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January 22, 2010
East Nippon Expressway Co., Ltd.

NEXCO EAST (Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, Chairman: Yagi OmoJiro) has been promoting the construction Kita-Kanto Expressway (nickname: "Kitanoseki (Bukhansanseong)") from Sano Tanuma Interchange (IC) of the Tohoku Expressway and The 5.3km extension to the connecting Iwafune Junction (JCT) will be opened.

Opening date and time

Saturday, April 17, 2010, 15:00

Open section

Sananouma IC
(Omi-cho, Sano-shi) From
Iwafune JCT
(Onodera, Iwafune-cho, Shimotsuga-gun) Until (extension 5.3km)

[Expected maintenance effects for the section opened this time]

Travel time is shortened and cooperation between major cities is strengthened

  • Travel time from Ashikaga City Hall to Tochigi Prefectural Office will be reduced by 12 minutes.

Contributing to local emergency medical care

  • Approximately 110km area where you can select multiple tertiary emergency medical institutions 2 It will be Large.

[Expected maintenance effect when all lines are open]

Travel time between regions is significantly reduced

  • The travel time from Gunma Prefectural Office to Tochigi Prefectural Office is reduced by about 2 hours compared to using a general road.

We will hold a "Commemorative experience of opening "Kitaseki"! Trial campaign"

Customers who use ETC from the newly opened "Kitaseki" Sananonuma IC-Iwafune JCT will receive 15 points (once per use) in addition to the usual ETC mileage points. .. Click here for details.

[Outline of "Kitakan" opening section]

  • Kita-Kanto Expressway is a 150km Expressway that runs from Takasaki City, Gunma Prefecture, to Hitachinaka City, Ibaraki Prefecture. It connects the major cities of Gunma, Tochigi, and Ibaraki prefectures, as well as the Ibaraki Port, and forms a ring road connecting the 100 to 150 km area from Tokyo.
    With the opening of this road, the extension of Kitaseki will be about 128km and the maintenance rate will be about 90%. The remaining Ota Kiryu IC-Sano Danuma IC is under construction for opening in 2011 (middle).
  • Overview of this section
Line name:
Kita-Kanto Expressway
Opening section:
From Sanano Danuma IC (Sano City Omicho) to Iwafune JCT (Shimotsuga Gun Iwafune Town Onodera) (extension 5.3km)
Access road:
Main local road Sanodanuma Line (Sanodanuma IC)
Opening date:
Saturday, April 17, 2010
Number of lanes:
4 lanes
Business history:
December 1996 Maintenance plan decision
December 1997 enforcement order
Construction started in January 1998
An image of the length of about 5.3km from Sananoganuma IC to Iwafune JCT and about 150km of Kita-Kanto Expressway
[Traveling time has been shortened and cooperation between major cities has been strengthened! ]
  • With this opening, the travel distance from Ashikaga City Hall to Tochigi Prefectural Office will be reduced by approximately 9 km and the travel time will be reduced by approximately 12 minutes.
When using National highway No. 50 (moving distance: about 69 km, moving time: about 87 minutes), using the Kita-Kanto Expressway (moving distance: about 60 km (about 9 km shortened), moving time: about 75 minutes (about 12 minutes shorter)) image
  • How to calculate travel time
Before opening
NEXCO EAST Actual Survey Results Date: Friday, January 8, 2010
After opening
The sum of the results of the pre-opening survey and the travel time when traveling at Kitaseki (Sano Danuma IC-Iwafune JCT) at 100km/h
  • The area within 60 minutes from the prefectural office has been Large, and the population that can reach the prefectural office within 60 minutes is about 40,000 (about 120 km). 2) Will increase. This will contribute to the "new prefecture soil 60-minute plan" that Tochigi Prefecture is promoting.
Trial calculation using NITAS (Comprehensive Traffic Analysis System) Ver.1.8 developed by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism. Population due to area Large is calculated based on the 2005 census population data
"New prefecture soil 60 minutes plan" With the basic idea of "maintaining a transportation network that enables everyone to move safely and smoothly from anywhere to anywhere", "connect major cities within the prefecture in about 60 minutes" and "Expressway interchange" The goal is to connect high-speed transportation such as trains and bullet train stations in 30 minutes, etc.By realizing the goal, the convenience of daily life will be improved, the safety of the citizens of the prefecture in the event of a disaster or emergency, It is expected to have the effect of creating industries and Large employment.

Source "New prefecture soil 60 minutes concept" Tochigi Prefecture

[Contributing to local emergency medical care]

  • Approximately 110km area where you can select multiple tertiary emergency medical institutions 2 Large and newly improving the medical environment for approximately 110,000 people, we will support a comfortable life in the community.
Image of the area where you can go to Dokkyo Medical University Hospital in 30 minutes after opening and the area that you can go to Ashikaga Red Cross Hospital in 30 minutes after opening
Curler's life-saving curve, what is the tertiary emergency medical institution: A 24-hour critical care center with advanced medical functions for severely ill emergency patients who cannot be treated by the secondary emergency medical institution. Image image of

[Maintenance effect of opening "Kitakan" on all lines]

Travel time between regions is significantly reduced

  • By connecting at "Kitaseki" such as Maebashi, Utsunomiya, Mito, etc., the travel time will be greatly shortened compared to before opening, contributing to the strengthening of regional cooperation and the development of local industry and economy.
Before opening: Utsunomiya-Mito approximately 2 hours 50 minutes, Maebashi-Mito approximately 4 hours 30 minutes, Maebashi-Utsunomiya approximately 3 hours 30 minutes. After opening: Utsunomiya-Mito approximately 1 hour 30 minutes, Maebashi-Mito approximately 2 hours, Maebashi-Utsunomiya approximately 1 hour 30 minutes. Image image of

The number of industrial parks and large-scale commercial facilities is increasing along the Kitakan Line

  • To date, many industrial parks and large-scale commercial facilities have been developed along the northern route, contributing to the creation of employment opportunities and the development of the local economy.
Image of distribution map of industrial parks and large commercial facilities
  • Displays industrial parks and large commercial facilities within a radius of 5km from each IC in Kitaseki.
  • Large commercial facility has a store area of 10,000m 2 Show more.
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