名神高速の立ち往生解消　大雪、７７０台に影響―岐阜

　大雪の影響で名神高速道路の関ケ原インターチェンジ（ＩＣ、岐阜県関ケ原町）付近で発生した車の立ち往生は、２５日午前４時ごろに解消した。中日本高速道路（名古屋市）によると、上り線５．５キロ、下り線６．６キロで車が滞留し、計約７７０台に影響があった。
　同社によると、２４日午前９時すぎに下り線で車２台が相次いで動けなくなり、後続車が滞留。上り線でも立ち往生が発生した。
　同社と自衛隊による除雪作業が進み、立ち往生は上り線で２５日午前０時、下り線は同４時に解消した。（2024/01/25-09:00）

The gridlock due to heavy snow on the Meishin Expressway in Japan that started Wednesday has been resolved by 4 a.m. Thursday, according to the operator of the expressway.
   In the gridlock, vehicles were stuck over 5.5 kilometers on the eastbound route and over 6.6 kilometers on the westbound route near the Sekigahara Interchange in Gifu Prefecture, central Japan, on the expressway. A total of about 770 vehicles were affected.
   The gridlock began when two vehicles became stuck on the westbound route shortly past 9 a.m. Wednesday, according to Central Nippon Expressway Co., or Nexco Central. A similar situation occurred on the eastbound route.
   Thanks to progress in the snow removal work by Nexco Central and the Self-Defense Forces, the gridlock was resolved around midnight Wednesday on the eastbound route and around 4 a.m. Thursday on the westbound route.
   On Thursday, heavy snow continued in some areas in the northernmost prefecture of Hokkaido, the Tohoku northeastern region and the Sanin western region, mainly in areas along the Sea of Japan, according to the Japan Meteorological Agency.