(15th report)
Status of Expressway due to the Tohoku-Pacific Ocean Earthquake (Kanto Regional Head Regional Head Office)

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March 12, 2011
As of 05:30
East Nippon Expressway Co., Ltd.
Kanto Regional Head Office

By Tohoku region Pacific Ocean earthquake that occurred at around 46 pm on March 11, 2011 14 Expressway for the damage, NEXCO EAST Kanto Regional Head Office (Taito-ku, Tokyo, Regional Head Office length: Shinichi Ishikawa) is a confirmation of the disaster situation At the same time as we proceed, we are making every possible effort to restore the disaster area.

In addition, the response to the earthquake occurrence, Kanto Regional Head Office Kanto in the Regional Head Office has launched a disaster response headquarters.

For information on the Tohoku Regional Head Office Office, please visit our website.

[Use as an emergency transportation route]
In order to ensure 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 You cannot pass.

1 Road closure (No change from 04:30)

(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 3/12 0:00
Kan-Etsu Expressway Up and down Tsukiyono-water 3/11 14:51 3/11 18:45
Kan-Etsu Expressway Up and down Tsukiyono-water 3/12 04:02 Ongoing
Joban Expressway Up and down Misato JCT-Iwaki Nakoso 3/11 14:51 Ongoing
Joshin-Etsu Expressway Up and down Fujioka JCT-Fujioka 3/11 14:51 3/12 0:00
Joshin-Etsu Expressway Up and down Fujioka-Saku 3/11 14:51 3/12 3:30
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 3/12 0:00
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 3/12 0:00
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 Up and down Shinozaki-Ichikawa 3/11 14:51 3/12 0:35
Keiyo Road /Tateyama Road Up and down Ichikawa-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

The area most likely to be damaged in the Kanto Regional Head Office is the Joban Expressway Mito IC to Naka IC (In-bound).

Image of the damage situation of the Joban Expressway Mito IC-Naka IC (In-bound line)
Damaged situation of the Joban Expressway Mito IC-Naka IC (In-bound line) taken around 16:30
You can see the depression and waviness of the road surface for about 1.5 km
The above photo is posted on the website of NEXCO EAST

At some rest facilities, there are customers waiting, but there is no particular information about injuries.
Also, no customers are forced to wait on the main line.
(Some people are waiting on their own)

[Status of customers waiting at SA] (No change from 02:30)

Joban Expressway Tomobe SA (vertical), Joban Expressway Nakago SA (top), Joshinetsu road Kanra PA (below), the outer ring road NIIKURA PA, Dongguan canal Gulf Makuhari PA (vertical), Dongguan Road Shisui PA (top), Keiyo Road Makuhari PA (upper and lower), Keiyomichi Onitaka PA (upper and lower), Tateyamamichi Ichihara SA (upper and lower) About 150 in total