[E8] Hokuriku Expressway Kurosaki Smart Interchange
Operation form will be changed from 16:00 on Saturday, March 25, 2023

~Release of car model restrictions and 24-hour use~

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March 22, 2023
Niigata City Civil Engineering Department Road Planning Division
East Nippon Expressway Co., Ltd. Niigata Regional Head Office

At the E8 Hokuriku Expressway Kurosaki Kurosaki Smart Interchange (hereinafter referred to as "Smart IC"), which Niigata City and NEXCO EAST Niigata Regional Head Office (Chuo-ku, Niigata City) have been renovating, the usage time is from 6:00 to 22:00, and the target vehicle type was limited to medium-sized vehicles (vehicle length 8.5m), but we will inform you that it will be possible to use all types of vehicles from 16:00 on March 25 (Sat) for 24 hours.

1. 1. Operation start date and time

From 16:00 on Saturday, March 25, 2023

  • At the same time, the Niigata Central Ring Road (between National Routes 8 and 116) will also open to connect with the Kurosaki Smart IC.

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 and Tokyo)

6. Entrance/exit temporary closure

Due to construction work, the Kurosaki Smart IC (In-bound line) entrance will be temporarily closed from 6:00 to 16:00 on Saturday, March 25, 2023.

Image of the temporary closure of the entrance/exit

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.

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