We would like to inform you about the cancellation of the closed section in our jurisdiction due to heavy rain.
■ Prospects for lifting road closures
We would like to inform you about the closed sections and the expected cancellation due to the sediment disaster that occurred on Friday, August 5th.
■ Prospects for lifting road closures
■ Closed section
Road name
direction
section
Start date and time
Expected to be released
Event
E8
Hokuriku Expressway
Out-bound line (For Kanazawa and Niigata)
Tsuruga IC-Imajo IC
Friday, August 5th 4:17
Around the end of August
Sediment disaster
*The in-In-bound line closure was lifted at 00:00 on August 10th. *In addition, the Out-bound line is expected to be closed for a long time, so please take a detour to the Tokai-Hokuriku Expressway or use public transportation. Click here for a detour
○ As per "About alternative road (free) measures for some sections of E8 Hokuriku Expwy due to traffic restrictions on National Route 8 (Kinki Regional Development Bureau and NEXCO CENTRAL)", from 0 o'clock on Wednesday, August 10 Alternative routes (free of charge) measures are being implemented until the traffic restrictions on Route 8 are lifted. For details, please check here.
○ The closure of the in-In-bound line (in the direction of Maibara) this time is due to the completion of emergency countermeasure construction. Please check the traffic information. [Criteria for road closures due to rainfall]
*1: Continuous rainfall is the total amount of rainfall from the beginning to the end of rainfall. Resets after 6 hours of no rain. *2: Combined rainfall is defined as a combination of continuous rainfall and hourly rainfall. The road will be closed if both continuous rainfall and hourly rainfall are exceeded at the same time. *3: Sediment-related disaster warning information is jointly announced by prefectural governments and the Japan Meteorological Agency so that mayors of municipalities can make decisions when issuing evacuation orders and voluntarily evacuate when the risk of sediment-related disasters due to rain increases. This is disaster prevention information.
[Damage situation, countermeasure status, etc.] < Out-bound (for Kanazawa/Niigata)> ・There was a large-scale sediment inflow event from outside the road area near the Tsuruga Tunnel entrance. (Approx. 20,000m3 of sediment inflow into the road area (approximately 4,000 large dump trucks)) ・A field survey was conducted jointly with Fukui Prefecture, Tsuruga City, and Hokuriku Electric Power Co., Inc. in the morning of Saturday, August 6th. ・Based on the results of the investigation, we have started emergency work. ・Part of this section is utilized to ensure Out-bound traffic for emergency vehicles. ・A video of the progress of disaster recovery work at the site is being distributed on the NEXCO CENTRAL official website (Important Notice). ・Aiming to lift the road closure around the end of August, we are diligently proceeding with emergency construction work while ensuring the safety of workers. ・For an image of how to proceed with emergency countermeasure construction here [Near the Tsuruga TN entrance on the Hokuriku Expressway Out-bound Line]
<In-In-bound line (for Maibara)> ・We have completed a field survey of the large-scale sediment inflow event that occurred near the Tsuruga Tunnel entrance. (About 1,000㎥ of sediment inflow into the road area (approximately 200 large dump trucks)) ・We have completed the removal of large-scale sediment inflow points and the installation of large sandbags. Emergency work to install stakes for retaining earth has been completed, and the road closure was lifted at 00:00 on Wednesday, August 10th. [Near the Tsuruga TN Exit on the Hokuriku Expressway In-bound Line]
