Hokuriku Expressway Sanjo Tsubame IC ⇔ Kan-Etsu Expressway Nagaoka IC
Hokuriku Expressway Kashiwazaki IC and Kan-Etsu Expressway Nagaoka IC
About toll free measures

January 26, 2016
East Nippon Expressway Co., Ltd.
Niigata Regional Head Office

NEXCO EAST Niigata Regional Head Office (Chuo-ku, Niigata City) will take the following toll-free measures so that it can be used as a bypass for National Highway No. 8 and National Highway No. 116, which restrict traffic to carry out intensive snow removal work. It will be announced.

About toll free measures

(1) Implementation period

From Tuesday, January 26, 2016 7:00
*The road condition of the general road is Hokuriku Regional Development Bureau Please verify.
(We will notify you separately when this measure is completed.)


(2) Target usage

Hokuriku Expressway Sanjo Tsubame IC ⇔ ICs in Kashiwazaki IC (Sanjo Tsubame IC, Nakanoshima Mitsuke IC, Nagaoka IC, Nishiyama IC, Kashiwazaki IC) will be free of charge.
Entrance: Tsubame Sanjo → Exit: Nakanoshima Mitsuke, Nagaoka, Nishiyama or Kashiwazaki
Entrance: Nakanoshima Mitsuke → Exit: Tsubame Sanjo, Nagaoka, Nishiyama or Kashiwazaki
Entrance: Nagaoka → Exit: Tsubame Sanjo, Nakanoshima Mitsuke, Nishiyama or Kashiwazaki
Entrance: Nishiyama → Exit: Tsubame Sanjo, Nakanoshima Mitsuke, Nagaoka, Kashiwazaki
Entrance: Kashiwazaki → Exit: Sanjo Tsubame, Nakanoshima Mitsuke, Nagaoka, Nishiyama
* If you use beyond the target section, it will be the normal rate including the charge of the target section.
*While the measures are free of charge, motorcycles of 125cc or less cannot be used.

*Sakae Smart IC is also available for ETC vehicles.

Toll free section

Image of toll free section
(3) Target vehicle type

All models

(4) How to pass

Complimentary measures will be applied regardless of whether you drive in the general lane or the ETC lane.

  • If you use ETC, your usage history will be displayed on the price display and usage inquiry service, but you will not be charged for the toll.
(5) Customer counter

NEXCO EAST Customer Center (24 hour operator will correspond.)