
Metropolitan Expressway to Raise Tolls Around October 2026
NEXCO East Japan has lifted the road closure on the outbound (Tokyo to Niigata) lanes of the Kan-Etsu Expressway between Tsukiyono Interchange (IC) and Minakami IC as of 1:00 p.m. on December 28.
The closure had been in place due to a multi-vehicle collision that occurred on December 26. According to media reports, 67 vehicles were involved and 20 vehicles were burned.
The road closure on both inbound and outbound lanes between Minakami IC and Yuzawa IC, as well as on the inbound (Niigata to Tokyo) lanes between Tsukiyono IC and Minakami IC, was lifted at 12:45 a.m. on December 28.