Notification of night traffic closures on Expressway in Hokkaido

-Road maintenance and repair work-

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September 17, 2019
East Nippon Expressway Co., Ltd.
Hokkaido Regional Head Office

NEXCO EAST Hokkaido Regional Head Office (Atsubetsu-ku, Sapporo) is closed at night and partially closed due to road surface repair work, equipment inspection, sign update work, etc. so that Expressway, SA will be closed.
We apologize for the inconvenience, and thank you for your understanding and cooperation.

Photo of road surface repair work example
Road surface repair work example
Photograph of equipment inspection example
Equipment inspection example

1-line closed section and period

Road name section period Attachment
E38
Doto Expressway
Yubari IC ⇔ Shimukappu IC
(Both directions)
September 30th (Mon) to October 9th (Wed)
[8 nights except Saturday and Sunday]
Every day from 22:00 to 6:00 the next morning
Leaflet 1
[PDF: 632KB]
Book-specific JCT ⇔ Ashoro IC
(Both directions)
From Tuesday, October 15 to Thursday, October 24
[7 nights excluding Saturdays, Sundays and holidays]
Every day from 22:00 to 6:00 the next morning
E5
Do-O Expressway
Kitahiroshima IC ⇒ Sapporo Minami IC
(To Sapporo)
Monday, October 7-9 (Wednesday)
[3 nights]
Every day from 22:00 to 6:00 the next morning
Leaflet 2
[PDF: 740KB]
Toyoura IC ⇔ Noboribetsu Muroran IC
(Both directions)
October 10th (Thursday) to 16th (Wednesday)
[4 nights except Saturdays, Sundays and holidays]
Every day from 22:00 to 6:00 the next morning
Leaflet 3
[PDF: 526KB]
Toyoura IC ⇔ Date IC
(Both directions)
October 17th (Thursday) to 18th (Friday)
[2 night]
Every day from 22:00 to 6:00 the next morning
E5A
Shiribeshi Expressway
Yoichi IC ⇔ Otaru JCT
(Both directions)
September 30th (Mon) to October 15th (Tue)
[11 nights except Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays]
Every day from 22:00 to 6:00 the next morning
Leaflet 4
[PDF: 813KB]

2 IC partially closed section and period

Road name section period Attachment
E5
Do-O Expressway
Eniwa IC
(Entrance to Sapporo)
October 4 (Friday)
[1 night]
From 22:00 to 6:00 the next morning
Leaflet 5
[PDF: 190KB]
Chitose IC
(All doorways)
Tuesday, November 5th to Wednesday, November 6th
[2 night]
Every day from 22:00 to 6:00 the next morning
Flyer 6
[PDF: 195KB]
E5A
Sasson Expressway
Fushiko IC
(Entrance to Sapporo JCT)
Monday, October 7th to Tuesday, October 15th
[6 nights except Saturdays, Sundays and holidays]
Every day from 22:00 to 6:00 the next morning
Leaflet 7
[PDF: 299KB]

3 SA closures and period

Road name section period Attachment
E5
Do-O Expressway
Sunagawa SA
(Asahikawa area)
From Monday, October 7 to 10th Thursday
[4 nights]
Every day from 23:00 to 6:00 the next morning
Leaflet 8
[PDF: 208KB]
  • In case of bad weather, it will be postponed at the same time on the spare day. Please see the attached leaflet for the spare days and detours in case of postponement.
  • Closed to traffic other than those described above that are posted on the flyers, 2019 on August 20 press release dated thing announce already at.

4 Main work contents

  • Road surface repair work: Repairs places where cracks or steps on the pavement surface are prominent.
  • Equipment inspection: We will regularly inspect various equipment installed on the premises of the Expressway
  • Sign renewal work: We will renew old signs to ensure the visibility of the signs.
  • Overpass bridge fall prevention measures construction ・ ・ ・ Measures will be taken to prevent concrete pieces from falling from bridges (overpass bridges) that cross the Expressway
  • Sound insulation wall repair work ・ ・ ・ Repairs the aged part of the sound insulation wall.
  • Barrier-free construction: We will make barrier-free between the parking lot and the SA site.

5 Information during the construction period

Construction regulation information is provided through the following media.

(1) the Internet

(2) SNS
The official Twitter account "NEXCO EAST (Hokkaido)" (@e_nexco_kita) provides the latest traffic information.

(3) Flyers, posters
It is distributed and posted at each service area / parking area of the Expressway Regional Head Office NEXCO EAST Hokkaido branch office.

(Four) phone

  • 『NEXCO東日本お客さまセンター』
    24時間365日、高速道路に関する様々なお問合せにお答えします。
    電話番号
    0570-024-024(または03-5338-7524
  • 『ハイウェイテレホン』:リアルタイムの交通情報(5分更新)を24時間提供しています。
    電話番号
    0166-54-1620(旭川)
    011-896-1620(札幌)
    0143-59-1620(室蘭)
    0155-42-1620(帯広)
    (注)おかけ間違いのないようにご注意ください。
    #8162」に携帯電話でおかけいただくと、全国どこでも、その場所から最も近い地域の最新の高速道路状況を自動音声で提供します。
  • 『日本道路交通情報センター』:最新の交通情報を提供しています。
    電話番号
    050-3369-6760

(Five) Road traffic information available while driving

  • Road information board
  • Highway radio (1620kHz)
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