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Hokuriku Highway in Fukui Prefecture
January 11, 2021 11:25 am
Hokuriku Highway jammed on January 10
In Fukui prefecture, on January 10, a sudden increase in snow caused a maximum of about 1,500 vehicles to get stuck on the Hokuriku Highway, causing intermittent heavy traffic on National Highway No. 8 in cities. from Fukui and Awara. Since the record heavy snowfall in February 2018, when a large-scale stagnation occurred on National Highway No. 8, the Ministry of Lands, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism and the highway companies have taken various measures based on lessons learned. . The transit aorta was severed again and the person in charge said, “I was not able to make the most of my experience because it was snowing more than I expected.”
⇒ Hokuriku Expressway, aerial photography with drones
The Hokuriku highway will be closed from 11:40 am on the 9th between Maruoka IC (interchange) and Fukui IC on the upline due to a truck slip accident, and the downline will also be closed from 11:25 pm on the 9th between Fukui IC and Fukui Kita IC. Stopped. The range was extended until the morning of the 10th.
In 2018, the prefectural section of the upper and lower lines of the Hokuriku Highway was closed, and cars were concentrated on the bypass No. 8 National Highway, and about 1,500 cars were temporarily stuck.
Based on the verification at that time, the Japan Central Highway and the Fukui River National Highways Office of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs increased the number of snow removal vehicles, and as of this year, the office began operating large-scale automatic traffic obstacle detection system using artificial intelligence. In terms of software, both parties should have prepared a cooperative system for snow removal.
Shinichi Kataoka, president of the Kanazawa branch of Japan’s Central Expressway, apologized for the large-scale stalemate, saying, “We have strengthened our position, but we regret this situation. The branch said: “We have to verify what happened and cooperation with the government.” The Fukui River National Roads Office explained that the traffic on National Highway No. 8 was “there was a lot of snowfall in a shorter time than expected and preparations for preventive traffic regulation were delayed.”
A man in his 40s who got stuck on the Hokuriku road noted: “I have the impression that measures such as closing the road are slow and the response is late. Nothing has changed since I was 18.” A man in his 50s said: “I was worried because the car was snowing and I couldn’t get any information.” At the convenience store near the entrance to Maruoka IC, drivers who walked from Hokuriku Road in search of food visited one after another.
When the Ground Self-Defense Force, which received the prefectural disaster dispatch request, arrived at Hokuriku Road, they proceeded to snow removal, orientation and food distribution from the stranded vehicle. A male member in his thirties said: “I want to rescue a lot of cars as soon as possible. I will do my best for all those in need.”
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