[C3] Gaikan Expressway (inner loop) Wakokita IC ~Bijogi JCT
Request for traffic jams and detours due to bridge renewal work

~ Congestion of up to 10km is expected during the construction period ~

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2019 March 28
East Nippon Expressway Co., Ltd.
Kanto Regional Head Office

NEXCO EAST Kanto Regional Head Office (Saitama City Saitama), C3 Gaikan Expressway (Outer Ring Road), due to the bridge renewal work, we will regulate day and night continuous lanes and close the IC and JCT entrances.

In this construction, the number of lanes that can be driven is restricted from 2 lanes to 1 lane, so on the outer ring road Congestion of up to 10 km is expected during high traffic hours in the morning and evening Also, we anticipate congestion on the surrounding general roads.

During construction Construction information special site Provides traffic congestion prediction, real-time traffic congestion status, detour information, etc. during construction.

We apologize for the inconvenience, but we ask for your cooperation in detouring during busy hours and changing usage hours due to construction work.

Construction overview

Items Content
Implementation period The first week of construction: 2019 March 31 (Sun) 22:00 to April 3 (Wed) 5:00 am
The second week of construction: 2019 From April 7 (Sun) 22:00 to April 10 (Wed) 5:00 am
Lane regulation section During the construction period, on the following sections Day and night continuous lane regulation And carry out the construction.
Closed point The following IC entrances and JCT entrances will be closed during the construction period.
  • Inner Ring Bijogi JCT Entrance (From the Metropolitan Expressway No. 5 Ikebukuro Line and Saitama Omiya Line towards the outer ring road Oizumi)
    ・ Under construction Every morning from 5 am to 10 pm
  • Inner route Toda Nishi IC entrance (Oizumi area)
    ・ Under construction All day
  • If rainfall is expected within the scheduled time, the construction will start the next day (Monday 22: 00-), the day after the next day (Tuesday 22: 00-), and from April 14 (Sun) to April 19 (Friday). ), April 21 (Sun) -April 26 (Fri) at the same spare day.
  • We will inform you of the implementation decision of the construction on the special site etc. at 18:00 on the day of the implementation start.

Congestion Forecast

During the construction period, Predict traffic congestion of up to 10 km at two locations doing.

During the construction period, traffic congestion of up to 10 km is predicted at two locations. Image image of

In the inner loop of the outer loop road, it is predicted that to the construction during the time of heavy traffic in the morning and evening during the construction period.traffic congestion of up to 10 km Bijogi JCT due

In addition, apart from construction Congestion of up to 10km at Kawaguchi East IC due to traffic congestion Is predicting. This is because the traffic volume on the outer ring road has increased due to the opening of the outer ring road Misato Minami IC-Takaya JCT in June last year. Congestion is occurring in the obi area near the Kawaguchi Higashi IC due to traffic congestion, and we anticipate that congestion will occur at the location during the construction period, just as in normal times.

Real-time traffic conditions

During the construction period, on the construction information special site Provides "congestion forecast", "detour information" and "real-time required time information" during the construction period doing.

"Construction information special site": http://www.e-nexco.co.jp/renewal/h31gaikan/

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Request for detour

During the construction period, detours may arrive earlier at the destination.

・ Main detours

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  1. Detour 1 (toward Niigata)
    ・ Metropolitan Expressway Itabashi JCT-C2 Central Loop Line-Kohoku JCT-Metropolitan Expressway Kawaguchi Line-Kawaguchi JCT
    ~ E4Tohoku Expressway ~ Kuki Shiraoka JCT ~ C4Ken-O Road ~ Tsurugashima JCT
  2. Detour 2 (towards Kawagoe)
    ・ Metropolitan Expressway Itabashi JCT-5 Ikebukuro Line-Bijogi JCT-Saitama Omiya Line-Yono IC- National Route 17/16 Kan-Etsu Expressway Kawagoe IC
  3. Detour 3 (Tokorozawa)
    ・ Metropolitan Expressway Itabashi JCT-5 Ikebukuro Line-Bijogi JCT-Saitama Omiya Line-Urawanan IC- National Route 17,463 Kan-Etsu Expressway Tokorozawa IC
  4. Detour 4 (bound for Oizumi)
    ・ Parallel National Route 298

・ Actual time required for detours (construction results last year)

From the heart of the city during the construction period Kan-Etsu Expressway If you are directed to the direction, compared to over the outside ring road that passes through a construction zone, Ken-O Road (detour ①) towards the via is, many times of the morning and evening of the traffic volume in the last year achievements In the obi Up to 36 minutes It took less time.

We apologize for the inconvenience, but please consider a detour when using the outer ring road.

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Expressway Renewal project
Now, bring safety and security to the next generation.
NEXCO EAST, in order to deliver safety and security to everyone,
Expressway We will work on the update and repair business.

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