Important Notice

The E8 Hokuriku Expressway Out-bound Line between Tsuruga IC and Imajo IC is closed due to a landslide.

8月20日（土）12時現在

　
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.

■ 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

※上り線の通行止めは、8月10日（水）0時に解除しました。
※下り線は長期間の通行止めが見込まれていますので、東海北陸道などへの迂回や公共交通機関のご利用をお願いいたします。迂回路はこちら
※通行止め区間の乗継料金調整はこちら

Click here for the status of the latest emergency countermeasure construction for sections closed to traffic due to landslides on the Out-bound line (for Kanazawa and Niigata)

In addition, please check the latest traffic information from the following website for traffic closure information on parallel national roads and general roads.

Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, Transport and Tourism Kinki Regional Development Bureau Fukui River National Highway Office
Fukui Michi Information Net Fukui

○国道8号通行規制に伴うE8 北陸自動車道の一部区間の代替路（無料）措置については、国道8号の通行規制が解除されることに伴い、8月20日（土）0時で終了いたしました。
詳しくは、こちらをご確認ください。

○上り線（米原方面）の通行止め解除は、応急対策工事完了によるものであり、お客さまの通行の安全を確保するため、暫定基準で通行止めを実施しますので、最新の気象情報や道路交通情報をご確認ください。

[Criteria for road closures due to rainfall]

Road Name	Section	Category	Continuous rainfall*1 (mm)	Combined rainfall * 2 (mm)
				Continuous rainfall	Hourly rainfall
E8 Hokuriku Expressway	Tsuruga IC-Imajo IC	Normal standard	210	150	40
		Provisional standard	160	120	30
			Landslide warning information*3 Alert Level 4 (Evacuation Order)

*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 when both continuous rainfall and hourly rainfall are exceeded at the same time.
*3: Sediment-related disaster alert 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. disaster prevention information.
The area affected by this disaster is roughly 2km on each side of the Expressway in Tsuruga City and Minami Echizen Town.

[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.
(About 20,000㎥ 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 Company 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-line 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.

[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]

■ Status of disaster recovery work (live broadcast)
*Because it is a mountainous area, there may be times when the distribution is temporarily interrupted or the image is disturbed. Thank you for your understanding.