Transfer of Sendai-Nanbu Road

June 11, 2013
Tohoku Regional Development Bureau, Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism
Miyagi Prefecture
Sendai city
Miyagi Prefectural Road Corporation
East Nippon Expressway Co., Ltd. Tohoku Regional Head Office

Regarding Sendai-Nanbu Road, which is managed by the Miyagi Prefectural Road Corporation, the unified management of the Sendai metropolitan area high-speed ring network realizes a uniform toll system and ETC discounted toll service to further improve convenience for road users. Therefore, it will be transferred to East Nippon Expressway Co., Ltd. on July 1, 2013.

The transfer of the Sendai-Nanbu Road will contribute to tourism and industrial development throughout the Tohoku region, including Miyagi Prefecture, and is expected to be a great impetus for the early recovery from the Great East Japan Earthquake.

Prior to the transfer, a representative will be held to take over the ceremony.

1 Overview of Sendai-Nanbu Road

The Sendai-Nanbu Road managed by the Miyagi Prefectural Road Corporation is connected to the Tohoku Expressway, Sendai-Hokubu Road, Sendai-Tobu Road, and Sanriku Expressway managed by East Nippon Expressway Co., Ltd. It is the route that forms Sendai.

1) Route name
Prefectural Road Sendai Minami Inter Line
2) Between
From Futaki Nishi, Imaizumi, Wakabayashi Ward, Sendai City
To Taira Tanaka, a person from Moiwa, Taihaku Ward, Sendai City
3) prolongation
12.2 kilometers

2 Overview of the takeover ceremony

Prior to transferring Sendai-Nanbu Road, which is managed by the Miyagi Prefectural Road Corporation, to East Nippon Expressway Co., Ltd., a hand-over document is exchanged under the presence of related organizations.

1) Date and time
From Friday, June 21, 2013 4:00 pm
2) Place
Miyagi Prefectural Office 4F Office Assembly Room
3) Attendees
(Schedule/honorific title omitted)
Miyagi Prefectural Road Corporation Chairman Saburo Chiba
Hiroshi Hirose President and Chief Executive Officer East Nippon Expressway Co., Ltd.
Yoshihiro Murai, Governor of Miyagi Prefecture
Mayor of Sendai Emiko Okuyama
Hideo Tokuyama, Director, Tohoku Regional Development Bureau, Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism
4) Other
Press personnel can enter the room. (Scheduled to open at 3:45 pm)

Toll charges

By transferring to East Nippon Expressway Co., Ltd., the toll of Sendai-Nanbu Road will be changed and ETC time discount will be introduced. For more information, Appendix "Toll Fee" [PDF: 93KB] Please refer to the.

Sendai-Nanbu Road Location Map

Image of Sendai-Nanbu Road Location Map
  • The Sendai-Nanbu Road is managed by Miyagi Prefectural Road Corporation, will be transferred to East Japan Expressway Co., Ltd. at 00:00 on July 1, 2013.
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