The (lit. Tōkai Ring Expressway) is a
toll road
A toll road, also known as a turnpike or tollway, is a public or private road (almost always a controlled-access highway in the present day) for which a fee (or '' toll'') is assessed for passage. It is a form of road pricing typically implemen ...
in the
Tōkai region
The is a subregion of the Chūbu region and Kansai region in Japan that runs along the Pacific Ocean. The name comes from the Tōkaidō, one of the Edo Five Routes. Because Tōkai is a sub-region and is not officially classified, there i ...
of
Japan. It is owned and managed by
Central Nippon Expressway Company
The , abbreviated as , is one of the main operators of expressways and toll roads in Japan. It is headquartered in Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture.
The company was established on October 1, 2005 as a result of the privatization of Japan Highway Publi ...
.
Naming
Officially, the route is designated as National Route 475.
On some signs, the expressway is represented in Japanese as
東海環状道; this is done to prevent confusion with the
Tōkai-Hokuriku Expressway.
Although the road is named as an expressway, it is not recognized as a
national expressway. Officially it is a (motor vehicles must have a displacement of at least 125 cc). However, the design standard of the Tōkai-Kanjō Expressway is similar to most national expressways.
Overview
Once completed, the expressway will form a 160 km ring road for the Tōkai Region.
It is hoped that the expressway will reduce traffic congestion, link important industrial and manufacturing centers in the region, and facilitate access to
Chubu International Airport and tourist areas in rural Gifu Prefecture.
Currently 73 km of the route has been opened to traffic. This section was opened in 2005 to coincide with the opening of
Expo 2005
Expo 2005 was a World Expo held for 185 days between Friday, March 25 and Sunday, September 25, 2005, in Aichi Prefecture, Japan, east of the city of Nagoya. Japan has also hosted Expo '70 Osaka (World Expo), Expo '75 Okinawa (Specialised Expo) ...
in Aichi Prefecture. There are 4 lanes of traffic from Toyota-higashi Junction to
Toki Junction, and 2 lanes from Toki Junction to
Mino-Seki Junction.
List of interchanges and features
* IC -
interchange, SIC -
smart interchange
A is a feature of Japanese expressways that provides exclusive access to and from the expressway for vehicles equipped with electronic toll collection (ETC). The feature increases accessibility to and from the expressway in less-populated areas w ...
, JCT -
junction, SA -
service area, PA -
parking area
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References
External links
Central Nippon Expressway Company
{{DEFAULTSORT:Tokai-Kanjo Expressway
Toll roads in Japan
Proposed roads in Japan
Roads in Aichi Prefecture
Roads in Gifu Prefecture
Roads in Mie Prefecture