is an urban expressway in

Nagoya is the largest city in the Chūbu region, the fourth-most populous city and third most populous urban area in Japan, with a population of 2.3million in 2020. Located on the Pacific coast in central Honshu, it is the capital and the most p ...

and

Tōkai, Aichi is a city located in Aichi Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 113,698 in 51,035 households, and a population density of 2,618 persons per km². The total area of the city was . Geography Tōkai is located in the far n ...

, Japan. It is a part of the

Nagoya Expressway The is a network of urban expressways in Japan serving the greater Nagoya area. It is owned and managed by Nagoya Expressway Public Corporation. Overview The first section of the Nagoya Expressway network opened to traffic in 1979. As of 2008 ...

network and is owned and operated by Nagoya Expressway Public Corporation.

Route description

Originating from a junction with the Ring Route, it extends southward to the city of Tōkai and the

Isewangan Expressway The is a national expressway in the Tōkai region of Japan. It is owned and operated by Central Nippon Expressway Company. Naming The route primarily follows the north shore of Ise Bay (wangan means bayshore in Japanese). Officially, the rout ...

. The route serves as an alternate access route to Chubu International Airport and was built to reduce traffic congestion on Route 3. The expressway has 2 lanes in each direction for its entire length.

History

The expressway was completed in stages between 2010 and 2013. During the

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, six tollgates were closed along the Tōkai and Manba routes after a tollgate operator was found to be infected with the virus.

Junction list

Note: All exit numbers and names are provisional. * JCT -

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, TB -

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References

External links

Nagoya Expressway Public Corporation
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