(31st report)
Status of Expressway following the Tohoku-Pacific Ocean Earthquake (Kanto Regional Head Regional Head Office)
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- (31st report) Status of Expressway following the Tohoku-Pacific Ocean Earthquake (Kanto Regional Head Regional Head Office)
March 18, 2011
As of 1:00
East Nippon Expressway Co., Ltd.
Kanto Regional Head Office
NEXCO EAST Kanto Regional Head Office in (Taito-ku, Tokyo), due to the Tohoku region Pacific Ocean earthquake that occurred 46 pm March 11, 2011 14 Expressway for the damage, Kanto Regional Head Office Kanto in the Regional Head Office disaster countermeasures headquarters (General Manager : Shinichi Ishikawa, the president of the Regional Head Office has been set up to confirm the damage situation and at the same time, is making every possible effort to restore the disaster area.
[New information provided in this presentation]
1. About change of entry/exit IC related to designation of emergency traffic route (status within our jurisdiction)
Entry/exit ICs for the following sections have been changed, and entry/exit is now possible.
| Road name | direction | section | IC that can enter and leave | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joban Expressway | Up and down | Mito IC-Iwaki Central IC | Iwaki Yumoto | From 21:00 on March 17th Access is possible |
| Ban-Etsu Expressway | Up and down | Tsugawa IC-Iwaki JCT | Sanwa Iwaki, Ono, Miharu Funabiki |
As a result, the sections designated as emergency traffic routes by the Public Safety Commission are as shown in the table below.
| Road name | direction | section | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tohoku Expressway | Up and down | Urawa-Igarigaseki | [Access restricted IC] Yabuki, Koriyama Minami, Hongu, Nihonmatsu, Kunimi |
| Akita | Up and down | Kitakami JCT-Kitakami West | |
| Kamaishi Road | Up and down | Hanamaki JCT-Towa | |
| Hachinohe Road | Up and down | Ashiro JCT-Nango | |
| Joban Expressway | Up and down | Yamamoto-Watari | |
| Ban-Etsu Expressway | Up and down | Tsugawa-Iwaki JCT | [Restricted IC] Bandai Atami, Inawashiro Bandai Kogen, Bandai Riverside, Aizu Sakashita, Nishiaizu |
| Sendai-Tobu Road | Up and down | Watari-Sendai Wakabayashi JCT | |
| Sendai-Hokubu Road | Up and down | Tomiya JCT-Rifu JCT | |
| Sendai-Nanbu Road | Up and down | Sendai Wakabayashi JCT-Sendai Minami JCT | Miyagi Prefectural Road Public Corporation Management |
| Sanriku Expressway | Up and down | Rifu JCT-Tome Towa IC | Includes sections managed by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism and Miyagi Prefectural Road Corporation |
* An emergency traffic route is an emergency vehicle that carries the personnel and materials necessary for disaster emergency measures (emergency designated vehicle equipped with a red light and the ``emergency vehicle confirmation mark issued by the prefectural governor or prefectural public safety officer association''. It is a road designated by the Public Safety Commission to secure a traffic route for vehicles that display "." Please note that no ordinary vehicles can travel in the target section.
2. Implementation of road closures (The table below shows the situation only within the jurisdiction of our Kanto Regional Head Office)
The sections below are closed.
| Road name | direction | section | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tohoku Expressway | Up and down | Urawa-Shirakawa | Emergency traffic route designated section |
| Tohoku Expressway | going up | Urawa-Kawaguchi JCT | |
| Joban Expressway | Up and down | Mito-Iwaki Nakoso | Emergency traffic route designated section |
| North Kanto Expressway | East and West | Sananouma-Iwafune JCT | |
| North Kanto Expressway | East and West | Tochigi Tsuga JCT-Tsuga | |
| North Kanto Expressway | East and West | Ibaraki Town East-Mito South | |
| Higashi-Mito Road | East and West | Mito Minami ~ Hitachinaka | |
| East Kanto Expressway | Up and down | Ibarakicho JCT-Ibaraki Airport North |
3. About closure of rest facility
As for the Kasama parking area on the northern Kanto Expressway (to the east and to the west), damage to the water supply and buildings due to this earthquake has occurred until the repair is completed even after the cancellation of the Expressway main line suspension. The rest facility will be closed. We apologize for the inconvenience and thank you for your understanding.
Four. Road damage and restoration status
The most damaged area in the Kanto Regional Head Office is the Joban Expressway Mito IC-Naka IC (In-bound line). We are currently working hard to recover.
Five. Emergency vehicle passage
Between the Kita-Kanto Expressway Ota Kiryu IC ⇒ Sano Danuma IC scheduled to open at 15:00 on Saturday, March 19th, there is also a situation where the parallel Route 50 is more crowded than usual due to disaster recovery and other reasons. Yes, we are able to drive when an emergency vehicle is requested.
