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NEXCO EAST Kitakami City Management Office (Kitakami City, Iwate Prefecture) will implement a night closure from the Kitakami Junction (hereinafter referred to as "JCT") on the upper and lower lines of the E46 Akita Expressway (hereinafter referred to as "Akita Expressway") to the Yuda Interchange (hereinafter referred to as "IC") to inspect various facilities and equipment in the tunnel.
We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause to our customers, but we ask for your understanding and cooperation so that you can allow plenty of time when you go out.

1. Closed section and date and time

1. Road closure section:
   [1] Akita Expressway, both directions, Kitakami-Nishi IC to Yuda IC
   [2] Akita Expressway, both directions, Kitakami JCT to Yuda IC

(Location map)



• The signs such as E46 attached to each route indicate the route number (numbering) of Expressway, etc.
2. Date and time
   • Date:
     Section [1] Akita Expressway, both directions, Kitakami-Nishi IC to Yuda IC
     June 15th (Monday) to June 17th (Wednesday), 2020

     Every day from 20:00 to 6:00 the next morning
     Section [2] Akita Expressway, both directions, Kitakami JCT to Yuda IC
     June 18th (Thursday) to June 24th (Wednesday), 2020

     Every day from 20:00 to 6:00 the next morning (excluding Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays)
   • Reserve day:
     Section [2] Akita Expressway, both directions, Kitakami JCT to Yuda IC
     June 25th (Thursday) to June 30th (Tuesday), 2020

     Every day from 20:00 to 6:00 the next morning (excluding Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays)

2. Detour

For information on alternative routes, please refer to Attachment 1 [PDF: 332KB].
The detour will increase your travel time, so please allow extra time for your journey.

3. Regarding transit adjustments due to suspension of traffic

For customers who exit Expressway due to a road closure, detour around the closed section, and then re-enter to continue their journey in the same direction, a "transfer adjustment" will be implemented to adjust the toll based on the sections used. (See Attachment 2 [PDF: 268KB])

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.
• Oshu Smart IC, Hanamaki PA Smart IC, and Yokote Kita Smart IC are only accessible to vehicles with ETC.

Four. work outline

At Akita Road Upper and Lower Line Kitakami JCT ~ Yuda IC, we will inspect various facilities and equipment in the tunnel. In order to avoid causing as much inconvenience as possible to customers, we will close the road on weekday nights when there is little traffic, and carry out the construction intensively and efficiently. This is a necessary construction work for you to use the Expressway safely and comfortably, so we ask for your understanding and cooperation.

5. How to obtain information about Expressway

(1) Guidance by distribution / posting

• Digital signage will be displayed in nearby rest areas.

(2) Expressway information available before you leave

• 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 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 about Expressway under the jurisdiction of NEXCO EAST.

  

(3) Expressway information available while using Expressway

• Road information board
• Highway radio (AM1620kHz)
  The highway radio section is indicated by signs on the Expressway.
• VICS
  Road information can be obtained from devices equipped with VICS-compatible car navigation systems.

• The official account of X (formerly Twitter) also provides information about Expressway.
  "NEXCO EAST (Tohoku)" (@e_nexco_tohoku)