nights) Every night from 20:00 to 6:00 the next day
[Preliminary day: September 13th (Friday) to 20th (Friday)]
* As a general rule, construction will not be carried out on Saturdays, Sundays, and public holidays.

3 detour

National Route 112 [Attachment] [PDF: 126KB]

4 Construction details

We will carry out pavement repair work, inspection and repair of equipment in the tunnel, accident recovery, facility cleaning work.

Main construction contents

• Pavement repair work
  We will repair the places where cracks and steps on the pavement surface are noticeable.

<Pavement repair work>

• Equipment inspection / repair in tunnel
  We will inspect and repair equipment in tunnels to maintain a safe road environment.

<Inspection and repair of equipment in the tunnel>

5 Information provision

It will be light rain, but it will be postponed if there is a possibility of heavy rain.
In addition, the decision on whether to close at night will be made at 17:00 on the day.

Information such as road traffic information

• DraPla", a site full of useful information on Expressway nationwide
  【address】
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  Mobile version (http://m.driveplaza.com/)
  Smartphone version (http://www.driveplaza.com/smp/)
• Expressway traffic information service "Drive Traffic (DraTra)"
  NEXCO EAST Homepage "Construction Regulation Information" (Provides information on construction regulations in each region)
  Please see "North Tohoku" for Aomori, Akita, and Iwate prefectures, and "South Tohoku" for Miyagi, Yamagata, and Fukushima prefectures.
  It provides real-time road traffic information and traffic jam forecasts.
  【address】
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  Mobile version (http://m.drivetraffic.jp/)
  Smartphone version (http://www.drivetraffic.jp/smp/)
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• Highway radio
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