About opening of Joban Expressway Namie IC-Minamisoma IC, Soma IC-Yamamoto IC

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NEXCO EAST (Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo) Joban Expressway Namie Interchange (IC)-Minamisoma IC and Soma IC-Yamamoto IC about, It is now open So let me know.

For the remaining sections under construction, we will do our utmost to open all lines as soon as possible, aiming for opening before the Golden Week in 2015.

1 Open section

Joban Expressway Namie IC-Minamisoma IC (extension 18.4km)
Joban Expressway Soma IC-Yamamoto IC (23.3km extension)
(Total extension 41.7km)

2 Opening day

Saturday, December 6, 2014

3 Future plans

Details regarding the opening ceremony and the opening of the site to the press before opening will be announced.

In addition, we will inform you again about the opening date of the service area and parking area under construction on Joban Expressway.

Joban Expressway Location Map

*The extension in the figure may not fit due to rounding.
We will inform you again about the opening schedule of SA and PA marked with ★.

Location of the new interchange

Namie IC: Hachiryuchi, Murohara, Namie-cho, Futaba-gun, Fukushima Prefecture
Shinchi IC: Akashiba, Komagamine, Shinchi-cho, Soma-gun, Fukushima Prefecture

Reference material

• Joban Expressway location map [PDF: 762KB]
• Status of the section opened this time [PDF: 183KB]
• Namie IC-Minamisoma IC's main damage and restoration status [PDF: 161KB]
• Efforts toward steady opening [PDF: 444KB]
• Effect of opening [PDF: 3.3MB]