Introducing the 50-year history of the opening and the efforts of the Expressway that connects the regions and connects them to the future

Hokkaido Expressway 50th Anniversary Special Site Opened

-Campaign is also held on the site (Expressway memories and episodes until September 28)-

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September 10, 3rd year of Reiwa
East Nippon Expressway Co., Ltd. Hokkaido Regional Head Office

NEXCO EAST Hokkaido Regional Head Office (Atsubetsu-ku, Sapporo) has opened a special website to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the opening Expressway
https://www.e-nexco.co.jp/activity/agreeable/hokkaido50/

北海道高速道路50周年特設サイトのイメージ画像
Photograph of the Asari Main Line toll booth on the opening day (December 4, 1971)
State of Asari Main Line Toll Office on the opening day (December 4, 1971)

 特設サイトでは、北海道高速道路の半世紀の軌跡や、高速道路リニューアルプロジェクト・4車線化事業・雪氷対策高度化といった、地域をつなぎ、未来につなぐ北海道高速道路の取り組みを紹介します。また、特設サイト上でのキャンペーンとして、「北海道の高速道路の思い出・エピソード」を、9月28日(火)まで募集します。

Image image of memories and episodes of the Expressway

For those who have sent us wonderful memories and episodes, a pair ticket for watching the Sapporo Dome of Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters (25 pairs, 50 people, Orix Buffaloes game on Saturday, October 16), 54 original cans of Shiroi Koibito (50 people) or "Coffee & Rusk Assortment Set" (50 people) made by Kupido Fair, a social welfare corporation in Iwamizawa City, will be presented.

Image of Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters
Photograph of an original can containing 54 Shiroi Koibito
Photograph of "Coffee & Rusk Assortment Set" made by Kupido Fair, a social welfare corporation in Iwamizawa City

Overview of special site

  1. HISTORY ~ 50 Years of Expressway
  2. We will look back on the 50-year history of the first opening of each line and the recovery from the eruption of Mt. Usu and the typhoon disaster, along with photographs of the time and the events that occurred in Hokkaido in each age group.

    Image image of HISTORY ~ Expressway
    Image image of HISTORY ~ Expressway

    In the future, the effects of the 50-year opening Expressway will be announced on the "EFFECT" page.

  3. VISION-The future of the Hokkaido Expressway, which will accelerate further in the future
  4. Expressway that protect people in the event of frequent disasters, to maintain winter transportation infrastructure in snowy countries in a declining population We will explain the efforts of the Expressway will lead to the future, such as the "Snow and Ice Countermeasures Advanced System (ASNOS)" including the automation of snow removal vehicles, which are indispensable for the future.

    VISION-Image of the future of the Expressway, which will accelerate further from now on
  5. CAMPAIGN- "Memories / Episode of Expressway
  6. A total of 125 people who have posted their own memories and episodes (about 50 to 200 characters) related to Expressway

    1. Application period September 10th (Friday) -September 28th (Tuesday), 2021
    2. 賞品 応募時にご希望の賞品をお選びいただきます。
      • A賞・・・北海道日本ハムファイターズ札幌ドーム観戦ペアチケット(A指定席) 
        25組50名さま
        (対象試合 10月16日(土)オリックス・バッファローズ戦)
      • B賞・・・50周年シンボルロゴ入り白い恋人オリジナル缶(54枚入り) 
        50名さま
      • C賞・・・コーヒー&ラスク詰め合わせセット(社会福祉法人クピドフェア製) 
        50名さま

About the 50th anniversary symbol logo

Image image of the logo mark of the 50th anniversary of the opening of the Hokkaido Expressway

The design is a stylized design of "50" and a map of Hokkaido, and the colors are based on the image of Hokkaido, which is rich in nature, with a gradation from the green of the earth to the blue of the wide sky and sea.

Expressway network in this land where nature is alive, the corporate stance of continuing to develop with Hokkaido and continuing to walk with Hokkaido is expressed by the message "Wide land and will continue." Did.

Through this symbol logo, we will express our gratitude to all of you and Expressway our desire to aim for a safer, more comfortable highway.

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