(13th report) About the situation of Expressway following the earthquake off the coast of Miyagi Prefecture

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April 9, 2011
As of 17:20
East Nippon Expressway Co., Ltd.
Tohoku Regional Head Office

NEXCO East Japan Tohoku Regional Head Office (Aoba Ward, Sendai City) established a disaster prevention headquarters after the earthquake that occurred off Miyagi Prefecture at 23:32 on April 7, 2011.

The Tohoku Expressway Hiraizumi Maesawa IC-Misawa IC (In-bound) is being temporarily restored due to the earthquake, but the construction is expected to be completed by the morning of April 10th. I will let you know.

1 Expected completion of emergency restoration work (planned)

By the morning of April 10, it is expected that the emergency restoration work for the following sections will be completed.

Road name section By vertical line Remarks
Tohoku Expressway Hiraizumi Maesawa IC-Misawa IC Up  

2 closed sections

Road name section By vertical line Remarks
Joban Expressway Iwaki Shikura IC-Joban Tomioka IC Up and down Because of the nuclear power plant evacuation area

3 Summary of major damage

Tohoku Expressway Hiraizumi Maesawa IC-Misawa IC (In-bound line) at the embankment structure location, the embankment deformed (the embankment on the road shoulder is about 20m in height and about 30m in length). I am.

Photo left: Tohoku Expressway Hiraizumi Maesawa IC-Misawa IC (In-bound line) Embankment change (taken at dawn on April 8) Photo right: Work conditions to restore the embankment (1) (April) Image taken on the 9th Dawn-Work situation of a place about 30m downward from Expressway)
Image of work situation to restore the embankment (photographed on the morning of April 9/Work situation about 30m below the Expressway)
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