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This time, Hachinohe City and NEXCO EAST Hachinohe Management Office (Hachinohe City, Aomori Prefecture) have been promoting maintenance. E4A Hachinohe Expressway Hachinohe west smart interchange (IC) is 2019- since it became possible to open March 23 (Saturday) 15:00, it will be announced.

Hachinohe West Smart IC is located in the western part of Hachinohe City, as an IC directly connected to the main line exclusively for ETC. [1] Expressway convenience improvement effect, [2] Activation of regional industrial and economic activities, [3] It is expected that a wide-area medical system will be enhanced, [4] disaster prevention activities will be enhanced, and [5] the tourism industry will be revitalized.

1 Opening date

2019 March 23 (Saturday) 15:00

2 Installation location

Location: Hachinohe Expressway between Hachinohe JCT ~ Hachinohe Kita IC (Hachinohe Expressway connection to the mains)
Location: ​Aomori Ken Hachinohe Shiriuchimachi, Hachinohe City, Aomori Prefecture

3 operating hours

24hours

4 Operation form

Temporary stop type full inter format

5 Target vehicles

All models equipped with ETC in-vehicle device

6 Other

• Information regarding the opening ceremony will be announced separately.
• With the opening of the Hachinohe West Smart Interchange, it will be possible to use the ETC from the second Michinoku Toll Road towards the Hachinohe Expressway.

7 Location map

• Hachinohe Expressway Hachinohe West Smart IC is located 8.7km from Hachinohe JCT and 4.5km from Hachinohe Kita IC in the western part of the city, and is directly connected to the main line.

8 Expected maintenance effect

1. Convenience of using Expressway for residents and workers, such as Large the access area (10 minutes) to the Expressway, increasing the number of people in the western part of Hachinohe City by about 10,000 and increasing the number of people in the neighboring Gonohe-machi by about 2.5 thousand. It is expected to improve the sex.
2. By improving accessibility to Expressway, it is expected that the distribution of local specialty products “Nagaimo” and “Garlic” (Aomori Prefecture: No. 1 nationwide share of harvest) will be streamlined and regional industries will be activated.
3. Improving the lifesaving rate is expected by shortening the transportation time to the third emergency medical institution (Hachinohe City Municipal Hospital).
4. In addition to securing a rescue / relief route in the event of a disaster that efficiently utilizes the Hachinohe city's ring Expressway network, even when the city is divided due to tsunami damage, etc., access to disaster prevention base facilities from the west side of Hachinohe city It will be possible to enhance disaster prevention activities.
5. It is expected that the tourism industry will be revitalized by shortening the time and improving access from Expressway to major tourist destinations (such as Sanriku Reconstruction National Park).

9 How to use smart IC

◆ Smart IC is an interchange exclusively for ETC.

• To use it, insert an ETC card into the ETC on-board unit and pass.
• Be sure to stop before the opening / closing bar of the smart IC.
• If the open / close bar does not open, please inform the staff.

• Please note that there is a limit to the direction in which the inflow and outflow can occur from the In-bound and Out-bound lines.

10 Hachinohe Expressway Hachinohe West Smart IC Toll

[Vehicles to which the discount applies]

Midnight discount: All vehicles that travel on the Expressway at midnight (0-4)
Holiday discounts: light vehicles or ordinary vehicles that travel on rural Expressway on Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays