(2nd report) About the situation of Expressway following the earthquake with the epicenter of the Fukushima Prefecture Hamadori district
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- (2nd report) About the situation of Expressway following the earthquake with the epicenter of the Fukushima Prefecture Hamadori district
April 11, 2011
As of 19:10
East Nippon Expressway Co., Ltd.
Tohoku Regional Head Office
NEXCO East Japan Tohoku Regional Head Office (Aoba Ward, Sendai City) has set up a disaster prevention headquarters in response to the earthquake that occurred in the Hamadori region of Fukushima Prefecture at 17:16 on April 11, 2011.
After the earthquake, we blocked roads and sections that had a large amount of shaking, carried out an emergency check, and removed the road closures from sections where safety was confirmed.
1. Section where suspension of traffic has been released
| Road name | section | By vertical line | Remarks |
| Joban Expressway | Yamamoto IC-Watari IC | Up and down | 19:10 Cancellation of suspension of traffic |
| Sendai-Tobu Road | Watari IC-Sendai Airport IC | Up and down | 19:10 Cancellation of suspension of traffic |
| Yamagata Expressway | Sagae IC-Yamagata North IC | Up and down | 19:10 Cancellation of suspension of traffic |
| Tohoku-Chuo Expressway | Yamagata Kamiyama IC-Higashine IC | Up and down | 19:10 Cancellation of suspension of traffic |
2. Closed section
| Road name | section | By vertical line | Remarks |
| Tohoku Expressway | Shirakawa IC-Shiraishi IC | Up and down | |
| Ban-Etsu Expressway | Inawashiro Bandai Kogen IC-Iwaki JCT | Up and down | |
| Joban Expressway | Iwaki Nakoso IC-Iwaki Shikura IC | Up and down | |
| Joban Expressway | Iwaki Shikura IC-Joban Tomioka IC | Up and down | Due to the evacuation area of the nuclear power plant, traffic will be closed from March 11 |
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【Document】NEXCO East Japan/Tohoku Regional Head Office Expressway etc. [PDF:158KB]
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