[E49] Ban-Etsu Expressway (between Aizuwakamatsu IC and Yasuda IC)
Notice of night traffic closure due to pavement repair work etc.

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September 11, 2017
East Nippon Expressway Co., Ltd.
Tohoku Regional Head Office /Niigata Regional Head Office

NEXCO EAST Tohoku Branch (Sendai-shi Aoba-ku) and Niigata branch (Niigata-shi Chuo-ku), in order to make it possible for customers to use expressways safely, securely and comfortably,E49 Between the Aizu-Wakamatsu IC on the Ban-Etsu Expressway and the Yasuda IC, we will carry out night traffic closures for the face-to-face sections due to pavement repair work and tunnel equipment inspections.

We apologize for the inconvenience to our customers, but we ask for your understanding and cooperation as this is a construction necessary to use the Expressway safely and comfortably.

Ban-Etsu Expressway closed at night (16 nights)

Route Ban-Etsu Expressway up and down line
section (1) Between Nishiaizu IC and Yasuda IC (2) Between Nishiaizu IC and Tsugawa IC
Implementation period From Tuesday, October 10 to Friday, October 13 and
Monday, October 16 [5 night]
Reserve day: Tuesday, October 17 to Friday, October 20
Tuesday, October 17-Wednesday, October 18 [2 nights]
Reserve day: October 19th (Thursday) to October 20th (Friday)
Time From 20:00 to 6:00 the next morning
Regulation content Night traffic
Construction content Pavement repair work and maintenance work
Remarks
  • Aganogawa SA will be closed at 19:00 on both the up and down lines.
    Kamikawa PA and Nishiaizu PA will be closed at 20:00 on both the up and down lines.
  • The regulation period / time may be changed or canceled depending on the weather.
  • For information on other construction regulations, etc., we will inform you on our website "DraTra" at any time.
  • Kamikawa PA and Nishiaizu PA will be closed at 20:00 on both the up and down lines.
  • The regulation period / time may be changed or canceled depending on the weather.
  • For information on other construction regulations, etc., we will inform you on our website "DraTra" at any time.
Route Ban-Etsu Expressway up and down line
section (3) Between Aizu-Sakashita IC and Nishi-Aizu IC (4) Between Aizu-Wakamatsu IC and Aizu-Sakashita IC
Implementation period Monday, October 23-Thursday, October 26 [4 nights]
Reserve Day: October 27 (Fri)
From October 30th (Mon) to November 1st (Wed) and
From Monday, November 6 to Tuesday, November 7 [5 nights]
Preliminary days: Wednesday, November 8th to Thursday, November 9th
Time From 20:00 to 6:00 the next morning
Regulation content Night traffic
Construction content Tunnel equipment inspection and maintenance work
Remarks
  • Nishiaizu PA will be closed at 20:00 on both the up and down lines.
  • The regulation period / time may be changed or canceled depending on the weather.
  • For information on other construction regulations, etc., we will inform you on our website "DraTra" at any time.
  • Shinzuru PA will be closed at 20:00 on both the upper and lower lines.
  • The regulation period / time may be changed or canceled depending on the weather.
  • For information on other construction regulations, etc., we will inform you on our website "DraTra" at any time.

Closed sections and detours

Image of closed sections and detours

Closing period

Image of the road closure period

Construction overview

Ban-Etsu Expressway We will repair damaged road surfaces between Aizuwakamatsu IC and Yasuda IC and inspect and clean tunnel equipment.

In order to minimize the impact on customers, we will carry out traffic closures during the nighttime on weekdays when traffic is light and carry out construction work intensively and efficiently.

We ask for your understanding and cooperation so that customers can use the Expressway safely and comfortably.

Image of pavement repair (between Mikawa IC and Yasuda IC)
Repair of pavement (between Mikawa IC and Yasuda IC)
Image of pavement repair (between Nishiaizu IC and Tsugawa IC)
Repair of paved road (between Nishiaizu IC and Tsugawa IC)
Image image of inspection and repair of structures in the tunnel
Inspection and repair of tunnel structures
Image image of cleaning lane markings
Cleaning lane separators
  • "DraPla", a site full of useful information on Expressway across Japan
    【address】
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  • Expressway traffic information service "Drive Traffic (DraTra)"
    It provides real-time road traffic information and traffic congestion prediction.
    【address】
    PC version
    Mobile version (http://m.drivetraffic.jp/)
    Smartphone version (http://www.drivetraffic.jp/smp/)
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