Important Notice

There is a risk of heavy rain mainly on the E8 Hokuriku Expressway. ~Please refrain from going out unless it is absolutely necessary~

As of 18:00 on Tuesday, August 16

Due to heavy rain, the following Expressway sections are expected to be closed from August 17 (Wednesday).

■ Sections where road closures are expected

Road Name	direction	Section	Possibility of road closure
E8 Hokuriku Expressway	Up and down	Tonami IC-Kosugi IC	17th from 6:00 to 12:00
E8 Hokuriku Expressway	Up and down	KanazawaHigashi IC-Oyabe IC	17th from 18:00 to 24:00

Sections with road closures and possible road closures

■ Please check the latest traffic information when you go out.

・ Japan Road Traffic Information Center (JARTIC)

・ iHighway Central Japan (NEXCO CENTRAL)

・ NEXCO CENTRAL Kanazawa Regional Head Office Official Twitter

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

As of 18:00 on Tuesday, August 16

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

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

○ According to "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 more information, here Please confirm.

○ 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.
In addition, August 17Heavy rainfall is forecast in the Hokuriku region from Sunday (Wednesday). Please note that traffic restrictions may be enforced depending on the situation.

[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 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]

■ 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.

■Please check the latest traffic information before going out.

・ Japan Road Traffic Information Center (JARTIC)

・ iHighway Central Japan (NEXCO CENTRAL)

・ NEXCO CENTRAL Kanazawa Regional Head Office Official Twitter

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