[E4] Between Tohoku Expressway Tsukidate IC and Ichinoseki IC
Implemented all-day face-to-face traffic regulation due to bridge renewal work

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NEXCO EAST Sendai Management Office (Sendai City, Miyagi Prefecture) is located between E4 Tohoku Expressway Tsukidate Interchange (IC) and Ichinoseki Interchange (Natsukawa Bridge) and Jida River ( Due to the construction work to replace the aged reinforced concrete floor slabs with new slabs on the Chidengawa Bridge, the two-lane sections of the up and down lines will be reduced to one lane each, and all-day lane restrictions will be implemented on October 11 (Tuesday). ), and all-day face-to-face traffic regulation will be implemented from October 18th (Tuesday).
We apologize for the inconvenience, but if you are driving in this section, please try to drive even more safely and leave with plenty of time to spare.
Renewal work is necessary for the safe and secure use of Expressway. We will do our best to minimize the inconvenience to our customers, so we ask for your understanding and cooperation.

◆Construction image photograph

1. 1. Traffic regulation section

Tohoku Expressway Tsukidate IC-Ichinoseki IC (upper and lower lines)

2. Traffic regulation period

1. Traffic regulation period
   October 11 (Tue) to December 9 (Fri), 2022 (60 days)

【Usage Guide】
All-day lane regulation implementation date (14 days)
All-day face-to-face traffic regulation Enforcement date (46 days)

• Saturday, Sunday and public holidays are also regulated all day.
• The traffic regulation period may change depending on the progress of construction.

3. 3. Traffic regulation contents

For the floor slab replacement work, the section of each of the two lanes on the upper and lower lanes will be reduced to one lane each, and will be consolidated on one side to implement two-way traffic restrictions throughout the day. During the first and last few days of the construction period, lane restrictions will be applied to both the upper and lower lanes as a preparatory work for switching lanes.

◆Image of lane regulation and two-way traffic regulation

Four. Construction content

About 45 years have passed since the opening of the Natsukawa Bridge and Jidagawa Bridge, which are located between the Wakayanagi Kannari IC and the Ichinoseki IC on the Tohoku Expressway. , Deterioration of the concrete floor slabs and rust on the reinforcing bars due to the salt content of the anti-freezing agent sprayed during the winter, it is necessary to implement drastic measures against aging.
By replacing the existing deteriorated concrete floor slabs with new floor slabs, the expressway will be reborn as a safe and comfortable Expressway.

◆ Construction overview

Five. Request when using

1. Face-to-face traffic will be restricted throughout the day for approximately 3.5km of the construction section. We do not anticipate any traffic jams, but if you are using this section, please drive safely and leave with plenty of time to spare.
2. Since the driving lane and shoulders are narrow in the two-way traffic restricted section, please observe the regulated speed when driving, secure the inter-vehicle distance, and be careful about rear-end collisions. In addition, the lanes will change significantly before and after the two-way traffic regulation section, so please follow the local information signs.
3. Vehicles for construction work may enter and leave the area around the construction site, so please be careful when traveling ahead.
4. During the construction period, we will provide traffic congestion information using LED information boards, provide construction regulation information using road information boards and road signs, and call attention to driving safely. Please check this information before driving and drive safely.

◆ Photograph of information provided around the construction site

6. Efforts to minimize inconvenience to customers due to construction work

[Adoption of precast products for the purpose of shortening the construction period and improving quality]
By adopting a precast PC floor slab, the construction period is shortened and the regulation period is shortened.
* Precast is to manufacture products in advance at factories, etc.

[Advance notice of construction regulations and traffic congestion information through TV commercials, construction websites, etc.]
Mainly in the Tohoku region, we will inform you of the details of the regulations in advance by means of construction websites, standing signs, banners, etc.

[Notice image] * This is a public relations material for the renewal work carried out in the 3rd year of Reiwa.

◆ HP dedicated to construction

◆ Stand sign

◆ Banner

7. How to obtain traffic information

• "DraPla", a site full of useful information on Expressway nationwide
  [Address] https://www.driveplaza.com/
• Expressway traffic information service "Drive Traffic (DraTra)"
  【address】
  Real-time information https://www.drivetraffic.jp/
  Construction regulation information https://www.drivetraffic.jp/construction-regulation
• NEXCO東日本お客さまセンター
  24時間365日オペレーターが応対いたします。
  【電話番号】
  0570-024-024（ナビダイヤル）　または　03-5308-2424
• 日本道路交通情報センター（JARTIC）
  【アドレス】　https://www.jartic.or.jp/
  【電話番号】
  全国共通ダイヤル　050-3369-6666　（携帯短縮ダイヤル　#8011）
  ※全国どこからでも最寄りの情報センターに接続します。
  岩手情報　050-3369-6603
  宮城情報　050-3369-6604
  東北地方高速情報　050-3369-6761
• Highway radio
  Highway radio (AM1620kHz)
  The section that is broadcasting is indicated by the sign on Expressway.
• Highway Information Terminal
  Wide-area road traffic information is notified on the monitor screen installed in SA / PA.
• Official Twitter account
  "NEXCO EAST (Tohoku)" (@e_nexco_tohoku) Provides information on Expressway in the Tohoku region.

Expressway renewal project
Now, safety and security are passed on to the next generation.
NEXCO EAST will work on a large-scale renewal and repair business of Expressway in order to provide you with safety and security.
Or search for "high-speed renewal".

The NEXCO EAST Group has positioned the period from 2021 to 2025 as "a period that contributes to the achievement of the SDGs and transforms into a new future society," and is making various efforts.
We believe that this "renewal work" initiative will contribute to the SDGs goals No. 8, 9, and 11 as business activities that lead to the development of safe, secure, and reliable infrastructure.

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