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NEXCO EAST At the Yamagata Management Office (Yamagata City, Yamagata Prefecture), a nighttime road closure will be implemented at E13 Tohoku-Chuo Expressway (hereinafter referred to as the "Tohoku Chuo Expressway") from the Yamagata Chuo Interchange (hereinafter "IC") to Tendo IC for paving repair work.
We sincerely apologize for the inconvenience caused to our customers, but we ask for your understanding and cooperation so that you can allow extra time when you go out.

1. Closed section and date and time

1. Road closure section:
   ① Tohoku Chuo Expressway, both directions, Yamagata Chuo IC to Tendo IC
   ② Tohoku Chuo Expressway, both directions, Yamagata JCT to Tendo IC



• The signs such as E13 attached to each route indicate the route number (numbering) of Expressway, etc.
2. Date and time
   • ① Tohoku Chuo Expressway, both directions, Yamagata Chuo IC to Tendo IC
     Implementation date:

     Monday, September 28, 2020 - Wednesday, September 30, 2020

     Every day from 20:00 to 6:00 the next morning

     Preparation day:

     October 26th (Monday) to October 27th (Tuesday), 2020

     Every day from 20:00 to 6:00 the next morning
   • ② Tohoku Chuo Expressway, both directions, Yamagata JCT to Tendo IC
     Implementation date:

     October 1st (Thursday) - October 23rd (Friday), 2020

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

     • Except for Friday, October 9th

     Preparation day:

     October 26th (Monday) to October 30th (Friday), 2020

     Every day from 20:00 to 6:00 the next morning

2. Detour

For information on alternative routes, please refer to Attachment 1 [PDF: 360KB].
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: 370KB])

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.
• Sagae Smart Interchange and Yamagata PA Smart Interchange are only accessible to vehicles with ETC (Electronic Toll Collection) systems.

Four. Construction overview

At the Tohoku Chuo Expressway Yamagata Chuo IC ~ Tendo IC, we will carry out pavement repair work to repair road surface damage and signage work related to the construction of the Tendo Minami Smart IC. The section to be carried out is a single lane, and since normal lane restrictions cannot carry out the work, it is necessary to implement road closures during the work. To minimize inconvenience to customers, we will close the road on weekday nights when traffic is low to carry out the work intensively and efficiently. This work is necessary for safe and comfortable use of the Expressway, so we ask for your understanding and cooperation.

5. How to obtain information about Expressway

(1) Guidance by distribution / posting

• Warning signs and digital signage will be posted at nearby toll booths and 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
  山形情報　050-3369-6606
  【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)