Usage status for three years after the opening of the Do-O Expressway Waatsu Smart Interchange

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June 28, 2012
Waatsu Smart Interchange District Council Secretariat
(City Planning Division, Planning and Finance Department, Kitahiroshima City)
East Nippon Expressway Co., Ltd. Hokkaido Regional Head Office

We will inform you about the usage status for 3 years after the opening of the first Wattsu Smart Interchange (IC) in Hokkaido, which opened on June 29, 2009.

Usage status of Waatsu smart IC

  • The average daily traffic volume for the three years after the opening was 1,341, which has been used by more than 1.46 million vehicles.
    (Traffic volume is summarized from H21.6.30 to H24.6.24)
Image image of changes in traffic volume at Wanatsu Smart IC

The effect of wheel thickness smart IC maintenance

  • We have also heard from the surrounding facilities that the convenience has improved.
  • It is also used for emergency transportation and contributes to the improvement of the regional medical environment.
  • It is expected to attract companies to the Kitahiroshima Waatsu Industrial Park, which is about 3km from this IC. (Scheduled to start selling H24.7)
Image image of the effect of wheel thickness smart IC maintenance

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