11月11日(火)〜19日、名神西宮〜吹田まで夜だけ通行止めになるみたい

From the night of November 11 (Tue) until the morning of November 19 (Tue), nighttime road closures are apparently being carried out on the Meishin Expressway (Suita IC to Nishinomiya IC).

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※Captured from Nighttime road closures will be carried out on the E1 Meishin Expressway (Suita IC to Nishinomiya IC) | NEXCO West Japan Corporate Information (2019/11/8)

1 Weekend Nights Are Fine
2 It Usually Takes 13 Minutes to Reach Suita, but Detours Take 40 Minutes
3 Finally

Weekend Nights Are Fine

The closed section is the Meishin Expressway between Suita IC and Nishinomiya IC (both directions).

Road closure dates and times

From the night of November 11 (Mon) until the morning of November 16 (Sat)
From the night of November 18 (Mon) until the morning of November 19 (Tue)
From 8:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m.

You can use it on the night of Saturday the 16th and the night of Sunday the 17th.

So if you’re planning to take the Meishin toward Kyoto over the weekend, you’ll be fine.

However, if you want to use it from the night of Friday the 15th, please note that it will be closed.

It Usually Takes 13 Minutes to Reach Suita, but Detours Take 40 Minutes

Detour routes for getting to Suita during this road closure were posted.

Route Distance Travel Time
Normal route E1 Meishin Expressway Suita IC ⇔ E1 Meishin Expressway Nishinomiya IC Approx. 21km Approx. 13 min
Detour route
via local roads
【Suita IC ⇔ Nishinomiya IC】
E1 Meishin Expressway Suita IC ⇔ Prefectural Route 2 (Osaka Chuo Kanjo Line) ⇔ National Route 171 ⇔ National Route 43 ⇔ Nishinomiya city area
Approx. 23km Approx. 50 min
Detour route
via Kinki Expressway,
Hanshin Expressway, etc.
【Suita IC → Nishinomiya IC】
E1 Meishin Expressway Suita JCT/IC → E26 Kinki Expressway Moriguchi JCT → Hanshin Expressway Route 12 Moriguchi Line → Hanshin Expressway Route 1 Loop Line → Hanshin Expressway Route 13 Higashi-Osaka Line → Hanshin Expressway Route 16 Osakako Line ⇔ Hanshin Expressway Route 3 Kobe Line
Approx. 36km Approx. 30 min
【Nishinomiya IC → Suita IC】
Hanshin Expressway Route 3 Kobe Line Nakanoshima-Nishi → local roads (Tosabori-dori) → Prefectural Route 25 → Hanshin Expressway Route 1 Loop Line Dojima → Hanshin Expressway Route 12 Moriguchi Line → Kinki Expressway Moriguchi JCT → E1 Meishin Expressway Suita JCT/IC
Approx. 37km Approx. 40 min

Route	Distance	Travel Time
Normal route	E1 Meishin Expressway Suita IC ⇔ E1 Meishin Expressway Nishinomiya IC	Approx. 21km	Approx. 13 min
Detour route via local roads	【Suita IC ⇔ Nishinomiya IC】 E1 Meishin Expressway Suita IC ⇔ Prefectural Route 2 (Osaka Chuo Kanjo Line) ⇔ National Route 171 ⇔ National Route 43 ⇔ Nishinomiya city area	Approx. 23km	Approx. 50 min
Detour route via Kinki Expressway, Hanshin Expressway, etc.	【Suita IC → Nishinomiya IC】 E1 Meishin Expressway Suita JCT/IC → E26 Kinki Expressway Moriguchi JCT → Hanshin Expressway Route 12 Moriguchi Line → Hanshin Expressway Route 1 Loop Line → Hanshin Expressway Route 13 Higashi-Osaka Line → Hanshin Expressway Route 16 Osakako Line ⇔ Hanshin Expressway Route 3 Kobe Line	Approx. 36km	Approx. 30 min
【Nishinomiya IC → Suita IC】 Hanshin Expressway Route 3 Kobe Line Nakanoshima-Nishi → local roads (Tosabori-dori) → Prefectural Route 25 → Hanshin Expressway Route 1 Loop Line Dojima → Hanshin Expressway Route 12 Moriguchi Line → Kinki Expressway Moriguchi JCT → E1 Meishin Expressway Suita JCT/IC	Approx. 37km	Approx. 40 min

While the usual route on the Meishin to Suita takes 13 minutes, the detour using the Hanshin Expressway or Kinki Expressway shown in the table above seems to take 40 minutes, more than twice as long.