General National Route 468 Ken-o Expressway (Ken-O Road)
Kisarazu East IC (Kisarazu Higashi Interchange)-Kisarazu JCT (Kisarazu Junction) will open on March 21

February 1, 2007
Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism Kanto Regional Development Bureau Chiba National Highway Office
East Japan Expressway Co., Ltd. Kanto Regional Head Office Chiba Construction Office

The first Ken-O Road Chiba Prefecture (a part of the metropolitan area 3 ring)
Finally open

Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport Chiba national highway office and NEXCO EAST Chiba Construction Office has been promoting the development Ken-O Road section from Kisarazu east interchange of Chiba section to the Kisarazu junction, is extended 7.1km now be opened.

Opening date and time

Wednesday, March 21, 2007, from 15:00 on the spring equinox day

Open section

From Kisarazu East Interchange (Shimo-gun, Kisarazu)
Length 7.1km to Kisarazu Junction (Inari, Kisarazu)

The opening ceremony is scheduled to be held in the morning on the day prior to the opening. Details will be announced later.

More convenient, one after another lead Ken-O Road

Ken-O Road by the opening of, improved access from the outside Bow Kujukuri area is achieved, we anticipate the effect of reducing the access time of the Tokyo and Kanagawa district.

Opening from Kisarazu Higashi IC to Kisarazu JCT (this time) shortens 10 minutes

This effect is expected to Large the coverage of emergency medical facilities, improve access to major tourist facilities, and revitalize the industry by shortening transportation time.

Furthermore, the opening of the Mobara Chonan IC (tentative name) (scheduled to open in 2009) will reduce the time by 30 minutes.

On the Ken-O Road in Chiba Prefecture, "(tentative name) Kazusa IC" for strengthening access to the Kazusa Academia Park and "() for strengthening cooperation with Narita International Airport and supporting related logistics" We will install two interchanges of "Tentative name) Shimosa IC".