(5th report) About the situation of Expressway to the earthquake
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- (5th report) About the situation of Expressway to the earthquake
April 8, 2011
As of 5:00
East Nippon Expressway Co., Ltd.
Tohoku Regional Head Office
The NEXCO East Japan Tohoku Regional Head Office (Aoba Ward, Sendai City) is carrying out an emergency inspection by suspending a section with a large shaking due to the earthquake that occurred around 23:32 on April 7, 2011.
[New information dissemination in this announcement]
A section where the safety was confirmed by an emergency inspection and the road closure was released
| Road name | section | By vertical line | Remarks |
| Tohoku Expressway | Mizusawa IC-Morioka Minami IC | Up and down | 5:00 Cancellation of suspension of traffic |
| Akita Expressway | Kitakami JCT-Yuda IC | Up and down | 5:00 Cancellation of suspension of traffic |
| Kamaishi Expressway | Hanamaki JCT ~ Hanamaki Airport IC | Up and down | 5:00 Cancellation of suspension of traffic |
The closed section is Attachment [PDF: 159KB] As of.
【Damage situation】
We are releasing the road closure from the section where safety is confirmed by the emergency inspection, but we are starting emergency recovery from the place where cracks or steps are found on the road surface.
In the future, we will compile and publicize the items confirmed by inspection.
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