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NEXCO EAST EAST Kitakami Management Office (Kitakami City, Iwate Prefecture) and Akita Management Office (Akita City, Akita Prefecture) will close the E46 Akita Expressway and E13 Yuzawa-Yokote Road due to pavement repair work, etc. at night and one side as follows. Alternating traffic regulation (waiting time about 15 minutes) will be implemented.
Therefore, when leaving, please leave with plenty of time and use detours when driving.
We apologize for the inconvenience caused to customers using Expressway, but we ask for your understanding and cooperation in the construction necessary for safe and comfortable use Expressway.

1. Closed section and date and time

• The signs such as E46 attached to each route indicate the route number (numbering) of Expressway, etc.
• In case of stormy weather, it will be postponed to a spare day. Please refer to the attached document [PDF: 1.2MB] for information on extra days and detours in case of postponement.

2. Construction details

Pavement repair work will be carried out on Akita Expressway and Yuzawa-Yokote Road due to damage to the road surface. In order to minimize inconvenience to our customers, we will implement construction work intensively and efficiently by restricting traffic on one side during the daytime and closing traffic on weekdays when the traffic volume is low. We ask for your understanding and cooperation as this work is necessary for safe and comfortable use of Expressway.

3. Detour

Please refer to [Document] [PDF: 1.2MB] for the detour.
Due to the detour, the required time will be longer, so please leave with plenty of time.

Four. About transfer adjustment due to traffic closure

For customers who temporarily flow out of Expressway due to road closures, bypass the road closure section, re-enter and transfer in the forward direction, we will carry out "connection adjustment" to adjust the toll according to the section used. . ([Material] [PDF: 1.2MB])

◆ How to use transfer adjustment
《ETC customers》

• Customers using ETC are requested to run the outflow designated IC wirelessly and the re-inflow designated IC wirelessly. (No transit certificate will be issued for ETC vehicles)
• ETC time zone discount will be applied, considering the transited journey as one.
  Toll charges are adjusted at the time of billing, so they may differ from those displayed at the toll gate.
• Insert the same ETC card for all journeys and pass through the ETC lane at the tollgate.

<< Customers for cash, etc. >>

• Customers who pay by cash, etc. should receive the "passage certificate" at the outflow designated IC, and then get the "passport" at the re-inflow designated IC, and then make the "transfer" at the toll booth that pays the fare first. Please give us your "certificate" and "passport".

《Common to customers such as ETC and cash》

• If the suspension of traffic is released after the outflow designated IC is released, the fare will be adjusted even if it is re-introduced from the IC (including the outflow designated IC) in the closed road section in the forward direction.

Five. How to obtain traffic information

(1) Guidance by distribution / posting

• Notice signs, posters and leaflets will be posted at toll booths and rest facilities nearby.

(2) Road traffic information that can be obtained before going out

• NEXCO東日本お客さまセンター（24時間オペレーターが対応）
  ナビダイヤル：0570-024-024
  または：03-5308-2424
• NEXCO EAST Expressway Traffic Information Site "DraTra"
  Real-time information

  https://www.drivetraffic.jp/

  Construction regulation information

  https://www.drivetraffic.jp/construction-regulation
• 日本道路交通情報センター（JARTIC）　道路交通情報
  全国共通ダイヤル　050-3369-6666
  （携帯電話短縮ダイヤル　#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。
  秋田情報　050-3369-6605
  岩手情報　050-3369-6603
  東北地方高速情報　050-3369-6761
  【アドレス】https://www.jartic.or.jp/

(3) Road traffic information available while using the Expressway

• Road information board
• Highway radio (AM1620kHz)
  The highway radio section is indicated by signs on the Expressway.
• Highway Information Terminal
  We will inform you of road information in an easy-to-understand manner by the monitor screens installed in SA / PA.
• VICS
  You can get road traffic information with VICS-compatible car navigation and other on-board devices.

• Information is also distributed on the official Twitter account.
  "NEXCO EAST (Tohoku)" (@e_nexco_tohoku) Traffic information