The , or , is a partially completed
ticket system toll
Toll may refer to:
Transportation
* Toll (fee) a fee charged for the use of a road or waterway
** Road pricing, the modern practice of charging for road use
** Road toll (historic), the historic practice of charging for road use
** Shadow toll ...
expressway in Japan
The of Japan make up a large network of controlled-access toll expressways.
History
Following World War II, Japan's economic revival led to a massive increase in personal automobile use. However the existing road system was inadequate t ...
. It is owned and operated by the
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 Public C ...
and
East Nippon Expressway Company. In conjunction with the
Tokyo Bay Aqua-Line and the
Bayshore Route
The signed as Route B, is one of the routes of the tolled Shuto Expressway system in the Greater Tokyo Area. The Bayshore Route is a stretch of toll highway that runs from the Kanazawa ward of Yokohama in the west, northeast to the city of ...
of the
Shuto Expressway, the expressway will form a full outer
ring road
A ring road (also known as circular road, beltline, beltway, circumferential (high)way, loop, bypass or orbital) is a road or a series of connected roads encircling a town, city, or country. The most common purpose of a ring road is to assist i ...
of
Tokyo. It is signed as National Route 468 as well as C4 under the "2016 Proposal for Realization of Expressway Numbering."
The section owned by the Central Nippon Expressway Company runs from the east end of the Shin-Shōnan Bypass west along the bypass and north to Akiruno Interchange. The rest of the route is owned by the East Nippon Expressway Company.
Route description
The expressway begins at the west end of the Fujisawa Bypass (part of
Route 1) in
Fujisawa, Kanagawa
is a city in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 439,728 and a population density of 6300 persons per km². The total area of the city is .
Geography
Fujisawa is in the central part of Kanagawa Prefecture. It f ...
. From here the expressway is concurrent with the
Shin-Shōnan Bypass
The (lit. New Shōnan Bypass) is a 4-laned toll road in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. It is owned and managed by Central Nippon Expressway Company.
Overview
Officially the road is designated as a bypass for National Route 1. It is also classifie ...
, which it splits from as that road turns toward the south at Chigasaki.
The Ken-O Expressway then heads north, crossing the
Tōmei Expressway
The is a national expressway on the island of Honshū in Japan. It is operated by Central Nippon Expressway Company. The expressway is designated as E1 under the "2016 Proposal for Realization of Expressway Numbering", because it parallels Nat ...
and
Chūō Expressway
The is a national expressway in Japan. It is owned and operated by NEXCO Central.
Naming
Officially the expressway is designated as the Chūō Expressway Nishinomiya Route (from Takaido Interchange to Komaki Junction), the Chūō Expressway Na ...
. Continuing north, then east. There are junctions with the
Kan-Etsu Expressway
The is a national expressway in Japan. It is owned and managed by East Nippon Expressway Company.
Naming
is the '' kanji'' acronym of and the old comprising modern-day Niigata Prefecture.
Officially, the Kan-Etsu consists of two routes. Bot ...
,
Tōhoku Expressway
The is a south-north national expressway, and the longest expressway in Japan at . Its southern terminus is in Kawaguchi, Saitama in the Greater Tokyo Area, at the Tokyo Gaikan Expressway and Kawaguchi Route near Araijuku Station, and its nort ...
, and
Jōban Expressway
The , abbreviated , is a national expressway in Japan. It is owned and operated by East Nippon Expressway Company. It is signed E6 under the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism's "2016 Proposal for Realization of Expressway N ...
. It then turns southeast, where it meets the
Higashi-Kantō Expressway
The (lit. East Kantō Expressway) is a national expressway in Japan. It is owned and operated by East Nippon Expressway Company.
Overview
Officially the expressway is referred to as the Higashi-Kantō Expressway Mito Route.
The expressway ...
east of
Narita Airport
Narita International Airport ( ja, 成田国際空港, Narita Kokusai Kūkō) , also known as Tokyo-Narita, formerly and originally known as , is one of two international airports serving the Greater Tokyo Area, the other one being Haneda Airpor ...
, there is gap in the expressway here that is planned to be closed. The expressway resumes at Choshu Renraku Road in
Tōgane
is a city located in Chiba Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 57,780 in 26,907 households and a population density of 650 persons per km². The total area of the city is .
Tōgane is home to the ''Kurenai-kai'' Sc ...
. It crosses the present east end of the
Chiba-Tōgane Road, a two-lane expressway. The Ken-O Expressway continues south, looping west to end at the junction of the
Tokyo Bay Aqua-Line and
Tateyama Expressway.
History
The Ken-Ō Expressway was linked with the
Shin-Tōmei Expressway
The , literally meaning New Tōmei, is a national expressway in Japan running parallel to the Tomei Expressway as an alternate route. It is operated by Central Nippon Expressway Company. The expressway is also numbered E1A under the "2016 Proposal ...
on 28 January 2018.
The smart interchange in
Ōamishirasato was opened on 24 March 2019.
Future
Portions of the existing
Yokohama-Yokosuka Expressway,
Shin-Shōnan Bypass
The (lit. New Shōnan Bypass) is a 4-laned toll road in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. It is owned and managed by Central Nippon Expressway Company.
Overview
Officially the road is designated as a bypass for National Route 1. It is also classifie ...
and
Chiba-Tōgane Road and the planned
Yokohama Ring Expressway will be incorporated into the expressway. In
Chiba Prefecture, land acquisition is under way for an gap in the expressway to be filled. The new segment is expected to reach completion by 2024.
Economic significance
Along with
Japan National Route 16
is a national highway in Japan. A beltway around Tokyo, it links the major prefectural capital cities of Yokohama (in Kanagawa Prefecture), Saitama (in Saitama Prefecture), and Chiba (in Chiba Prefecture) as well as Hachiōji (in Tokyo). I ...
, the Ken-Ō Expressway will connect the entire length of the Technology Advanced Metropolitan Area (TAMA) — an inland industrial region covering an area of 3000 km
2, in 74 municipalities, and home to over 10 million people of whom 4 million work in the TAMA firms. In 1998 goods shipped from TAMA had twice the shipment value of the
Silicon Valley.
Junction list
Parking areas are appended with PA and smart interchanges are appended with SIC. There are currently no
service areas.
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External links
*http://www.ktr.mlit.go.jp/honkyoku/road/3kanjo/kenoudo/index.htm
* illustrations of new and planned segments, June 2015 (Japanese) http://www.e-nexco.co.jp/pressroom/press_release/kanto/h27/0424/pdfs/pdf.pdf
References
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Expressways in Japan
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Ring roads in Japan
Roads in Chiba Prefecture
Roads in Ibaraki Prefecture
Roads in Kanagawa Prefecture
Roads in Saitama Prefecture
Roads in Tokyo