NEXCO EAST Taniwahara Management Office (Tsukuba Mirai City, Ibaraki Prefecture) is working to restore roads damaged by the Great East Japan Earthquake between Ken-o Expressway (Ken-O Road) Tsukuba Central Interchange (IC) and Inashiki IC. We will do the construction. In this restoration work, from October 21 (Sun) 20:00 to October 27 (Sat) 6:00 and from October 28 (Sun) 20:00 to November 3 (Sat) 6:00 , The road will be closed.

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

1 closed section and date and time

(1) Closed section
Ken-O Road Tsukuba Central IC ~ Inashiki between the IC (internal outer loop) extended 23.8km

(2) Closing date and time
From Sunday, October 21, 2012 20:00 to Saturday, October 27, 2012 6:00
From Sunday, October 28, 2012, 20:00 to Saturday, November 3, 2012, 6:00

• The road will be closed even in bad weather.

2 Detour

Ken-O Road Tsukuba Central IC ~ Inashiki detour of time between is closed to traffic IC is the national highway and prefectural road running parallel. The time between Tsukuba Chuo IC and Inashiki IC (about 24 km) is usually about 30 minutes, but if you use the detour route, the time will be about 50 minutes, so please take time to go (Attachment-1 [PDF:232KB]).

3 Construction overview

We will repair the steps and undulations caused by the Great East Japan Earthquake and the damage that occurred under the road surface, and perform this restoration work to restore the original function of the road. In order to carry out this restoration work safely and efficiently, it is necessary to concentrate the work by closing roads. At the same time, the road will be inspected at the same time, including the replacement of the protective fence damaged by the accident.

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

4 How to obtain road closure information

(1) Information on traffic closures

(2) Road traffic information that can be obtained before going out

(3) Traffic information available while using the Expressway