The is a partially tolled expressway in

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and

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. The expressway connects

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on the

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coast of Hokkaido to the

Dō-Ō Expressway The is a national expressway in Hokkaido, Japan. It is owned and operated by East Nippon Expressway Company. Naming The road is named the Dō-Ō Expressway ( "Central Hokkaidō Expressway") in Japanese; however, it's also known as the Hokkaid ...

in the central part of the island. It is owned and operated by partially by the

East Nippon Expressway Company The , abbreviated as , is one of the main operators of expressways and toll roads in Japan. It is headquartered in Kasumigaseki, Chiyoda, Tokyo. The company was established on October 1, 2005 as a result of the privatization of Japan Highway P ...

and the

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(MLIT). It is signed as an auxiliary route of National Route 233 as well as E62 under their "2016 Proposal for Realization of Expressway Numbering.

History

Fukagawa-Rumoi Expressway Rumoi-Horonuka Interchange

The first section of the Fukagawa-Rumoi Expressway to open was a section between its eastern terminus at Fukagawa Junction on the

to Fukagawa-nishi Interchange on 11 April 1998. The expressway was completed with the extension of its route west from Rumoi-Owada Interchange to Rumoi Interchange on 28 March 2020.

Junction list

The entire expressway is in

References

{{East Nippon Expressway Company Expressways in Japan Roads in Hokkaido 1998 establishments in Japan