Chuo Expressway Otsuki-Hachioji No longer in traffic Impact on logistics Long-term due to rain 13:29 on October 18

Due to the impact of Typhoon No. 19, Chuo Expressway has been closed at the upper and lower lines between Otsuki IC and Hachioji JCT, which still has a significant impact on logistics. According to the Nakanihon Expressway, at present, it is expected that the road closure can be lifted within a few days. However, if the work is interrupted by rain, the road closure may be further prolonged.

Since the express bus using the Chuo Expressway is closed, the bus company goes around the Tomei Expressway and other buses from Kofu to Tokyo Shinjuku every hour from 7am to 3pm. It will travel to.

Using the Chuo Expressway section that is not closed, there are also express buses that connect the Fuji Five Lakes area and Shinjuku via Tokyo Mitaka and Hachioji.

On the other hand, approximately 9 kilometers of national highway No. 20 connecting Sagamihara City and Tokyo Hachioji City was lifted on the morning of the 18th. The outlook is not standing.

The country is calling for the use of the detour route for other vehicles because it wants to give priority to the traffic of residents along the route and vehicles for disaster recovery on the route east from Hounji Bridge.