[E4] Between Kunimi IC and Shiroishi IC on the Tohoku Expressway
Implemented all-day face-to-face traffic regulation due to bridge renewal work

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NEXCO EAST Fukushima Management Office (Fukushima City, Fukushima Prefecture) has aged reinforced concrete at the Kosugo Bridge located between the Kunimi Interchange (IC) and Shiroishi IC on the E4 Tohoku Expressway. Due to the construction to replace the floor slab with a new floor slab, the section of 2 lanes on each of the upper and lower lines will be reduced to 1 lane each, and the all-day two-way traffic regulation will be enforced from May 24 (Tuesday).
Since the number of lanes that can be driven by construction will be reduced from two lanes to one lane, traffic congestion is predicted on holidays near the construction site between Kunimi IC and Shiroishi IC on the Tohoku Expressway.
We apologize for any inconvenience caused to our customers, but when traveling in the section concerned, please make efforts for safer driving and go out with plenty of time. In addition, if you are planning to use the section on a holiday, please consider detouring to Joban Expressway, Tohoku Chuo Road, general road, changing the outing time, or using public transportation. To do.
Renewal work is necessary to use the Expressway safely and securely. We will do our best to minimize the inconvenience to our customers, so we ask for your understanding and cooperation.

◆Construction image photograph

1. 1. Traffic regulation section

Tohoku Expressway Kunimi IC-Shiraishi IC (upper and lower lines)

2. Traffic regulation period and traffic congestion forecast

1. 交通規制期間
   　令和4年5月16日（月）～7月14日（木）（60日間）







【Usage Guide】
All-day lane regulation implementation date (15 days)
All-day face-to-face traffic regulation implementation date (45 days)

• Saturday and Sunday are also regulated throughout the day.
• The traffic regulation period may change depending on the progress of construction.
2. 渋滞予測
   　工事期間中は、休日に最大で約5kmを超える渋滞を予測しています。渋滞の発生時間は上り線で14時から21時、下り線で8時から13時を中心に予測していますので、常磐道や東北中央道、一般道への迂回、お出かけ時間の変更または公共交通機関の利用についてご検討をお願いします。

3. 3. Traffic regulation contents

For the floor slab replacement work, the section of each of the two lanes on the upper and lower lanes will be reduced to one lane each, and will be consolidated on one side to implement two-way traffic restrictions throughout the day. During the first few days of the construction period, as a preparatory work for switching lanes, both the upper and lower lanes will be subject to continuous lane regulation day and night.

◆Image of lane regulation and two-way traffic regulation

Four. Construction content

Approximately 47 years have passed since the opening of the Kosugo Bridge between the Kunimi IC and Shiroishi IC on the Tohoku Expressway. As a result, the concrete deck has deteriorated and the reinforcing bars have rusted, so it is necessary to carry out drastic anti-aging work.
By replacing the deteriorated existing concrete deck with a new deck, it will be reborn as a safe and comfortable Expressway.

◆ Construction overview

Five. Request when using

1. The construction section will be restricted to face-to-face traffic throughout the day for approximately 3.9km. The current two lanes on each side will be reduced to one lane, and it is predicted that traffic congestion will exceed about 5 km at the beginning of the construction site, so detours to Joban Expressway, Tohoku Chuo Road and general roads, change of outing time or Please consider using public transportation.
2. Since the driving lane and shoulders are narrow in the two-way traffic restricted section, please observe the regulated speed when driving, secure the inter-vehicle distance, and be careful about rear-end collisions. In addition, the lanes will change significantly before and after the two-way traffic regulation section, so please follow the local information signs.
3. Vehicles for construction work may enter and leave the area around the construction site, so please be careful when traveling ahead.
4. During the construction period, we will provide traffic congestion information using LED information boards, provide construction regulation information using road information boards and road signs, and call attention to driving safely. Please check this information before driving and drive safely.

◆ Photograph of information provided around the construction site







5. The Kunimi Service Area (SA) can be used on both the upper and lower lines. In addition to the usual guide signs, additional guide signs will be installed to prevent accidental passage through Kunimi SA. When using Kunimi SA, please check the information signs and drive carefully.

   

   

6. Efforts to minimize inconvenience to customers due to construction work

[Adoption of precast products for the purpose of shortening the construction period and improving quality]
By adopting a precast PC floor slab, the construction period is shortened and the regulation period is shortened.
* Precast is to manufacture products in advance at factories, etc.

[Advance notice of construction regulations and traffic jam information by TV commercials, construction website, etc.]
We will inform you of the regulation contents in advance by TV commercials, construction websites, digital signage, etc., mainly in the Tohoku region.

[Notice image] * This is a public relations material for the renewal work carried out in the 3rd year of Reiwa.

◆ TV commercial

◆ HP dedicated to construction

◆ Digital signage

7. How to obtain traffic information

• DraPla", a site full of useful information on Expressway nationwide
  【address】
  PC version (https://www.driveplaza.com/)
  Mobile version (http://m.driveplaza.com/)
  Smartphone version (http://www.driveplaza.com/smp/)
• Expressway traffic information service "Drive Traffic (DraTra)"
  (Https://www.drivetraffic.jp/construction-regulation)
  It provides real-time road traffic information.
  【address】
  PC version (https://www.drivetraffic.jp/)
  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（ナビダイヤル）　または　03-5308-2424
• 日本道路交通情報センター（JARTIC）
  【アドレス】　https://www.jartic.or.jp/
  【電話番号】
  全国共通ダイヤル　050-3369-6666　（携帯短縮ダイヤル　#8011）
  ※全国どこからでも最寄りの情報センターに接続します。
  福島情報　050-3369-6607
  東北地方高速情報　050-3369-6761
• Highway radio
  Highway radio (AM1620kHz)
  The section that is broadcasting is indicated by the sign on Expressway.
• Highway Information Terminal
  Wide-area road traffic information is notified on the monitor screen installed in SA / PA.
• Official Twitter account
  "NEXCO EAST (Tohoku)" (@e_nexco_tohoku) Provides information on Expressway in the Tohoku region.

Expressway renewal project
Now, safety and security are passed on to the next generation.
NEXCO EAST will work on a large-scale renewal and repair business of Expressway in order to provide you with safety and security.
Or search for "high-speed renewal".

The NEXCO EAST Group has positioned the period from 2021 to 2025 as "a period that contributes to the achievement of the SDGs and transforms into a new future society," and is making various efforts.
We believe that this "renewal work" initiative will contribute to the SDGs goals No. 8, 9, and 11 as business activities that lead to the development of safe, secure, and reliable infrastructure.

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