Sendai-Tobu Road "Sendai Port IC" opened

~Distributed traffic and smooth access to Sendai Shiogama Port~

December 19, 2012
Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism Sendai River National Highway Office
East Japan Expressway Tohoku Regional Head Office Sendai Construction Office

Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport Tohoku Regional Development Bureau and the East Expressway Co., Ltd. Tohoku Regional Head Office has been promoting the business in co-Sendai-Tobu Road was opened in the 2012 December 1, "Sendai Port IC".

We would like to inform you that we have summarized the traffic conditions after the opening.

Traffic volume of "Sendai Kohoku IC" and "Sendai East IC" decreased by about 44 hundred vehicles/day due to opening of Sendai Port IC

Before opening
IC traffic volume
[11/5-9 average]
After opening
IC traffic volume
[12/10-14 average]
Increase/decreaseRemarks
Sendai Kohoku IC15,500 units/day13,400 units/day2,100 units/day decreaseCompared to before opening
About 10% decrease
Sendai Port IC-6,600 units/day--
Sendai East IC26,900 units/day24,600 units/day2,300 units/day decreaseCompared to before opening
About 10% decrease
  • We heard from the logistics companies that use Sendai Shiogama Port that convenience to Sendai Shiogama Port has improved, and from general users that the flow of Route 45 has become smoother.

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