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Hokkaidō Expressway 道央自動車道 Route information Length: 413.6 km (257.0 mi) Existed: 1971[1] – present Major junctions From: Otoshibe Interchange in Yakumo, Hokkaidō
Pref. Route 1155To: Shibetsu-Kenbuchi Interchange in Kenbuchi, Hokkaidō
National Route 40
Location Major cities: Muroran, Tomakomai, Chitose, Sapporo, Fukagawa, Asahikawa Highway system The Hokkaidō Expressway (道央自動車道 Dōō Jidōsha-dō ) is a national expressway in Hokkaidō, Japan. It is owned and operated by East Nippon Expressway Company.
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Naming
The expressway is named the Dōō Expressway (lit. Central Hokkaidō Expressway) in Japanese, however its official English name is the Hokkaidō Expressway. It is the only national expressway in Japan whose English name is not a direct romanization of the Japanese name.
Officially the expressway is designated as the Hokkaidō Jūkan Expressway.[2]
Overview
The expressway connects the north of Hokkaidō with the south via the city of Sapporo. Extension of the expressway in the north towards the city of Wakkanai and in the south towards the city of Hakodate is underway; although the Hokkaidō Expressway itself is not planned to extend as far as these two cities, various expressway-standard roads (bypasses of National Route 40 to the north and National Route 5 to the south) will cover the remaining distances.
Some unfinished sections of the expressway (Shibetsu-Kenbuchi Interchange to Nayoro Interchange in the north and Ōnuma Interchange to Nanae Interchange in the south) will be constructed according to the New Direct Control System.[3] These sections are expected to operate toll-free upon completion.
The section from Sapporo-minami Interchange through Sapporo Junction to Sapporo-nishi Interchange on the Sasson Expressway is built to an urban expressway standard and tolls are charged at a flat rate. As of March 2008 the toll on this section is 400 yen for regular passenger cars. Tolls on all other sections of the expressway are assessed according to distance travelled in the same manner as most other national expressways.[4]
History
- December 4, 1971 - Kitahiroshima Interchange - Chitose Interchange section opened.
- September 19, 1972 - Kitahiroshima Interchange - Chitose Interchange section expanded to 4 lanes.
- October 24, 1978 - Chitose Interchange - Tomakomai-higashi Interchange section opened.
- October 29, 1979 - Sapporo-minami Interchange - Kitahiroshima Interchange section opened.
- October 29, 1980 - Tomakomai-higashi Interchange - Tomakomai-nishi Interchange section opened.
- November 9, 1983 - Sapporo Interchange - Iwamizawa Interchange section opened.
- November 30, 1983 - Tomakomai-nishi Interchange - Shiraoi Interchange section opened.
- October 18, 1985 - Shiraoi Interchange - Noboribetsu-higashi Interchange section opened.
- October 25, 1985 - Sapporo Interchange - Sapporo-minami Interchange section opened.
- October 9, 1986 - Noboribetsu-higashi Interchange - Noboribetsu Muroran Interchange section opened.
- September 18, 1987 - Iwamizawa Interchange - Bibai Interchange section opened. Mikasa and Bibai Interchanges become the first in Japan to implement automated ticket dispensers at toll gates.
- October 8, 1988 - Bibai Interchange - Takikawa Interchange section opened.
- September 12, 1989 - Takikawa Interchange - Fukagawa Interchange section opened.
- October 30, 1990 - Fukagawa Interchange - Asahikawa Takasu Interchange section opened (originally 2 lanes, expansion to 4 lanes completed in 2004).
- April 26, 1991 - Highway Oasis opened at Sunagawa Service Area (at that time the second in Japan in first in Hokkaidō).
- October 25, 1991 - Noboribetsu Muroran Interchange - Muroran Interchange section opened.
- September 30, 1992 - Sapporo Junction is opened, connecting with the Sasson Expressway.
- October 27, 1992 - Muroran Interchange - Date Interchange section opened.
- March 30, 1994 - Date Interchange - Abuta Tōyako Interchange section opened.
- October 22, 1997 - Abuta Tōyako Interchange - Oshamanbe Interchange section opened.
- March 23, 1998 - Connection with the Hidaka Expressway is completed at Tomakomai-higashi Interchange.
- April 11, 1998 - Fukagawa Junction is opened, connecting with the Fukagawa-Rumoi Expressway.
- October 7, 1999 - Chitose-Eniwa Junction is opened, connecting with the Dōtō Expressway.
- November, 1999 - Chitose-bound exit opened at Sapporo-minami Interchange.
- March 29, 2000 - Date Interchange - Toyoura Interchange section closed due to risk of eruption from nearby Mount Usu.
- July 13, 2000 - Temporary Abuta Tōyako Interchange opened, allowing access to Toyoura Interchange.
- October 4, 2000 - Asahikawa Takasu Interchange - Wassamu Interchange section opened.
- February 9, 2001 - Date Interchange - Toyoura Interchange section reopened.
- June 30, 2001 - Temporary Abuta Tōyako Interchange closed due to full reopening of expressway.
- September 10, 2001 - Asahikawa-bound entrance opened at Sapporo-minami Interchange.
- October 17, 2001 - Fukagawa Interchange - Otoe Parking Area section expanded to 4 lanes.
- November 19, 2001 - Oshamanbe Interchange - Kunnui Interchange section opened.
- September 30, 2003 - Otoe Parking Area - Asahikawa Takasu Interchange section expanded to 4 lanes.
- October 4, 2003 - Wassamu Interchange - Shibetsu-Kenbuchi Interchange section opened.
- March 27, 2004 - Pippu Junction is opened, connecting with the Asahikawa-Monbetsu Expressway.
- November 18, 2006 - Kunnui Interchange - Yakumo Interchange section opened.
- December 21, 2007 - Abuta Tōyako Interchange is moved to a new location to meet the rebuilt National Route 230.
- October 10, 2009 - Yakumo Interchange - Otoshibe Interchange section opened.
List of interchanges and features
- IC - interchange, JCT - junction, SA - service area, PA - parking area, BS - bus stop, SIC - smart interchange, TB - toll gate
Southern route (Sapporo JCT - Nanae IC)
No. Name Connections Dist. from
Sapporo JCTBus Stop Notes Location
(all in Hokkaidō)1-1 Sapporo JCT Northern Route
Sasson Expressway
0.0 Shiroishi-ku, Sapporo 1 Kitagō IC National Route 274 (Sapporo Shindō)
1.6 Asahikawa-bound exit, Tomakomai-bound entrance only 2 Ōyachi IC National Route 274 (Sapporo Shindō)
3.6 Tomakomai-bound exit, Asahikawa-bound entrance only 2-1
TBSapporo-minami IC/TB Sapporo Shindō 7.4 Kiyota-ku, Sapporo 3 Kitahiroshima IC National Route 36
11.9 Kitahiroshima 3-1
PAWattsu PA/SIC City Route (Hiroshima Wattsu Route) 16.0 O BS Kita-Eniwa Bus Stop 22.1 O Eniwa 4 Eniwa IC/BS Pref. Route 117 (Eniwadake Kōen Route) 25.8 O 4-1 Chitose-Eniwa JCT Dōtō Expressway
29.8 Chitose 5 Chitose IC Pref. Route 77 (Chitose Inter Route) 34.8 <5-1> New Chitose Airport IC Pref. Route 1091 (Izumisawa Shinchitose Kūkō Route) Planned PA Misawa PA 41.4 Tomakomai 6 Tomakomai-higashi IC/
JCTHidaka Expressway
Pref. Route 91 (Tomakomai-higashi Inter Route)46.7 BS Takaoka Bus Stop 55.2 O <6-1> Tomakomai-chūō IC National Route 276
Planned 7 Tomakomai-nishi IC Pref. Route 141 (Tarumae Nishikioka Route) 64.3 SA Tarumae SA 67.4 8 Shiraoi IC Pref. Route 86 (Shiraoi Ōtaki Route) 80.1 Shiraoi PA Hagino PA 84.9 BS Takeura Bus Stop 89.7 O 9 Noboribetsu-higashi IC Pref. Route 2 (Tōyako Noboribetsu Route) 98.7 Noboribetsu PA Tomiura PA 101.7 10 Noboribetsu Muroran IC National Route 36
Pref. Route 144 (Noboribetsu Muroran Inter Route)110.1 PA Moto-Wanishi PA 118.2 Hakodate-bound only Muroran 11 Muroran IC Pref. Route 107 (Muroran Kanjō Route)
Pref. Route 127 (Muroran Inter Route)119.7 SA Usuzan SA 130.2 Date 12 Date IC Pref. Route 145 (Date Inter Route)
Pref. Route 519 (Takinomachi Date Route)132.6 - Higashiusu Emergency Exit Authorized vehicles only Tōyako - Kitausu Emergency Exit Authorized vehicles only 13 Abuta Tōyako IC National Route 230
146.2 PA Toyoura-Funkawan PA 154.3 Highway Oasis Toyoura 14 Toyoura IC National Route 37
159.4 14-1 Kuromatsunai JCT Kuromatsunai Road
177.6 Kuromatsunai PA Shizukari PA 187.9 Oshamanbe 15 Oshamanbe IC National Route 5
193.2 16 Kunnui IC National Route 230
204.3 <PA> Kunnui PA Planned 17 Yakumo IC National Route 277
226.0 Yakumo PA Yakumo PA 234.4 Highway Oasis 18 Otoshibe IC Pref. Route 1155 (Otoshibe Inter Route) 242.0 <19> Mori IC Pref. Route 1156 (Mori Inter Route) 262.2 Opens in 2011 Mori <PA> Komagatake PA Opens in 2012 <TB> Ōnuma Kōen Toll Gate Opens in 2012 <20> Ōnuma Kōen IC Pref. Route 149 (Ōnuma Inter Route) 271.9 Opens in 2012 <21> Nanae IC National Route 5
Planned Nanae Through to Hakodate Shindō
Northern route (Sapporo JCT - Nayoro IC)
No. Name Connections Dist. from
Sapporo JCTBus Stop Notes Location 1-1 Sapporo JCT Sasson Expressway
Southern Route
0.0 Shiroishi-ku, Sapporo 1 Sapporo IC/TB National Route 274 (Sapporo Shindō)
0.5 Asahikawa-bound entrance, Tomakomai-bound exit only 2 Ebetsu-nishi IC Pref. Route 110 (Ebetsu Inter Route) 7.1 Ebetsu PA Nopporo PA 10.3 O 3 Ebetsu-higashi IC National Route 337
16.7 BS Kurisawa Bus Stop 24.3 O Iwamizawa 4 Iwamizawa IC National Route 234
32.4 SA Iwamizawa SA/
Higashiyama Bus Stop36.1 O 5 Mikasa IC Pref. Route 116 (Iwamizawa Mikasa Route) 42.3 Mikasa 6 Bibai IC Pref. Route 135 (Bibai Furano Route) 53.6 Bibai PA Chashinai PA 59.0 O 7 Naie Sunagawa IC Pref. Route 114 (Akabira Naie Route) 67.2 Naie BS Sunagawa Yoshino Bus Stop 71.1 O Sunagawa SA Sunagawa SA/
Sunagawa Ishiyama Bus Stop76.1 O Highway Oasis 8 Takikawa IC National Route 38
81.2 Takikawa BS Ebeotsu Bus Stop 86.6 O 8-1 Fukagawa JCT Fukagawa-Rumoi Expressway
94.0 Fukagawa 9 Fukagawa IC Pref. Route 79 (Fukagawa Toyosato Route) 99.1 PA Otoe PA 104.9 BS Osamunai Bus Stop 109.1 O 10 Asahikawa Takasu IC Pref. Route 146 (Asahikawa Takasu Inter Route)
Pref. Route 1125 (Arashiyama Kōen Route)125.8 Takasu 11 Asahikawa-kita IC Pref. Route 37 (Takasu Higashikagura Route) 134.3 Asahikawa PA Pippu-Taisetsu PA 141.6 Pippu 11-1 Pippu JCT Asahikawa-Monbetsu Expressway
145.0 12 Wassamu IC National Route 40
155.6 Wassamu <PA> Kenbuchi PA Opens in 2020 Kenbuchi TB Kenbuchi Toll Gate 171.6 13 Shibetsu-Kenbuchi IC National Route 40
<14> Tayoro IC Pref. Route 888 (Tōyō Tayoro Route) Opens in 2015 Shibetsu - Nayoro IC Nayoro Through to Nayoro Bypass
References
- ^ "History of Kitahiroshima City". Archived from the original on 2008-03-15. http://web.archive.org/web/20080315182654/http://www.city.kitahiroshima.hokkaido.jp/pro/city/history.html. Retrieved 2008-04-15.
- ^ Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport. "High Standard Trunk Road Map" (pdf). http://www.mlit.go.jp/road/ir/ir-yosan/h20/s07.pdf. Retrieved 2008-04-13.
- ^ "E-NEXCO Opening Schedule". http://www.e-nexco.co.jp/open_schedule/hokkaido/. Retrieved 2008-04-15.
- ^ "E-NEXCO Drive Plaza Route Search". http://www.driveplaza.com/dp/SearchTop#search_map. Retrieved 2008-04-15.
External links
- (Japanese) East Nippon Expressway Company
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