National Highway 468 No. Ken-o Expressway (Ken-O Road (Ken Odo))
The section from "Tsukuba Chuo IC (Interchange)" to "Tsukuba JCT (Junction)" will open on April 24th.
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- Ken-O Road between the Tsukuba Chuo IC and the Tsukuba JCT will be opened on April 24th.
February 15, 2010
Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism Kanto Regional Development Bureau Joso National Highway Office
East Japan Expressway Co., Ltd. Kanto Regional Head Office Mito Construction Office
Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport Kanto Regional Development Bureau and the East Expressway Co., Ltd. Kanto Regional Head Office has been promoting the business jointly, Ken-O Road 4.3km from Tsukuba center IC of up to Tsukuba JCT is now to be opened.
Opening date and time
Saturday, April 24, 2010, 15:00
Open section
4.3km from Tsukuba Chuo IC (interchange) to Tsukuba JCT (junction)
- The opening ceremony is scheduled from 10 o'clock on the day.
The details of the ceremony will be announced later.
【Expected effect】
Improved accessibility in the horizontal direction in the prefecture's southern region
- The time required from the new Tsukuba City Government Office to Inashiki City Hall will be reduced by about 10 minutes (about 40 minutes to about 30 minutes).
Improving accessibility to Expressway ICs from the western part of the prefecture
- Expressway IC 30 minutes Use area population will increase by about 26 thousand.
1) Overview of the section opened this time
Route name
National Route 468 Ken-o Expressway (Ken-O Road)
Open section
4.3km from Tsukuba Chuo IC (interchange) to Tsukuba JCT (junction)
Opening IC
Tsukuba Chuo IC (Interchange) (Tsukuba City Arai)
Connecting road
Main local road Toride Tsukuba Line (Science Boulevard)
Location map
2) Maintenance effect
Improved accessibility in the horizontal direction in the prefecture's southern region
- The time required from the new government office of Tsukuba City Hall, which opens in May this year, to Inashiki City Hall is reduced by about 10 minutes compared to the present time (40 minutes using Tsukuba Ushiku IC-Inashiki IC ⇒ 30 minutes using Tsukuba Central IC-Inashiki IC) ) Will be done.
Time-saving effect in the southern area of the prefecture
- The new Tsukuba City Hall Government Office opened in May 2010.
- The time required for general roads is estimated from the 2005 road traffic census general traffic volume survey travel speed during congestion.
- The time required for the Ken-O Road Expressway is calculated based on the running speed (70km/h) and extension of the provisional model.
Improving accessibility to Expressway ICs from the western part of the prefecture
- Expressway IC 30 minutes Use area population will increase by about 26 thousand in the western part of the prefecture.
Of Kensei regional Expressway IC30 minutes use sphere Large
- The service area is calculated from the 2005 road traffic census.
- Use area population is calculated from the 2005 Census.
Outlet mall (name: Ami Premium Outlets) opened around Amihigashi IC on July 9, 2009. (reference)
An outlet mall with a site area of 16.5ha opens on July 9, 2009 at the commercial and business facility site in the "Ami Yoshiwara East Land Readjustment Project" area adjacent to the Ami East IC.
Ami since east IC opening, in the Ibaraki Prefecture, etc. Ken-O Road are being promoted efforts to local activation, such as to inform the tour route guidance of the wayside region utilizing.
- Changes in the traffic volume of the Ken-O Road 2009
Since the opening of the outlet mall, the traffic volume on the Ken-O Road has also increased.
Traffic to and from Amihigashi IC and traffic between Ushiku Ami IC and Amihigashi IC
3) Current status of the section opened this time
Tsukuba JCT
Taken on January 27, 2010
Tsukuba Central IC
Taken on February 8, 2010
- Photo data will be provided.
4) Price list of the newly opened section [PDF: 22KB]
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