Expressway enters winter road regime
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- Expressway enters winter road regime
October 11, 2013
East Nippon Expressway Co., Ltd.
Hokkaido Regional Head Office
NEXCO EAST Hokkaido Regional Head Office (Atsubetsu Ward, Sapporo City) positions the period from October 16 to April 30 of the following year as a snow and ice countermeasure period. We will work to secure safe traffic 24 hours a day with approximately 300 vehicles.
This winter, NEXCO EAST Group will hold a "Expressway snow and ice countermeasure dispatching ceremony" to carry out the snow and ice countermeasure work together.
| Office name | Date and time | Venue | Participating vehicles and personnel [Approximate number] |
|---|---|---|---|
| Muroran Operation Office | Wednesday, October 16 10:00 to 10:30 | Muroran Interchange Snow and ice work base | 40 cars, 80 people |
| Tomakomai Management Office | Wednesday, October 16 11:00 to 12:00 | Tomakomai West Interchange Snow and ice work base | 20 cars, 40 people |
| Sapporo Operation Office | October 18 (Friday) 9:30 to 10:30 | Kitahiroshima Interchange Snow and ice work base | 40 cars, 70 people |
| Iwamizawa Management Office | Wednesday, October 16 10:30~11:00 | Inside the Iwamizawa Interchange Snow and ice work base | 20 cars, 40 people |
| Asahikawa Operation Office | Wednesday, October 16 11:00 to 11:30 | Asahikawa Takasu Interchange Snow and ice work base | 20 cars, 60 people |
| Obihiro Operation Office | Wednesday, October 16 10:00 to 11:30 | Otofuke Obihiro Interchange Snow and ice work base | 20 cars, 50 people |
| total | 160 units, 340 people | ||
1 To use the Expressway winter safely and comfortably
On winter Expressway, the number of accidents in winter is about three times that in summer, and the number of accidents increases rapidly from the beginning of November, which is the beginning of winter. For passengers using the Expressway during the winter, please drive safely depending on the weather and road conditions. Also, please wear early winter equipment such as wearing winter tires.
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2 Snowfall last year
The cumulative amount of snowfall on the Expressway 2012 was the highest in the past five years, and the cumulative average was 495 cm. The most common area in Hokkaido was 1,061 cm for the Kanayama Tunnel, and 952 cm for the Tokiwa Tunnel. The total distance of snow removal work for this snowfall is about 490,000 km, which is equivalent to about 12 laps of the earth.
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3 Snow and ice countermeasure work flow
NEXCO EAST Hokkaido Regional Head Office operates snow and ice on a 24-hour basis to minimize road closures and traffic restrictions on Expressway. We ask our customers for their understanding and cooperation in snow and ice work.
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4 Measures against snow and ice (Snow and ice ITS)
NEXCO EAST Hokkaido Regional Head Office, (1) WEB cameras are installed in our patrol cars and high-speed buses, visibility conditions from the driver's perspective, (2) GPS is installed in snow removal work vehicles, and work progress is grasped by the signals, (3 ) Utilizing snow and ice ITS, such as technology that automatically measures the amount of snowfall on the Expressway every 10 minutes, we collect real-time information and perform snow and ice work appropriately according to the severe weather conditions and changes in Hokkaido.
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