About conduct of road closure due to earth and sand disaster

NEXCO EAST Tohoku Regional Head Office (Sendai Aoba-ku, Regional Head Office length: Mikio Kashima) in, from 35 pm 1 due to the occurrence of landslides due to rain Yamagata Expressway was conducted the closures of Shonai Airport IC ~ Sakata IC (up and down line) ..

In addition, the Tohoku Regional Head Office Disaster Countermeasures Headquarters was set up in the event of a disaster.

1 Closing due to landslides

Section Yamagata Expressway Shonai Airport IC-Sakata IC (upper and lower lines)

2 Outline of sediment disaster

1. Disaster location
   Between Shonai Airport IC and Sakata IC (Out-bound line) Cut slope of cut slope 139.6kp
   • There are no injuries or traffic accidents associated with this disaster.
2. Disaster scale
   Sediment is flowing over the upper and lower lines (two lanes).
   • Considering the rainfall situation, etc., we will start the damage situation investigation and earth removal work as soon as the local safety can be secured.

3 Closure of other sections due to rain

Yamagata Expressway Tsuruoka IC-Shonai Airport IC (No disaster occurred in the relevant section)

Please check the JARITC website for the latest regulatory information.
http://www.jartic.or.jp/