[E4] Tohoku Expressway and [E49] Ban-Etsu Expressway
Notice of planned renovation work

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NEXCO EAST Tohoku Regional Head Office (Sendai City, Miyagi Prefecture) and Kanto Regional Head Office (Saitama City, Saitama Prefecture) E4 Tohoku Expressway (hereinafter referred to as "Tohoku Expressway") and E49 We would like to inform you about Expressway renewal construction work that will begin on Ban-Etsu Expressway (hereinafter referred to as the "Ban-Etsu Expressway") from August 2025 onwards.
Please note that the number of lanes will be reduced due to the following traffic regulations.
The renewal work is necessary to ensure that customers can use Expressway safely and securely. We will do our best to minimize the inconvenience to our customers, so we ask for your understanding and cooperation.

1. Location map/traffic regulation schedule

• Please see below for details of the renewal work on Hachinohe Expressway (A, B, C) and Tohoku Expressway (D, J).
  • [About the renewal work Hachinohe Expressway (A, B, C)]
    Notice of planned renovation work in the Tohoku region (announced February 14, 2025)
  • [Regarding renewal work on Tohoku Expressway (D, J)]
    [E4] Notice of scheduled renewal work Tohoku Expressway (announced April 7, 2025)
• Traffic restrictions will be in place all day including Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays.
• The traffic restriction period may change depending on the progress of construction work.
• Actual traffic conditions may differ from predictions due to accidents or weather conditions, so please check the latest Expressway information before setting off.

2. Construction details

All of the construction we will inform you about this time is floor slab replacement work. In this work, the concrete floor slabs that have been damaged due to deterioration and the increase in the number of large vehicles will be replaced with new, more durable prestressed concrete slabs. In addition, high-performance floor slab waterproofing is applied to the waterproof layer to prevent deterioration of the floor slab.

Construction image photograph

3. Requests when using

1. The construction section will be closed to traffic throughout the day. In some sections, traffic congestion is predicted starting at the construction site, so please leave with plenty of time to spare.
2. Since the lanes and road shoulders are narrow, please observe the speed limit when driving, secure a distance between vehicles, and be careful of rear-end collisions. In addition, lanes will change significantly before and after the restricted section, so please follow the local guidance 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.

Image of information provision image around the construction site

Four. Requests when passing special vehicles

Due to this traffic regulation, special vehicles over 3.0m wide will not be able to pass through during the all-day traffic regulation period. Customers who wish to use the road are asked to take a detour to nearby roads.
In addition, please note that if a special vehicle permission ^(※1) has only been obtained for Expressway routes, you will also need to obtain permission for general roads.

1. What is a special vehicle permit?
   This is a permit required by the Road Act and the Vehicle Restrictions Act for special vehicles that exceed general restrictions (length, weight, width, etc.) to travel on public roads.

5. How to obtain Expressway information

• "DraPla", a site full of useful information on Expressway nationwide
  https://www.driveplaza.com/
• Expressway information service "Drive Traffic (DraTra)"
  Real-time information

  https://www.drivetraffic.jp/

  Construction regulation information

  https://www.drivetraffic.jp/construction-regulation
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• LINE Official Account
  We inform you about the traffic closure situation in NEXCO EAST jurisdiction.
  [Search] Search by "NEXCO EAST"
  [ID] @e-nexco

  

• X (formerly Twitter) official account
  “NEXCO EAST (Tohoku) (@e_nexco_tohoku)” and “NEXCO EAST (Kanto) (@e_nexco_kanto)" distributes Expressway information in the Tohoku and Kanto regions.
• Highway radio
  Highway radio (AM1620kHz)
  Broadcasting sections are indicated by signs on the Expressway
• Highway Information Terminal
  Wide-area road traffic information is notified on the monitor screen installed in SA / PA.
  • Please note that highway information terminals are currently out of service in the Tohoku region.
    • https://www.e-nexco.co.jp/news/important_info/2025/0530/00014996.html

Expressway renewal project
Now, safety and security to the next generation.
In order to deliver safety and security to everyone, NEXCO EAST will work on large-scale renewal and repair projects for Expressway.
Or search for "Fast 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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