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Status of Expressway following the Tohoku-Pacific Ocean Earthquake (Tohoku Regional Head Regional Head Office)
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- (9th report) Status of Expressway following the Tohoku-Pacific Ocean Earthquake (Tohoku Regional Head Regional Head Office)
March 12, 2011
As of 15:50
East Nippon Expressway Co., Ltd.
Tohoku Regional Head Office
Regarding the damage to the Expressway caused by the Tohoku-Pacific Ocean Earthquake that occurred at 14:46 on March 11, 2011, NEXCO East Japan Tohoku Regional Head Office (Aoba Ward, Sendai City) is proceeding with confirmation of the damage situation and at the same time Is making every possible effort to restore.
In addition, the response to the earthquake occurrence, Tohoku Regional Head Office Tohoku in the Regional Head Office has launched a disaster response headquarters.
1 Emergency traffic route designation (status within our jurisdiction)
The following Expressway managed by our company have completed temporary restoration so far, and have already been used for local support for the Self-Defense Forces etc. on some roads, but from 12:00 on March 12, 2011 It is designated as an emergency traffic route by the Public Safety Commission to ensure the passage of emergency vehicles (*1) that carry personnel and materials necessary for disaster emergency measures.
Only emergency vehicles can travel in the following sections. Please note that ordinary vehicles are not allowed to pass through.
| Road name | direction | section | IC that can not go in and out |
| Tohoku Expressway | Up and down | Urawa IC-Ikarugaseki IC | Yabuki, Koriyama Minami, Hongu, Nihonmatsu, Kunimi |
| Hachinohe Expressway | Up and down | Ashiro JCT-Nango IC | |
| Joban Expressway | Up and down | Misato IC-Iwaki Chuo IC | Iwaki Yumoto |
| Kamaishi Expressway | Up and down | Hanamaki JCT ~ Hanamaki Airport IC | |
| Akita Expressway | Up and down | Kitakami JCT-Kitakami West IC | |
| Ban-Etsu Expressway | Up and down | Tsugawa IC-Iwaki JCT | Iwaki Sanwa, Ono, Funabiki Miharu, Bandai Atami, Inawashiro Bandai Plateau, Bandai Kato, Aizu Sakashita, Nishiaizu |
The section designated as an emergency traffic route and the IC that cannot enter or leave are subject to change in the future.
*1 Emergency vehicle: A designated vehicle equipped with a red light or a vehicle carrying an "emergency vehicle confirmation certificate".
2 Newly accessible sections (The table below shows the situation within the Tohoku Regional Head Office Office (*2) only)
| Road name | section | By vertical line | Remarks |
| Yamagata Expressway | Sekizawa IC-Yamagata Kita IC | Up and down | Cancellation from 15:40 on 3/12 |
| Kamaishi Expressway | Hanamaki Airport IC-Towa IC | Up and down | Cancellation from 15:50 on 3/12 |
- All Expressway except the above sections are closed to ensure safety.
3 closed sections (The table below is for the Tohoku Regional Head Office Office (*2) only)
| Road name | section | By vertical line | Remarks |
| Akita Expressway | Yokote IC-Kitakami Nishi IC | Up and down | |
| Yamagata Expressway | Murata JCT-Sasaya IC | Up and down | |
| Yamagata Expressway | Yamagata Kita IC ~ Gassan IC | Up and down | |
| Tohoku-Chuo Expressway | Higashine IC-Yamagata Kamiyama IC | Up and down | |
| Sendai-Hokubu Road | Ohira JCT-Rifu JCT | Up and down | |
| Sanriku Expressway | Rifuchu IC-Sendai Kohoku IC | Up and down | |
| Sendai-Tobu Road | Sendai Kohoku IC-Watari IC | Up and down | |
| Kamaishi Expressway | Hanamaki Airport IC-Towa IC | Up and down | |
| Joban Expressway | Watari IC-Yamamoto IC | Up and down | |
| Joban Expressway | Joban Tomioka IC-Iwaki Chuo IC | Up and down |
- All Expressway except the above sections are closed to ensure safety.
4 Damage situation
Currently, there is no information such as injuries on the Expressway.
The following conditions have been confirmed regarding road damage.
(1) Two places such as the toll booth on the Sendai-Tobu Road the coastal area are submerged in water.
(2) The following are Expressway in Iwate, Miyagi, and Fukushima prefectures.
- Road steps or depressions of several centimeters to 1 meter,
- Such as cracks on the road with a width of several centimeters
- Dozens of damages that could hinder driving have been identified.