[E4] Notice of Tohoku Expressway renewal construction schedule

The latest regulatory information is​ ​DraTra​ ​Please see.

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NEXCO EAST Tohoku Regional Head Office (Sendai City, Miyagi Prefecture) and Kanto Regional Head Office (Saitama City, Saitama Prefecture) are pleased to announce that Expressway renewal construction work will begin on the E4 Tohoku Expressway (hereinafter referred to as the "Tohoku Expressway") from May 2025.
Please note that the number of lanes will be reduced due to the following traffic regulations.
The renewal work is necessary to ensure that customers can use Expressway safely and securely. 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

• Please see below for details of the renewal construction work on Hachinohe Expressway (A, B, C) and between Nihonmatsu IC and Fukushima Nishi IC (K).
  • [About the renewal work Hachinohe Expressway (A, B, C)]
    Notice of planned renovation work in the Tohoku region (announced February 14, 2025)
  • [Tohoku Expressway Renewal Construction Work on Nihonmatsu IC - Fukushima Nishi IC (K)
    Tohoku Region Renewal Construction Schedule (Announced on February 13, 2025)
• 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 these traffic restrictions, special vehicles over 3.0m wide will not be able to pass through during the all-day two-way traffic restriction period and the all-day traffic restriction period. Customers who wish to use these roads are asked to take a detour to nearby roads.
In addition, please note that if a special vehicle permission ^(※1) has only been obtained for Expressway routes, you will also need to obtain permission for general roads.

1. 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)” 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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