Notice of night traffic closure between Tsukuba Chuo IC and Kanzaki IC on the Ken-o Expressway

From 18 o'clock on November 18 to 6 am the next morning
~We will carry out repair work and inspection work for traffic safety facilities~

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November 4, 2014
East Nippon Expressway Co., Ltd.
Tanihara Management Office

NEXCO EAST The Taniwahara Management Office (Tsukuba Mirai City, Ibaraki Prefecture) is located at Ken-o Expressway (Ken-O Road) Tsukuba Central Interchange (IC)-Kanzaki IC, and repair work on roads and roads. We will carry out traffic closures at night to check equipment.

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

1 closed section and date and time

(1) section Ken-O Road Tsukuba Central IC ~ Kanzaki up and down lines between the IC (extension 34.4km)
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(2) Date and time Tuesday, November 18, 2014 from 20:00 to 6:00 the next morning (10 hours)
[Preliminary day: Thursday, November 20, 2014]
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  • In the case of stormy weather, it will be postponed to the same time zone the day after the next day (20th).
  • The decision to close the road will be made at 17:00 on the day of implementation.
    For the latest information, see the NEXCO EAST Road Information Site "DraTra "Please confirm.

2 Detour

Ken-O Road Tsukuba Central IC ~ Kanzaki 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 Kanzaki IC (about 34km) is usually about 30 minutes, but if you use the detour route, the time will be about 60 minutes, so please take time to go. (Attachment 1 [PDF: 127KB])

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3 Construction overview

To secure safe and comfortable traffic between the Tsukuba Chuo IC and the Kanzaki IC on the Ken-O Road O Expressway, we will carry out renovation work on the traffic safety facilities and also inspect various road facilities at the same time.

In order to minimize the impact on our customers when we carry out these constructions, we will close the roads during the nighttime on weekdays when traffic is light, and carry out intensively and efficiently.

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

Main work contents

Road safety facility repair work

We will improve the runnability and safety by replacing the protective fences damaged by the accident and improving the road markings (lane marks).

Image of replacement of guard fence
Guard fence replacement
Image image of improved road marking
Improved road marking

Inspection of road equipment

We perform inspections to keep road lighting and ETC machines in good condition at all times.

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Road lighting inspection
Image image of ETC machine inspection
ETC machine inspection

4 How to obtain traffic information

(1) Closed posters, etc.

  • We will post construction notice signs, posters, etc. on the surrounding IC and rest facilities.
  • A banner will be posted on the overpass of Joban Expressway and Ken-O Road.

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

  • NEXCO東日本お客さまセンター
    ナビダイヤル:0570-024-024 (24時間オペレーターが対応)
    TEL:03-5338-7524 (PHS、IP電話のお客さま)
  • NEXCO EAST Road Traffic Information Site "DraTra "
    [PC] http://www.drivetraffic.jp/
    [Mobile] http://m.drivetraffic.jp/
  • For the latest regulatory information, see DraTra "Please refer to the.
  • 日本道路交通情報センター(JARTIC)の道路交通情報
    全国共通ダイヤル 050-3369-6666(携帯短縮ダイヤル#8011
    ※全国どこからでも最寄りの情報センターに接続します。
    ※PHS、IP電話など一部の電話からはご利用できません。
    全国・関東甲信越情報 050-3369-6600
    インターネット http://www.jartic.or.jp
  • Highway telephone (Provides the latest information updated every 5 minutes for 24 hours)
    Kashiwa station: 04 (7171) 1620
    Mito station: 029 (254) 1620
  • Road information board
  • VICS (available in VICS compatible car navigation etc.)

(3) Road traffic information available while driving

  • Road information board
  • Highway radio (AM1620kHz)
    The highway radio section is indicated by signs on the Expressway.
  • Highway Information Terminal
    Wide-area road information is provided in an easy-to-understand manner on the monitor screens installed in SA / PA.
* Twitter's official account "NEXCO EAST​ (Kanto)" (@e_nexco_kanto ) Also distributes information.
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