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At NEXCO EAST Kitakami Management Office (Kitakami City, Iwate Prefecture), E4 From the Hanamaki Interchange (hereinafter "IC") Tohoku Expressway (hereinafter "Tohoku Expressway") to the Hanamaki Minami Interchange and E46 A night-time road closure will be implemented Kamaishi Expressway (hereinafter referred to as the "Kamaishi Road") from Hanamaki Junction (hereinafter referred to as the "JCT") to Hanamaki Airport IC in order to remove variable road information board equipment and gate-shaped pillars.
We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause, and we ask for your understanding and cooperation in allowing yourself plenty of time when heading out.

1. Closed section and date and time

1. Closed section:

   [Section ①]

   Tohoku Expressway Expressway, both directions, Hanamaki IC to Hanamaki Minami IC
   Kamaishi Expressway, up and down lines, Hanamaki JCT to Hanamaki Airport IC

   [Section 2]

   Kamaishi Expressway, up and down lines, Hanamaki JCT to Hanamaki Airport IC



• Attached to each line E4 The indications such as indicate the route number (numbering) of Expressway.
2. Date and time
   • [Section ①]
     Implementation date:

     Tuesday, July 8, 2020

     From 20:00 to 5am the next morning

     Preparation day:

     Thursday, July 10, 2020

     From 20:00 to 5am the next morning
   • [Section 2]
     Implementation date:

     Wednesday, July 9, 2020

     From 20:00 to 5am the next morning

     Preparation day:

     Friday, July 11, 2020

     From 20:00 to 5am the next morning

2. Detour

For detours, please refer to Attachment 1-1 [PDF: 171KB] and Attachment 1-2 [PDF: 163KB].
The detour will increase travel time, so please allow yourself plenty of time when traveling.

3. Regarding transit adjustments due to suspension of traffic

For customers who exit Expressway due to a road closure, detour around the closed section, then re-enter and transfer in the forward direction, a "transfer adjustment" will be implemented in which the toll will be adjusted according to the section used. (See Attachment 2-1 [PDF: 175KB] and Attachment 2-2 [PDF: 141KB])

How to use transit adjustment

ETC customers

• For customers using ETC, please drive wirelessly at designated outflow ICs, and also wirelessly drive at re-inflow ICs. (Transfer certificates are not 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 such as cash

• Customers paying with cash, etc. should receive a "transfer certificate" at the outflow designated IC, then take a "transit ticket" at the re-inflow IC, and then take the "transition certificate" at the toll booth where they pay the toll for the first time. Please hand over your ``book'' and ``traffic ticket.''

Common to ETC and cash customers

• If the road closure is lifted after exiting at an exit IC, the toll will be adjusted even if you re-enter from an IC in the road closure section in the forward direction or from an exit IC.
• Hanamaki PA Smart IC and Yahaba Smart IC are only available to vehicles with ETC equipment.

Four. Construction overview

Tohoku Expressway At the Hanamaki IC~Hanamaki Minami IC and the Kamaishi Expressway Hanamaki JCT~Hanamaki Airport IC, we will remove the information boards and gate-type pillars by updating the aging information boards. In order to minimize inconvenience to our customers, we will close the road at night on weekdays when traffic is low, and carry out construction intensively and efficiently. This is necessary for the safe and comfortable use of Expressway, so we ask for your understanding and cooperation.

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。
  東北地方高速情報　050-3369-6761
  秋田情報　050-3369-6605
  岩手情報　050-3369-6603
  【アドレス】https://www.jartic.or.jp/

• LINE official account "NEXCO EAST "
  We provide information on road closures and other matters within the jurisdiction of NEXCO EAST.

  

(3) Road traffic information available while using the Expressway

• Road information board
• Highway radio (AM1620kHz)
  Highway radio sections are 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 X (formerly Twitter) account.
  "NEXCO EAST (Tohoku)" (@e_nexco_tohoku)