Sendai metropolitan area high-speed ring network (Gurutto / Sendai) Spring 2020 Implementation of night traffic closures due to maintenance and repair work

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April 28, 2020
East Nippon Expressway Co., Ltd.
Tohoku Regional Head Office Sendai East Management Office

NEXCO EAST Sendai East Management Office (Wakabayashi Ward, Sendai City, Miyagi Prefecture) is located in the Sendai metropolitan area high-speed ring network (Gurutto / Sendai). E48 Sendai-Nanbu Road, E6 We will carry out nighttime traffic closures for maintenance and repair work on the Sendaibu Sendai-Hokubu Road.

We apologize for the inconvenience to our customers, but this work is necessary to use the Expressway safely and comfortably. We will do our utmost to minimize inconvenience to our customers, such as implementing traffic closures at night when traffic is decreasing. We appreciate your understanding and cooperation.

1 Night closed section

[1] Sendai-Nanbu Road
Sendai Wakabayashi Junction (JCT) -Sendai Minami Interchange (between ICs) (upper and lower lines)
Attachment-1 [PDF: 156KB]

[2] Sendai-Hokubu Road
Between Rifu JCT and Tomiya IC (upper and lower lines)
Attachment-2 [PDF: 222KB]

2 date and time

[1] 2020 May 11th (Monday) to 15th (Friday) Every night from 21:00 to the next 6:00 5 nights

  • Preliminary day: May 18 (Monday) to 22 (Friday) May, 2020

[2] 2020 May 25th (Mon) -27th (Wednesday) Every night from 21:00 to 6:00 the next night 3 nights

  • Preliminary days: May 28 (Thu) to June 5 (Fri), 2020
  • Excludes Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays
Image of date and time

3 detour

[1] National Route 4, National Route 286
Attachment-1 [PDF: 156KB]

[2] National Route 4, National Route 45, Prefectural Road 3
Attachment-2 [PDF: 222KB]

4 Construction overview

Pavement repair work, cleaning work, planting work, accident recovery work, structure inspection, etc.

[Main work contents]
We will repair the damaged pavement. Repair the damaged surface of the slope.

Pavement damage status (vehicle pull-in)
Photo of pavement damage situation
Slope damage situation
Photograph of the damage situation on the slope

5 Regarding transfer fare adjustment due to suspension of traffic

Attachment-3 [PDF: 347KB]

For passengers who leave the Expressway once due to a nighttime suspension and bypass the closed section and transfer again in the same direction, we will make a "transit adjustment" to adjust the toll according to the section used.

6 Information provision

Information such as road traffic information

  • " DraPla", a site full of useful information on Expressway across Japan
    【address】
    PC version
    Mobile version (http://m.driveplaza.com/)
    Smartphone version (http://www.driveplaza.com/smp/)
  • Expressway traffic information service "Drive Traffic (DraTra)"
    NEXCO EAST HOMEPAGE " Construction regulation information (Provides information on construction regulations in each region)
    For Aomori prefecture, Akita prefecture, Iwate prefecture, please see "Tohoku north", and for Miyagi prefecture, Yamagata prefecture, Fukushima prefecture, "South Tohoku".
    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/)
  • NEXCO東日本お客さまセンター
    24時間365日オペレーターが応対いたします。
    【電話番号】
    0570-024-024 または 03-5308-2424
  • ハイウェイテレホン
    電話でリアルタイムの交通情報(5分更新)を24時間入手できます。
    【電話番号】
    仙台局 022-711-1620
  • (公財)日本道路交通情報センター
    050-3369-6761(東北地方・宮城情報)
    050-3369-6761(東北地方高速情報)
  • Highway radio
    Highway radio (AM1620kHz)
    The section that is broadcasting is indicated by the sign on Expressway.
    Wide-ranging road information is provided in an easy-to-understand manner on monitor screens installed in SA / PA.
  • Twitter's official account "NEXCO EAST (Tohoku)" ( @e_nexco_tohoku ) Also delivers information.

Toll booths that allow transit (night-time closed sections [1])

<Sendai-Tobu Road ⇒ Tohoku Expressway / Yamagata Expressway >

Outflow designation IC Re-inflow designated IC
In-bound line
(To Tokyo)
[Sendai-Tobu Road]
Sendai Port IC, Sendai East IC, Natori IC
[Tohoku Expressway]
Shiraishi IC, Murata IC, Sendai Minami IC,
Sendai Miyagi IC, Izumi PA Smart IC, Izumi IC
[Yamagata Road]
Miyagi Kawasaki IC, Sasaya IC
Out-bound line
(For Ishinomaki)
[Sendai-Tobu Road]
Sendai Airport IC, Natori Central Smart IC,
Natori IC, Sendai East IC
[Tohoku Expressway]
Shiraishi IC, Murata IC, Sendai Minami IC,
Sendai Miyagi IC, Izumi PA Smart IC, Izumi IC
[Yamagata Road]
Miyagi Kawasaki IC, Sasaya IC
[Sendai-Tobu Road]
Iwanuma IC, Sendai Airport IC
[Tohoku Expressway]
Shiraishi IC

<Tohoku Expressway / Yamagata Expressway ⇒ Sendai-Tobu Road>

Outflow designation IC Re-inflow designated IC
In-bound line
(To Tokyo)
[Tohoku Expressway]
Sendai Miyagi IC, Sendai Minami IC, Murata IC
[Yamagata Road]
Miyagi Kawasaki IC
[Sendai-Tobu Road]
Iwanuma IC, Sendai Airport IC, Natori Central Smart IC, Natori IC, Sendai East IC, Sendai Port IC, Sendai Kohoku IC
Out-bound line
(Morioka area)
[Tohoku Expressway]
Murata IC, Sendai Minami IC, Sendai Miyagi IC
[Yamagata Road]
Miyagi Kawasaki IC
[Sendai-Tobu Road]
Iwanuma IC, Sendai Airport IC, Natori Central Smart IC, Natori IC, Sendai East IC, Sendai Port IC, Sendai Kohoku IC
[Tohoku Expressway]
Shiraishi IC
[Sendai-Tobu Road]
Iwanuma IC, Sendai Airport IC

Toll booths that allow transit (night-time closed sections [2])

< Sanriku Expressway ⇒ Tohoku Expressway / Yamagata Expressway >

Outflow designation IC Re-inflow designated IC
In-bound line
(To Tokyo)
[Sanriku Road]
Rifu Shiogama IC, Rifuchu IC, Tagajo IC
[Tohoku Expressway]
Furukawa IC, Sanbongi PA Smart IC, Ohira IC,
Yamato IC, Izumi IC, Izumi PA smart IC,
Sendai Miyagi IC, Sendai Minami IC
Out-bound line
(For Ishinomaki)
[Sanriku Road]
Sendai Kohoku IC, Tagajo IC, Rifu Shiogama IC

<Tohoku Expressway ⇒ Sendai-Tobu Road / Sanriku Expressway >

Outflow designation IC Re-inflow designated IC
In-bound line
(To Tokyo)
[Tohoku Expressway]
Ohira IC, Yamato IC, Izumi IC
[Sanriku Expressway / Sendai-Tobu Road]
Matsushima Kaigan IC, Rifuchu IC, Rifu Shiogama IC,
Sendai Kohoku IC, Sendai Port IC, Tagajo IC
Out-bound line
(Morioka area)
[Tohoku Expressway]
Izumi IC, Izumi PA smart IC,
Sendai Miyagi IC, Yamato IC
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