[E4] Notice of Tohoku Expressway renewal construction schedule

The latest regulatory information isDraTraPlease see.

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NEXCO EAST EAST Tohoku Regional Head Office (Miyagino Ward, Sendai City) and Kanto Regional Head Office (Saitama City, Saitama Prefecture) will inform you about the Expressway renewal work to start from May to July 2023 on the E4 Tohoku Expressway. . We will inform you again about what will start after August.
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.

1. Location Map/Traffic Regulation Schedule

number	section	Regulation form	period	Congestion Forecast	Details
①	Ikarigaseki IC ~ Owani Hirosaki IC (up and down lines)	All-day traffic regulation for two-way traffic	May 25th ～November 6	None	Attachment-1 [PDF: 263KB]
②	Kazuno Hachimantai IC ~ Kosaka Junction (up and down lines)	All-day traffic regulation for two-way traffic	May 19th ～November 13th	None	Attachment-2 [PDF: 246KB]
③	Morioka IC (Entrance lamp)	One-way alternating traffic regulation all day	May 10th ～July 16th	None	Attachment-3 [PDF: 177KB]
④	Shiwa IC ～Morioka IC (up and down lines)	All-day traffic regulation for two-way traffic	May 9 ～August 4	Up to 5km mainly on holidays	Attachment-4 [PDF: 240KB]
⑤	Kitakami Ezuriko IC ～Hanamaki south IC (up and down lines)	All-day traffic regulation for two-way traffic	May 22nd -July 5	Up to 5km mainly on holidays	Attachment-5 [PDF: 239KB]
⑥	Kunimi IC ～Shiroishi IC (up and down lines)	All-day traffic regulation for two-way traffic	May 11th ～July 12	Up to 5km or more mainly on holidays	Attachment-6 [PDF: 233KB]
⑦	Motomiya IC ～Nihonmatsu IC (up and down lines)	All-day traffic regulation using detours	July 10 ～December 15th	None	Attachment-7 [PDF: 334KB]
⑧	Nasu IC ～Shirakawa IC (up and down lines)	All-day traffic regulation for two-way traffic	May 8th ～July 14th	None	Attachment-8 [PDF: 324KB]

• Saturday, Sunday and public holidays are also regulated all day.
• The traffic regulation period may change depending on the progress of construction.
• Please check the latest traffic information before departure, as actual traffic conditions may differ from forecasts due to accidents, weather, etc.

2. Construction details

All of the construction we will inform you about this time is floor slab replacement work. In this work, the concrete floor slabs that have been damaged due to deterioration and the increase in the number of large vehicles will be replaced with new, more durable prestressed concrete slabs. In addition, high-performance floor slab waterproofing is applied to the waterproof layer to prevent deterioration of the floor slab.

Construction image photograph

3. Requests when using

1. The construction section will be closed to traffic throughout the day. In some sections, traffic congestion is predicted starting at the construction site, so please leave with plenty of time to spare.
2. Since the lanes and road shoulders are narrow, please observe the speed limit when driving, secure a distance between vehicles, and be careful of rear-end collisions. In addition, lanes will change significantly before and after the restricted section, so please follow the local guidance 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.

Image of information provision image around the construction site

Four. Requests when passing special vehicles

Due to this traffic regulation, during the face-to-face traffic regulation period, some sections ^(*1) in Special vehicles over 3.0m wide cannot pass. Customers using the service, please take a detour to the surrounding roads.
In addition, special vehicle traffic permit ^(*2) Please note that if only Expressway routes have been obtained, it is also necessary to obtain general road permits.

1. Please refer to the attachment for applicable sections.
2. What is special vehicle passage permission?
   Based on the Road Law and the Vehicle Restriction Ordinance, this is a permit required for special vehicles that exceed general restrictions (length, weight, vehicle width, etc.) to pass on public roads.

Five. How to get traffic information

• "DraPla", a site full of useful information on Expressway nationwide
  https://www.driveplaza.com/
• Expressway traffic information service “Drive Traffic (DraTra)”
  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。
  0570-024-024（ナビダイヤル）　または　03-5308-2424
• Japan Road Traffic Information Center (JARTIC)
  https://www.jartic.or.jp/
  
  National common dial

  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。

  Aomori information

  050-3369-6602

  Akita information

  050-3369-6605

  Iwate information

  050-3369-6603

  Miyagi information

  050-3369-6604

  Fukushima information

  050-3369-6607

  Tochigi information

  050-3369-6609

  Tohoku region high speed information

  050-3369-6761
• LINE Official Account
  
  We inform you about the traffic closure situation in NEXCO EAST jurisdiction.
  [Search] Search by "NEXCO EAST"
  [ID] @e-nexco

  

• Twitter official account
  "NEXCO EAST (TOHOKU) (@e_nexco_tohoku)” and “NEXCO EAST (Kanto) (@e_nexco_kanto)” distributes Expressway information in the Tohoku and Kanto regions.
• Highway radio
  Highway radio (AM1620kHz)
  Broadcasting sections are indicated by signs on the Expressway
• Highway Information Terminal
  Wide-area road traffic information is notified on the monitor screen installed in SA / PA.

Expressway renewal project
Now, safety and security to the next generation.
In order to deliver safety and security to everyone, NEXCO EAST will work on large-scale renewal and repair projects for Expressway.
Or search for "Fast 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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