[E4] Tohoku Expressway “Hanamaki PA Smart Interchange”
Opens at 15:00 on Wednesday, March 20, 2020 (holiday)
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- [E4] Tohoku Expressway “Hanamaki PA Smart Interchange” will open at 15:00 on Wednesday, March 20, 2020 (holiday)
January 26, 2020
Iwate Prefecture
Hanamaki City
East Nippon Expressway Co., Ltd.
Tohoku Regional Head Office
Iwate Prefecture, Hanamaki City, and East Nippon Expressway Co., Ltd. Tohoku Regional Head Office (Miyagino Ward, Sendai City) are jointly developing an E4 Hanamaki Parking Area (PA) for E4 Tohoku Expressway Hanamaki Parking Area (Hanamaki Parking Area). We would like to inform you that the Smart Interchange (Smart IC) has been completed and will open at 15:00 on Wednesday, March 20, 2020 (holiday).
By connecting Hanamaki PA Smart IC, it is expected to have effects such as improving the local environment, supporting local industry, and supporting emergency medical activities.
1. Opening date and time
March 20, 2020 (Wednesday/Holiday) 15:00
2. Installation location
(Between Kitakami Ezuriko IC and Hanamaki Minami IC)
3. 3. Operating hours
24hours
Four. Operation form
Full-interval type with temporary stop (upper and lower separation type *)
Please note that if you exit from Tohoku Expressway Main Line at this smart IC, you will not be able to use Hanamaki PA.
- Please note that the entrance for Sendai (In-bound line) and the entrance for Aomori (Out-bound line) are separate.
Five. Target model
All models equipped with ETC in-vehicle device
6. Location map
Tohoku Expressway Hanamaki PA Smart IC is connected to Hanamaki PA, which is located 7.9 km north of Kitakami Ezuriko IC and 1.9 km south of Hanamaki Minami IC.
![Image of position map](/pressroom/cms_assets/pressroom/2024/01/26a/01.jpg)
7. 7. Complete image
![Image image of completed image](/pressroom/cms_assets/pressroom/2024/01/26a/02.jpg)
8. 8. Expected main maintenance effects
(As shown in the attached sheet [PDF: 716KB])
- Improving the local environment
- Supporting local industry
- Support for emergency medical activities
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.
- This smart IC does not have local staff. In case of trouble such as the opening / closing bar not opening, please use the intercom in the lane.
![Image of how to use smart IC Image 1](/pressroom/cms_assets/pressroom/2024/01/26a/03.jpg)
◆The Hanamaki PA Smart IC has separate entrances for Sendai (In-bound line) and Aomori (Out-bound line), so please be careful when using the IC. (See figure below)
If you are heading in the wrong direction, please inform us using the intercom in front of the ETC gate.
Also, please note that if you exit from Tohoku Expressway Main Line at this smart IC, you will not be able to use Hanamaki PA.
![Image of how to use smart IC Image 2](/pressroom/cms_assets/pressroom/2024/01/26a/04.jpg)
Ten. Tohoku Expressway Hanamaki PA Smart IC toll fee
Toll fees between Hanamaki PA Smart IC and major ICs
Regular fee (unit: yen)
Urawa Main Line | Sendai Miyagi | Hanamaki Minami | Kitakami Ezuriko | Morioka South | Akita Minami | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Hanamaki PA smart |
Light vehicles, etc. | 8,200 | 2,980 | 210 | 340 | 870 | 2,610 |
Standard-sized car | 10,200 | 3,690 | 220 | 380 | 1,040 | 3,230 | |
Medium-sized car | 12,200 | 4,390 | 230 | 420 | 1,220 | 3,840 | |
Large car | 16,700 | 5,980 | 250 | 520 | 1,620 | 5,220 | |
Oversized car | 27,700 | 9,850 | 310 | 750 | 2,580 | 8,580 | |
Distance (km) | 472.6※ | 140.2 | 1.9 | 7.9 | 32.5 | 117.5 |
- Distance from Kawaguchi Junction (JCT), the starting point of Tohoku Expressway, is displayed.
ETC discount (late night discount/holiday discount) (Unit: yen)
Urawa Main Line | Sendai Miyagi | Hanamaki Minami | Kitakami Ezuriko | Morioka South | Akita Minami | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Late night discount | Holiday discounts | Midnight discount / holiday discount | ||||||
Hanamaki PA smart |
Light vehicles, etc. | 5,740 | 5,940 | 2,090 | 150 | 240 | 610 | 1,830 |
Standard-sized car | 7,140 | 7,390 | 2,580 | 150 | 270 | 730 | 2,260 | |
Medium-sized car | 8,540 | - | 3,070 | 160 | 290 | 850 | 2,690 | |
Large car | 11,690 | - | 4,190 | 180 | 360 | 1,130 | 3,650 | |
Oversized car | 19,390 | - | 6,900 | 220 | 530 | 1,810 | 6,010 | |
Distance (km) | 472.6※ | 140.2 | 1.9 | 7.9 | 32.5 | 117.5 |
- Show the distance from Tohoku Expressway starting point "Kawaguchi JCT"
Vehicle models eligible for discount
NEXCO EAST Group is working to contribute to achieving the SDGs.
This project to develop the Hanamaki PA Smart IC is a business activity that will revitalize the local economy and support local medical care through the development and strengthening of Expressway network. I believe that this will contribute to No. 11.
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