
NEXCO Central Japan: Possible Preventive Road Closures from Midnight on the 7th
NEXCO East Japan has implemented expressway closures in Chiba Prefecture due to heavy rain.
As of 6 a.m. on August 14, closures are in place on the Chiba-Togane Road between Chiba-Higashi Junction (JCT) and Togane JCT; the Higashi-Kanto Expressway between Chiba-Kita Interchange (IC) and Sakura IC; the Keiyo Road and Tateyama Expressway between Anagawa IC and Kimitsu IC; the Kisarazu-Minami branch line of the Tateyama Expressway between Kisarazu-Minami JCT and Kisarazu-Minami IC; the Tokyo Bay Aqua-Line Connecting Road between Sodegaura IC and Kisarazu JCT; and the Metropolitan Inter-City Expressway (Ken-O Expressway) between Matsuo-Yokoshiba IC and Mobara-Chonan IC, as well as between Mobara-Chonan IC and Kisarazu JCT.
There is no estimated reopening time for the closures between Chiba-Higashi JCT and Togane JCT on the Chiba-Togane Road, and between Matsuo-Yokoshiba IC and Mobara-Chonan IC on the Ken-O Expressway. The other sections are expected to reopen during the morning.