Hello、munejyuka。

I'm sure many working people are taking the Obon holiday.

Sunday morning during the Obon holiday、We checked the condition of expressways in the Kinki region.。

Is there traffic congestion in "that" section?

Morning of August 15, 2021、State of highways in the Kinki region

August 15, 2021、We checked the condition of expressways in the Kinki region after 7 a.m.。

just confirmed、

No traffic

was。

weekends this summer、Going down Yuasa Gobo Road, which is always congested on holidays.、There was no traffic jam at around 7am this morning.。

More than that...

Only for today、Rather than worrying about traffic jams、There are things you need to be more careful about.。

Many areas have experienced continuous heavy rain since August 12th.、Rain continues in the Kinki region as well.。

Under that influence、

The section between Kobe JCT and Takatsuki IC in Shinmeishin is closed to both the up and down lines.

has become。

Also、

The section between Ayabe IC and Mita Nishi IC on the Maizuru-Wakasa Expressway is closed to traffic on both the up and down lines.

has become。

both sections、The reason for the road closure regulation is、

rain

What is it?。It's not an accident or anything.、Road closed due to rain。It rained so much that the road was closed.、It means it's raining。

Does something like this ever happen? ?

I'm so surprised that I wrote。

The situation is such that heavy rain continues.。

The rain is forecast to stop in the Kinki region this afternoon.、What will happen...

Summary

・As of August 15, 2021、No traffic jams on expressways in the Kinki region

・Shinmeishin、Both up and down lines on Maizuru-Wakasa Expressway、Some sections are closed due to heavy rain.

The morning of August 15, 2021、This was not the time to check that there was a traffic jam.。

I was surprised that the expressway was closed due to heavy rain.。

There are occasional road closures for short periods of time, but only for short sections.、This road closure is surprising.。

Check the weather information frequently、I want to keep in mind safe behavior.。

Please read to the end、thank you very much!