Due to the heavy snowfall, intermittent traffic jams and stranded people continue on national highways that pass through Nagaoka City and other places in Niigata Prefecture. According to the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, most of the stranded roads in Kashiwazaki City were cleared by 4:00 p.m. as a result of snow removal by the Ground Self-Defense Force. On the other hand, in Nagaoka City, etc., the work of the Ground Self-Defense Force, which began on the afternoon of the 20th, is in full swing.
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Heavy snow, Niigata, Nagaoka, Kashiwazaki, Uonuma, etc. National road congestion Stuck Kashiwazaki almost resolved | NHK
