The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT) has announced that it will extend until March 31, 2025 the free expressway service for residents evacuated from the evacuation zone due to the 2011 Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant accident.
Free expressway for evacuees from evacuation zones due to the nuclear power plant accident, etc.
Extension period: until 24:00 on March 31, 2024 → until 24:00 on March 31, 2025
Required documents: Hometown return pass card (green) or certificate related to the travel route.
Target area (Fukushima Prefecture): Residents who lived in the restricted area of the nuclear power plant accident at the time of the disaster (hereinafter referred to as “the affected area”).
Namie Town, Futaba Town, Okuma Town, Tomioka Town, Naraha Town, Hirono Town, Katsurao Village, Kawauchi Village, Iitate Village
［Minamisoma City] Odaka-ward, Haramachi-ward, Kashima-ward Kojimada, Kashima-ward Shiozaki, Kashima-ward Ouchi, Kashima-ward Karasuzaki, Kashima-ward Kawako, Kashima-ward Minami-Uda, Kashima-ward Echidare, Kashima-ward Terauchi, National Forest Banjo District 2004 Forest Group to 2087 Forest Group, part of 2088 Forest Group, 2089 Forest Group to 2091 Forest Group, 2095 Forest Group to 2099 Forest Habitat, 2130 Forest Habitat
［Tamura City] Miyakoji Town, Yokomichi, Funehiki Town (including Kozuka, Nakayama Aza, Shimomazawa, Nakayama Aza), Horita, Tokoha Town, Yamane, Tokoha Town, part of 251 Forest Group, 252 Forest Group, part of 253 Forest Group, 258 Forest Group to 270 Forest Group, 283 Forest Group to 300 Forest Group, 301 Forest Group to 303 Forest Group
［Kawamata Town] Yamakiya, National Forest Fukushima Forest Office 161 Forest Team to 165 Forest Team, 167 Forest Team
Residents whose residence has been designated as a specified evacuation recommendation point
Target IC:
［Tohoku Expressway] Kunimi, Kuwari JCT, Fukushima-Iizaka, Fukushima JCT, Fukushima-Nishi, Nihonmatsu, Motomiya, Koriyama, Koriyama-Minami, Sukagawa, Yabuki, Shirakawa, Kazo
［Ban-Etsu Expressway] Iwaki Miwa, Ono, Funabiki Miharu, Koriyama-To, Bandai-Utami, Inawashiro Bandai-Kogen, Bandai-Kohto, Aizu-Wakamatsu, Aizu-Sakaashita, Nishi-Aizu
［Joban Expressway] Yamamoto, Shinchi, Soma, Minamisoma, Namie, Joban Futaba, Okuma, Joban Tomioka, Hirono, Iwaki Yotsukura, Iwaki Chuo, Iwaki Yumoto, Iwaki Nakoso, Sakura Tsuchiura
*For the Kazo IC and Sakura-Tsuchiura IC, only residents who have evacuated from Futaba-machi, Futaba-gun, Fukushima Prefecture.
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