【E4】Tohoku Expressway "Sugao Smart Interchange"
It will open at 15:00 on Saturday, March 25, 5th year of Reiwa

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  • [E4] Tohoku Expressway "Sugao Smart Interchange" will open at 15:00 on Saturday, March 25, 5th year of Reiwa

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February 17, 2020
Miyagi Prefecture
Murata Town
East Nippon Expressway Co., Ltd.
Tohoku Regional Head Office

This time, the E4 Tohoku Expressway Sugo Smart Interchange (IC), which has been jointly developed by Miyagi Prefecture, Murata Town, and East Nippon Expressway Co., Ltd. Tohoku Regional Head Office (Miyagino Ward, Sendai City), has been completed. We are pleased to inform you that we will open at 15:00 on Saturday, March 25th.
The Sugo Smart IC will connect to the existing Sugo Parking Area (PA) as a rest facility-connected ETC-dedicated IC, shortening the access time to Expressway for regional development and improving accessibility to tertiary emergency medical facilities. , it is expected to improve the convenience of Sendai Airport.

1. Opening date and time

March 25, 2020 (Sat) 15:00

2. Installation location

position:
Tohoku Expressway (between Murata IC and Sendai Minami IC)
location:
In Sugeo, Murata-cho, Shibata-gun, Miyagi Prefecture

3. 3. Operating hours

24hours

Four. Operation form

Temporary stop type full inter format

Five. Target model

Vehicles up to 12m in length equipped with ETC in-vehicle device

  • For vehicles longer than 12m, please use Murata IC or Sendai Minami IC.

6. Location map

Tohoku Expressway Sugo Smart IC will be connected to Sugo PA located 7.8 km north of Murata IC and 7.2 km south of Sendai Minami IC.

Image of position map

7. 7. Complete image

Image image of completed image

8. 8. Expected main maintenance effects

 As per Attachment 1 [PDF: 289KB]

  1. Regional development, alleviation of traffic congestion and improvement of safety using Sportsland SUGO
  2. Regional development by improving access to tourist facilities and forming new sightseeing tour routes
  3. Improving accessibility to tertiary emergency medical facilities from the northern part of Murata Town
  4. Improved convenience from Yamagata Prefecture to Sendai Airport, an international industrial transportation hub

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.
Image of how to use smart IC

Ten. Tohoku Expressway Sugo smart IC toll

Tolls between Sugo Smart IC and major ICs (unit: yen)

[Regular fee]

Urawa Main Line Sendai Miyagi Murata Sendai South Yamagata Zao Fukushima Iizaka
Sugo
smart
Light vehicles, etc. 5,880 440 330 320 1,080 1,350
Standard-sized car 7,310 510 380 360 1,320 1,650
Medium-sized car 8,740 580 420 400 1,510 1,940
Large car 11,900 740 510 490 2,040 2,610
Oversized car 19,800 1,120 750 700 3,340 4,240
Distance (km) 319.6 12.8 7.8 7.2 40.7 54.7
  • Show the distance from Tohoku Expressway starting point "Kawaguchi JCT"

[ETC discount (midnight discount/holiday discount)]

Urawa Main Line Sendai Miyagi Murata Sendai South Yamagata Zao Fukushima Iizaka
Late night discount Holiday discounts Midnight discount / holiday discount
Sugo
smart
Light vehicles, etc. 4,120 4,330 310 230 220 760 950
Standard-sized car 5,120 5,380 360 270 250 920 1,160
Medium-sized car 6,120 410 290 280 1,060 1,360
Large car 8,330 520 360 340 1,430 1,830
Oversized car 13,860 780 530 490 2,340 2,970
Distance (km) 319.6 12.8 7.8 7.2 40.7 54.7
  • Show the distance from Tohoku Expressway starting point "Kawaguchi JCT"

[Vehicles to which the discount applies]

Midnight discount:
All cars that drive on the Expressway at midnight (0-4)
Holiday discounts:
Light vehicles, etc., or ordinary vehicles that pass through rural Expressway on Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays
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