Notice of night traffic on the upper and lower lines between Inashiki Higashi IC and Shimosa IC on the Ken-o Expressway

March 15th, from 20:00 to 6:00 the next morning
~We will carry out pavement repair work~

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March 1, 2016
East Nippon Expressway Co., Ltd.
Taniwahara Management Office/Chiba Management Office

NEXCO EAST Taniwahara Management Office (Tsukuba Mirai City, Ibaraki Prefecture) and Chiba Management Office (Chiba City, Chiba Prefecture) have Ken-o Expressway (Ken-O Road) in a two-lane section (one lane on each side). There will be night closures between the Inashiki Higashi Interchange (IC) and Shimousa IC for pavement repair work.

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

1 closed section and date and time

(1) Section Ken-O Road Inashiki Higashi IC-Shimosa IC up and down line (extension 8.4km)

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(2) Date and time Tuesday, March 15, 2016 from 20:00 to 6:00 the next morning (10 hours)
[Preliminary days: Wednesday, March 16th, 2016 (Thursday)]

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  • In case of stormy weather, it will postpone at the same time on the next day or the day after the next day.
  • The decision to close the road will be made at 17:00 on the day of implementation.

2 Detour

Ken-O Road When the Inashiki Higashi IC-Shimosa IC is closed, the detour is a parallel prefectural road. The time required between Inashiki Higashi IC and Shimosa IC (about 8 km) is usually about 10 minutes, but if you use the detour route, the time required will be about 30 minutes, so please take time to go. Attachment 1 [PDF: 295KB]

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3 Construction overview

Ken-O Road In order to ensure safe and comfortable traffic between the Inashiki Higashi IC and Shimosa IC, we will carry out work to repair steps on the pavement.

In order to minimize the impact on our customers during the construction work, we will close the roads during the nighttime on weekdays when traffic is light, and carry out concentrated and efficient repairs.

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

Main work contents

○ Correction of steps on the structure
We will repair areas where a step has occurred due to subsidence of pavement and improve runnability and safety.

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Step correction of structure part

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 Joban Expressway, Ken-O Road, the new airport road, and the overpass bridge of the East Kanto 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]
    [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・関東甲信越情報 050-3369-6600
    インターネット
  • Highway telephone (Provides the latest information updated every 5 minutes for 24 hours)
    Kashiwa station: 04 (7171) 1620
    Mito station: 029 (254) 1620
    Chiba station: 043 (257) 1620

(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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