Starting at 11:00 p.m. on October 18, the Metropolitan Expressway will close the “Shintomicho Exit (Inbound and Outbound)” on the Central Ring Road (C1) and implement a long-term closure of the “Ginza Entrance (Inbound)” for approximately three years.
This is part of the construction of the “Shin-Kyobashi Link,” a new underground tunnel connecting the Yaesu Line and the Central Tokyo Loop Line, as well as large-scale reconstruction work on the aging tunnel walls along the Tsukiji River section (approximately 1.5 km). These efforts will advance the development of a new Central Tokyo Loop route.
As part of the closure of the Shintomicho Exit, the current “Kyobashi Entrance” will be removed to make room for a new underground tunnel connection, and the Shintomicho Exit will be redeveloped as the “Shintomicho Entrance” (tentative name). Meanwhile, the long-term closure of the Ginza Entrance is intended not only to replace the concrete walls—which have been in place for over 60 years since the tunnel opened in 1962—but also to install an additional lane to facilitate a smoother merge onto the main line. As part of this project, the Ginza Entrance, which currently has two lanes, will be reduced to one lane.
The Metropolitan Expressway Authority is asking drivers to use alternative exits and entrances in the surrounding area—such as the “Shiodome Exit” and “Takaracho Entrance,” or the “Harumi Line” and “Ikebukuro Line”—during the construction period.
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