[E46] Akita Expressway (between Kitakami Nishi IC and Yuda IC) Night closure

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March 25, 2020
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 Akita Expressway between the north west Interchange (IC) ~ Yuda IC, cleaning and inspection of the tunnel various types of equipment, in order to perform maintenance and repair work, pavement repair work, etc., it will be carried out at night road closures as described below.
We apologize for the inconvenience to our customers, but this work is necessary to use the Expressway safely and comfortably. We will do our best to minimize the inconvenience to our customers, and we ask for your understanding and cooperation.

1 closed section

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

2 Closed date and time

Akita Expressway 2020 April 13 (Mon) to 16 (Thursday) 4 night
Monday, April 20-22 (Wednesday) 3 Night
Preliminary days: April 17 (Fri), 23 (Thurs), 24 (Fri) 3 Night

  • The date and time of traffic closure may be changed depending on the weather. Please use the website such as "DraTra" for the latest information.
Image of closed days

3 closed hours

From 20:00 to 6am

4 Detour

National Route 107, Prefectural Road 37 [ Attachment-1 [PDF: 131KB] ]

5 Construction overview

We carry out cleaning and inspection work, maintenance and repair work, and pavement repair work for various tunnel facilities.

○ Pavement repair work
Significant cracks and steps on the pavement surface
We will carry out repairs, etc. of the part that has occurred.
Road surface damage photo
[Road surface damage situation]
○ Inspection of equipment in tunnel
Creating a road environment that allows you to drive safely
We will carry out an inspection of the equipment inside the tunnel to hold it.
Photo of equipment inspection situation in tunnel
[Status of equipment inspection in tunnel]

6 Regarding transfer fare adjustment due to suspension of traffic [ Attachment-2 [PDF: 87.4KB] ]

Passengers who flow out of the Expressway due to suspension of traffic, bypass the suspension of traffic, and then transfer again in the same direction, will make "transit adjustment" to adjust the toll according to the segment used. Please refer to the attached document for the details of transit adjustment.

7 Information provision

Information such as road traffic information

  • "DraPla", a site full of useful information on Expressway across Japan

    【address】
    PC version
    Mobile version (http://m.driveplaza.com/)
    Smartphone version (http://www.driveplaza.com/smp/)

  • Expressway traffic information service "Drive Traffic (DraTra)"

    NEXCO EAST Home Page " Construction regulation information (Provides information on construction regulations in each area)
    For Aomori prefecture, Akita prefecture, Iwate prefecture, please see "Tohoku north", and for Miyagi prefecture, Yamagata prefecture, Fukushima prefecture, "South Tohoku".
    It provides real-time road traffic information and traffic congestion prediction.
    【address】
    PC version
    Mobile version (http://m.drivetraffic.jp/)
    Smartphone version (http://www.drivetraffic.jp/smp/)

  • NEXCO EAST Customer Center

    24時間365日オペレーターが応対いたします。
    【電話番号】
    令和2年4月1日0時から電話番号が変更となります。
    (変更前)0570-024-024 または 03-5338-7524
    (変更後)0570-024-024 または 03-5308-2424
    ※ナビダイヤルの「0570-024-024」は変更ございません。

  • Highway telephone

    電話でリアルタイムの交通情報(5分更新)を24時間入手できます。
    【電話番号】
    盛岡局 019-639-1620
    (公財)日本道路交通情報センター
    050-3369-6603(岩手情報)
    050-3369-6761(東北地方高速情報)

  • Highway radio

    Highway radio (AM1620kHz)
    The section that is broadcasting is announced by the signs on the Expressway.
    Wide-area road information is provided in an easy-to-understand manner on the monitor screens installed in SA / PA.

    • Official Twitter account "NEXCO EAST (Tohoku)" ( @e_nexco_tohoku ) Also delivers information.
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