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Akashi Akashi may refer to: People *Akashi (surname) Places *Akashi, Hyōgo *Akashi Station, a Japanese railroad station on the Sanyō Main Line *Akashi Strait *Akashi Kaikyō Bridge, crossing the former *Akashi Castle *Akashi Domain * Akashi, the name ...

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. It is owned and operated by

West Nippon Expressway Company The , abbreviated as , is one of the main operators of expressways and toll roads in Japan. It is headquartered on the 19th floor of Dojima Avanza in Kita-ku, Osaka. The company was established on October 1, 2005, as a result of the privatization o ...

and is signed as E93 under the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism's (MLIT) "2016 Proposal for Realization of Expressway Numbering."

Route description

The Daini-Shinmei Road has two lanes in each direction. The speed limit is 70 km/h along the entirety of the road.

History

*Myōdani interchange to Ōkuradani interchange opened in 1964 *Suma (Tsukimiyama) interchange to Myōdani interchange opened in 1969 *Ōkuradani interchange to Akashi-nishi interchange opened in 1970 :The opening was timed to coincide with the

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Future

MLIT is in the process of acquiring right of way to build a extension of the Kitasen Road to link up with the Daini-Shinmei Road at an interchange in the Ishigatani area of Akashi.,

Junction list

The entire expressway is in

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Route description

History

Future

Junction list

References

See also