Overview of the open section of the Doto Expressway

• Number of lanes and design speed
  2 lanes, design speed 100km/h, design standard class 1 class 2
• History of the section
  December 25, 1997 Enforcement Order
  March 21, 2002 Construction start
  March 31, 2006 Business license
  March 31, 2006 Signed an agreement with the Expressway Agency
• Line outline of the open section

  Doto Expressway is a national expressway that runs a part of the Hokkaido crossing Expressway that connects the Central and Eastern Hokkaido areas, and has so far been from Chitose Eniwa Junction (JCT) to 42km Yubari IC and Tokachi Shimizu IC to Honbetsu/Ashoro IC. 82 km are open.

  The section to be opened this time goes from the already opened Tokachi Shimizu IC to the direction of Sapporo, passes through the tunnel or bridge through almost the middle part of the Hidaka Pass and Karikatsu Pass of the Hidaka Mountains, and at Tomamu IC the road Yubari Shin It is a section with an extension of 20.9 km that connects to the acquisition line.

・Opening effect 1 Secure and comfortable access that connects the central and eastern regions of Hokkaido is secured.

With the opening of this section, it will be possible to travel between the central and eastern areas of Hokkaido, avoiding the Nissho Pass, an altitude of 1,022m, which is a mountain route where the natural environment is severe.

The altitude of this section is 400m lower than that of Nissho Pass, and the vertical alignment of the road is significantly improved, which reduces visibility problems and winter traffic obstacles due to fog, and secures safer and more comfortable access. Will be done.

In addition, along with the opening of this section, the travel time from Sapporo City to Obihiro City will be shortened by about 10 minutes due to the effect of the Akaiwa Tunnel on the Yubari Shintoku Line and the Road Shimukappu Hobetsu Line that were opened this spring By further improving access in the eastern part of Hokkaido, it is expected that the area will be activated and exchanges will be promoted, such as Large of the tourist action area.

･Opening effect 2 Contributes to local medical care by shortening the transportation time to higher medical facilities.

Shimukappu mura and Minamifurano-cho, which were not included in the half-day action range to the regional center hospital, are now included in the half-day action range due to the shortened travel time to Obihiro City due to the opening of this section. By shortening the transportation time to the next medical facility, it will contribute to local medical care.

For example, in Shimukappu mura and Minamifurano-cho, when transporting critically ill patients, conventionally, it took more than two hours to transport a general road to a hospital in Asahikawa, the central city of the living area. As a result, it will be possible to transfer to a hospital in Obihiro city in about 1 hour, and it is expected that the options for emergency lifesaving measures will be Large and daily medical opportunities will be improved.