Tohoku Expressway Iwatsuki IC Exit Lamp (Kasukabe Area) Closing Notice

October 9 from 21:00 to next day 5:00
-The exit lamp will be closed at night for pavement repair work-

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September 20, 2012
East Nippon Expressway Co., Ltd.
Kazo Management Office

NEXCO EAST Kazo Management Office (Kazo City, Saitama Prefecture) will perform pavement repair work at the exit ramp of the Tohoku Expressway Iwatsuki Interchange (IC). For this reason, the Iwatsuki IC exit lamp (National Route 16 towards Kasukabe) will be closed at night.

We apologize for the inconvenience, but we kindly ask for your understanding and cooperation so that you may have some time when you go out.

1 Night closures and dates

(1) Closed place
Exit ramp from Iwatsuki IC on the Tohoku Expressway toward Kasukabe on Route 16

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(2) Date and time
Tuesday, October 9, 2012 Preliminary days: Wednesday, October 10, 2012, Thursday, October 11th, 2012
From 21:00 pm to 5:00 pm the next morning (8 hours closed per day at night) 1 night

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In case of stormy weather, it will be postponed to the same time after the next day.
In the case of stormy weather, the decision to close at night will be made at 16:00 pm on the day of the implementation.

 当日の実施判断など、お出かけ前の情報入手につきましては、NEXCO東日本 お客さまセンター(TEL:0570-024-024)、日本道路交通情報センター(TEL:050-3369-6666)などからご確認いただけます。(別紙-1【PDF:116KB】

2 Detour

National Route 16 (about 0.4km) → (2) Prefectural Road Saitama Kasukabe Line (about 0.5km) → (3) National Route 122 (about 0.3km)

  1. Please take the Iwatsuki IC exit toward Route 16 Omiya (about 0.4km).
  2. Turn right at the Miyagaya Pagoda intersection of Route 16 and follow the prefectural road Saitama Kasukabe Line (about 0.5 km).
  3. Turn right at the Kakura Kita intersection on the prefectural road Saitama Kasukabe Line and follow Route 122 (under the elevated Expressway) (about 0.3 km). Turn left on National Highway No. 16 and drive towards Kasukabe. (Attachment-2 [PDF:187KB])

3 Construction overview

Tohoku Expressway The pavement of Iwatsuki IC is deteriorating, and it is necessary to close the ramp in order to carry out pavement repair work.

In order to minimize the impact on customers, we will close the building during the nighttime on weekdays when traffic is light and carry out construction work intensively and efficiently.

We ask for your understanding and cooperation so that our customers can use our products safely and comfortably.

Pavement repair work

We will repair damaged areas on the pavement to improve running, safety and comfort.

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