(7th report)
Situations such as Expressway closures and damage due to the earthquake

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March 11, 2011
As of 21:00
East Nippon Expressway Co., Ltd.
Kanto Regional Head Office

We are currently investigating the status of Expressway closures and damage due to the earthquake that occurred today around 14:50 around Miyagi Prefecture. NEXCO EAST Kanto Regional Head Office (Taito-ku, Tokyo, Regional Head Office length: Shinichi Ishikawa) receives the time of the earthquake, Kanto Regional Head Office Kanto in the Regional Head Office has launched a disaster response headquarters.

For information on the Tohoku area, please visit our website.

Currently, NEXCO EAST Kanto Regional Head Office Office is working to confirm the damage status of roads, and at the same time, is making every possible effort to temporarily restore the damaged areas.

[Use as an emergency transportation route]

In order to secure the passage of emergency vehicles that carry the personnel and materials necessary for disaster emergency measures, the Expressway controlled by the Company may be designated as an emergency transportation route by the Public Safety Commission, and in this case, except for emergency designated vehicles I cannot pass. In addition, when specified, we will inform you about the section etc. at any time.

1 traffic closed (no change from 19:00)

Currently, all road sections in the Kanto Regional Head Office area are closed. As soon as safety is confirmed, we will remove the suspension of traffic. (The table below shows the situation only within the jurisdiction of our Kanto Regional Head Office)

Road name direction section Start of road closure Suspension of traffic
Tohoku Expressway Up and down Kawaguchi JCT-Shirakawa 3/11 14:51 Ongoing
Kan-Etsu Expressway Up and down Nerima-Tsukiyono 3/11 14:51 Ongoing
Kan-Etsu Expressway Up and down Tsukiyono-water 3/11 14:51 3/11 18:45
Joban Expressway Up and down Misato JCT-Iwaki Nakoso 3/11 14:51 Ongoing
Joshin-Etsu Expressway Up and down Fujioka JCT-Saku 3/11 14:51 Ongoing
Joshin-Etsu Expressway Up and down Saku-Shinano Town No road closures
Nagano Road Up and down Toyoshina-Kosen JCT No road closures
North Kanto Expressway East and West Takasaki JCT-Kiryu Ota 3/11 14:51 Ongoing
North Kanto Expressway East and West Sananouma-Iwafune JCT 3/11 14:51 Ongoing
North Kanto Expressway East and West Tochigi Tsuga JCT-Mito Minami 3/11 14:51 Ongoing
Higashi-Mito Road East and West Mito Minami ~ Hitachinaka 3/11 14:51 Ongoing
Ken-O Road Inside and outside Akiruno-Okegawa Kitamoto 3/11 14:51 Ongoing
Ken-O Road Inside and outside Tsukuba Central-Inashiki 3/11 14:51 Ongoing
Ken-O Road Inside and outside Kisarazu East to Kisarazu JCT 3/11 14:51 Ongoing
Tokyo outer ring road Inside and outside Oizumi-Misato Minami 3/11 14:51 Ongoing
Keiyo Road /Tateyama Road Up and down Shinozaki-Futtsu Takeoka/Kisarazu Minami 3/11 14:51 Ongoing
Futtsu-Tateyama Road Up and down Futtsu Takeoka-Tomiura 3/11 14:51 Ongoing
Chiba-Togane Road Up and down Chiba Higashi JCT-Matsuo Yokoshiba 3/11 14:51 Ongoing
East Kanto Expressway Up and down Gulf Ichikawa-Itako 3/11 14:51 Ongoing
East Kanto Expressway Up and down Ibaraki Airport North-Ibaraki Town JCT 3/11 14:51 Ongoing
New Airport Road Up and down Narita JCT-New Airport IC 3/11 14:51 Ongoing
Tokyo Wan Aqua-Line Expressway Up and down Kawasaki Ukishima JCT-Kisarazu Kaneda 3/11 14:51 Ongoing
Aqua line connecting road Up and down Kisarazu Kanada-Kisarazu JCT 3/11 14:51 Ongoing
Daisan-Keihin Road Up and down Tamagawa-Hodogaya 3/11 14:51 3/11 16:55
Yokohama-Shindo Road Up and down Hodogaya-end point 3/11 14:51 3/11 16:55
Yokohama Yokosuka Road Up and down Shinhodogaya-Sahara 3/11 14:51 3/11 16:55
Yokohama Yokosuka Road Up and down Sawara-Mabori coast 3/11 14:51 Ongoing
Yokohama Yokosuka Road (Kanazawa branch line) Up and down Kamariya JCT-row of trees 3/11 14:51 3/11 16:55

2 Road damage

Although the damage situation is still being confirmed, the most damaged area in the Kanto Regional Head Office is the Joban Expressway Mito IC-Naka IC (In-bound line).

Image of the Joban Expressway disaster situation

Damaged status of Joban Expressway Mito IC-Naka IC (In-bound line)
You can see the depression and waviness of the road surface for about 1.5 km

Customers are staying at some of the rest facilities, but there is no particular information about injuries.