[E8] Hokuriku Expressway Ogata Smart Interchange
It will be available for 24 hours from 6:00 am on Wednesday, March 1, 2023

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February 7, 2023
Joetsu City
East Nippon Expressway Co., Ltd.
Niigata Regional Head Office

 At the E8 Hokuriku Expressway Ogata Ogata Smart Interchange (hereinafter referred to as "smart IC"), the usage time was currently limited to 6:00 to 22:00, but as follows, it will be possible to use it 24 hours a day. I will let you know.
By making it available 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
    March 1, 2020 (Wednesday) from 6:00 a.m.
  2. place
    Hokuriku Expressway Ogata Smart IC Up/Down Line
  3. operating hours
    24hours
  4. Target car model
    All models equipped with ETC on-board device (vehicle length 12m or less)
  5. Usage form
    Temporary stop type full IC format (entrance to Niigata direction, Tokyo direction)
    • There is no change in the entrance/exit of Ogata Smart IC.
Image of Ogata Smart IC (Ogata PA) location map
  • The map is processed based on the map of the Geospatial Information Authority of Japan

Access route to Ogata Smart IC

  • There is no change in the entrance/exit of Ogata Smart IC.

Shooting date: January 12, 2023

(In-bound line)

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(Out-bound line)

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Expected effect of changing the operation form

  • Supporting logistics efficiency
    It is expected to improve the convenience of surrounding companies such as Ogata Industrial Park and improve the efficiency of logistics.
  • Emergency medical assistance
    The transport time to the prefectural central hospital, which is a tertiary emergency medical treatment, is shortened, and an improvement in the emergency lifesaving rate is expected.
Image of logistics efficiency support and emergency medical support

The NEXCO EAST Group has positioned the period from 2021 to 2025 as "a period to contribute to the achievement of SDGs and transform toward a new future society", and is conducting various initiatives.
Regarding the response to the 24-hour operation of the "Ogata Smart Interchange" this time, by developing and strengthening the Expressway network, we will contribute to the revitalization of the regional economy and support for regional medical care. I think it will contribute to the 9th and 11th.

Image of the SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS logo and the 3rd, 8th, 9th, and 11th SDGs logos
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