[E4A] Hachinohe Expressway Up and Down Line Joboji IC - Ichinohe IC
Notice of face-to-face traffic regulation all day due to renovation work

The latest regulatory information isDraTraPlease see.

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NEXCO EAST Hachinohe Management Office (Hachinohe City, Aomori Prefecture) will restrict all-day two-way traffic at the Jouboji Interchange (hereinafter referred to as "IC") to Ichinohe IC on the E4A Hachinohe Expressway (hereinafter referred to as "Hachinohe Road") up and down route from Friday, April 12 (Thursday, July 4 for the Sawauchi Bridge) for renovation work on the aging Nagarebe and Sawauchi Bridges. The renewal work will be carried out at .
The renewal work is necessary for the safe and secure use of Expressway. We will work to minimize inconvenience to our customers, and we ask for your understanding and cooperation.

1. Location Map/Traffic Regulation Schedule

• 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

The construction to be announced this time is the floor slab replacement construction. 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 will be applied to the waterproof layer to prevent deterioration of the floor slab.

Construction image photograph

3. Requests when using

1. Face-to-face traffic will be restricted throughout the construction section. We do not anticipate traffic jams, but there may be congestion. If you are going to use this section, please try to drive safely and 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, special vehicles exceeding 3.0 m in width cannot pass. Customers using the service, please take a detour to the surrounding roads.
Also, please note that if you have obtained a special vehicle traffic permit ^(*) only for Expressway routes, you will also need to obtain a permit for general roads.

• 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
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• X (formerly Twitter) official account
  “NEXCO EAST (Tohoku) (@e_nexco_tohoku)" distributes Expressway information in the Tohoku region.
• 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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