[E8] Hokuriku Expressway Kurosaki Smart Interchange
Operation form will be changed from Saturday, March 25, 2023
～Release of car model restrictions and 24-hour use～
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- [E8] Hokuriku Expressway Kurosaki Smart Interchange The operation mode will change from March 25, 2020 (Saturday)
January 18, 5th year of Reiwa
Niigata City Civil Engineering Department Road Planning Division
East Nippon Expressway Co., Ltd., Ltd. Niigata Regional Head Office
At the E8 Hokuriku Expressway Kurosaki Smart Interchange (hereafter referred to as "smart IC"), the usage time was currently limited to medium-sized vehicles (vehicle length 8.5m) from 6:00 to 22:00, but the following As you can see, we are pleased to inform you that all car models can be used 24 hours a day.
By making it possible to use all types of vehicles 24 hours a day, it is expected to improve logistics efficiency and facilitate emergency response and emergency medical care in the event of a disaster.
1. Operation start date
Saturday, March 25, 2023
- On the same day, the Niigata Central Ring Road (between National Routes 8 and 116) will also open, connecting with the Kurosaki Smart IC.
- Operation start time will be announced separately.
2. place
Hokuriku Expressway Kurosaki Smart IC up and down line
(In-In-bound line: Urata, Itai, Nishi-ku, Niigata City)
(Out-bound: inside Kiba Dainan area, Nishi Ward, Niigata City)
3. 3. Operating hours
24hours
Four. Target model
All models equipped with ETC in-vehicle device
Five. Usage pattern
Temporary stop type full IC format (entrance to Niigata direction, Tokyo direction)
[Access route to Kurosaki Smart IC (In-bound) related to change in operation]
![[Access route to Kurosaki Smart IC (In-bound) related to change in operation] Current image image](/pressroom/cms_assets/pressroom/2023/01/18/02.jpg)
![[Access route to Kurosaki Smart IC (In-bound) related to change of operation] Image image after change](/pressroom/cms_assets/pressroom/2023/01/18/03.jpg)
- After the operation change, the only access route to Kurosaki Smart IC (In-bound) will be the Niigata Central Ring Road.
In addition, the access route to Kurosaki Smart IC (Out-bound) has not changed from the present.
[Effects expected from changing the operation mode]
- Supporting logistics efficiency
With 24-hour service and support for all types of vehicles, convenience to Masuoka Industrial Park and Shirane Industrial Park will be improved, and logistics efficiency is expected to improve. - Support for emergency response and emergency medical care in the event of a disaster
The 24-hour service is expected to produce effects such as enabling prompt response day and night for emergency response in the event of a disaster and emergency transport to Niigata Municipal Hospital.
[Price list between major ICs]
![Image of [Price list between major ICs]](/pressroom/cms_assets/pressroom/2023/01/18/05.jpg)
- Charges applied after vehicle type restrictions are lifted
The NEXCO EAST Group has positioned the period from 2021 to 2025 as "a period to contribute to the achievement of the SDGs and transform toward a new future society", and is carrying out various initiatives.
Regarding the 24-hour operation of the Kurosaki Smart Interchange and its support for all types of vehicles, the development and strengthening of the Expressway network will lead to the revitalization of the regional economy and support for regional medical care, etc. , 8th, 9th and 11th.
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