(3rd report)
Situations such as Expressway closures and damage due to the earthquake

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March 11, 2011
As of 17:00
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 Regional Head Office Office, please visit our website.

1 Road closure status

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)

 Daisan-Keihin Road (all lines), Yokohama-Shindo Road (all lines), and Yokohama Yokosuka Road (excluding some) were closed at 16:55.

In addition, Joshin-etsu Expressway Saku IC-Shinanomachi IC and Nagano Expressway Toyoshina IC-Karai JCT did not have a traffic closure due to the earthquake.

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-Water 3/11 14:51 Ongoing
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

We are currently confirming the damage status, but the main status that is currently known is as follows.

  • Depression with a depth of 50 cm between Joban Expressway Mito IC and Naka IC
  • Joban Expressway Bridge girder shift between Tomobe JCT and Mito IC
  • Tohoku Expressway Road bump between Nasu IC and Shirakawa IC
  • Keiyo Road (bottom) Road collapse between Hanawa IC and Makuhari IC
  • Keiyo Road (above) A step of about 50 cm between Makuhari IC and Hanawa IC

3 Traffic accident situation

We are currently confirming the status of traffic accidents.