Ken-O Road-O Expressway Akiruno IC between Hachioji JCT (inside)
We will be closed for three consecutive days.

[Central Japan Expressway Hachioji Regional Head Office]
~From Monday, June 1, 2015, 20:00 to Thursday, June 4, 2015, 20:00~

May 1, 2015
East Nippon Expressway Co., Ltd.
Kanto Regional Head Office

Ken-o Expressway (Ken-O Road) From Akiruno IC to Hachioji JCT (inner loop), the road will be closed for three consecutive days from 20:00 on June 1 to 20:00 on June 4, and the safety of the Hachioji Castle Ruins will be maintained. As measures, we will replace the ventilation duct board with a high-strength and lightweight board, and work to prevent the duct board from falling with a wire. (Central Japan Expressway Construction)

During the traffic closure period, it is expected that there will be traffic congestion at the head of Akiruno IC and traffic congestion on Route 169 (Shin-Takiyama Highway), which will be a detour, and it will take up to 2 hours or more to leave Akiruno IC and transfer to Chuo Expressway/Hachioji IC. It is expected. Please cooperate to use Route 16 from Iruma IC and Ome IC in front of Akiruno IC.

Closed date and timeMonday, June 1, 2015 20:00 to Thursday, June 4 2015
Closed for 3 days (72 hours)
Closed sectionKen-O Road O Expressway Akiruno IC-Hachioji JCT (inside)
Construction content
  1. As a safety measure for ventilation ducts inside the Hachioji castle ruins, work to replace existing ventilation duct plates with high-strength and lightweight plates, and measures to prevent duct plate drops by wires
  2. Correcting the step between the expansion device and the pavement and repairing the road surface of the pavement where subsidence or cracks have occurred
  3. Inspection and cleaning of tunnel lighting equipment, ventilation equipment, fire prevention equipment, etc.
OtherThe closing time may be delayed due to bad weather.

For more details, (Central Japan Expressway HP Link)