Disaster recovery status between the Naie Sunagawa IC and Takigawa IC on the Do-O Expressway (4th report)

-Prediction of traffic congestion between Naie Sunagawa IC and Takigawa IC this weekend-

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  • About the disaster restoration situation between Naoe Sunagawa IC and Takigawa IC (4th report)

July 24, 2009
As of 13:30
East Nippon Expressway Co., Ltd.
Hokkaido Regional Head Office

NEXCO EAST Hokkaido Regional Head Office (Sapporo Atsubetsu-ku, Regional Head Office length: Hiromi Yamamoto) is, in between Naie Sunagawa IC ~ Takigawa IC in disaster recovery, and inform you about congestion occurrence prediction of this weekend.

Along with the disaster recovery work on the cut slope on the main line side, between Naie Sunagawa IC and Takigawa IC, from 21:40 on July 21, 2009, using the lane in the direction of Asahikawa, face-to-face with the section facing Sapporo You are passing by.

Traffic congestion is expected on this section on weekends, so please check the traffic information when you go out.

Currently, we are doing our utmost to restore the disaster at an early stage.

We appreciate your understanding and cooperation.

1 Locations where traffic congestion is predicted and transit time

Place (top of traffic jam) Date Time Maximum traffic length Pass required
time
Hokkaido Expressway Naie Sunagawa ⇒ Takigawa
(Asahikawa direction) Near 71.5KP
Saturday, July 25 9:00 to 11:00 2km About 10 minutes
Doo-do Takigawa ⇒ Naie Sunagawa
(Sapporo direction) Near 74.0KP
July 26 (Sun) From 15:00 to 19:00 4km About 20 minutes
  • Traffic conditions may change significantly due to accidents and weather.

2 Future plans

Currently, as part of the work to restore the slope, we are removing the soil in the collapsed area.

After removing the sediment, we plan to confirm safety and return from face-to-face traffic to normal traffic.

For the time being during the restoration work, the section will be facing one lane each in the direction of Sapporo and Asahikawa. ,Please.

We will inform you as soon as possible by looking at future work status, when the recovery will be completed and when it will return to normal traffic.