Ban-Etsu Expressway Tsugawa IC ~ Mikawa IC / Yasuda IC About toll free measures
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August 1, 2011
East Nippon Expressway Co., Ltd.
Niigata Regional Head Office
NEXCO EAST Niigata Regional Head Office (Nishi-ku, Niigata City) is a national highway No. 49 (Aga-cho, Higashi-Kababara-gun, Niigata Prefecture), which is currently closed due to the collapse of the road surface caused by the heavy rain in Niigata and Fukushima. As an emergency measure to secure a detour for vehicles passing through (Tsugawa-Kuroiwa, Tsumachi), Ban-Etsu Expressway will be provided as a free traffic measure as follows.
1 Implementation period
From 14:00 on Monday, August 1, 2011
Until the general national road 49 closed section can be closed
2 Travel covered by free measures
In-bound line (driving from Niigata to Fukushima)
- Traveling from Yasuda IC (entrance) to Tsugawa IC (exit)
- Mikawa IC (entrance) → Tsugawa IC (exit)
Out-bound line (driving from Fukushima to Niigata)
- Traveling from Tsugawa IC (entrance) to Mikawa IC (exit)
- Traveling from Tsugawa IC (entrance) to Yasuda IC (exit)
- Note) If you drive in the section other than the above four, you will not be subject to this free measure.
(See the figure below)
3 Vehicles subject to free measures
All models
4 How to pass
Complimentary measures will be applied regardless of whether you drive in the general lane or ETC lane.
- Note) When using ETC, the usage history will be displayed on the price display and usage inquiry service, but the toll will not be charged.