The is a
two-lane national
expressway
Expressway may refer to:
* Controlled-access highway, the highest-grade type of highway with access ramps, lane markings, etc., for high-speed traffic.
* Limited-access road, a lower grade of highway or arterial road.
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in
Tokachi Subprefecture
is a subprefecture of Hokkaido Prefecture, Japan corresponding to the old province of Tokachi.Rowthorn, Chris. (2009) ''Japan,'' p. 641 As of 2004, its estimated population is 360,802 and its area is 10,830.99 km2.
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and
Okhotsk Subprefecture
is a subprefecture of Hokkaido Prefecture, Japan. It was renamed from the earlier Abashiri Subprefecture on April 1, 2010. Abashiri Subprefecture was established in 1897.
Etymology
Abashiri Prefecture was named after the subprefectural office ...
,
Hokkaido
is Japan's second largest island and comprises the largest and northernmost prefecture, making up its own region. The Tsugaru Strait separates Hokkaidō from Honshu; the two islands are connected by the undersea railway Seikan Tunnel.
The la ...
,
Japan
Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest Pacific Ocean, and is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan, while extending from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north ...
. As of December 2018, the expressway is under construction to connect to link to the
Kitami Route of the
Dōtō Expressway
The is a Two-lane freeway, 2-laned national Expressways of Japan, expressway in Hokkaidō, Japan. It is owned and operated by East Nippon Expressway Company.
It forms the middle section of the .
Overview
The expressway is connects the east of ...
in
Ashoro. As of December 2018, it connects
Rikubetsu
is a town located in Tokachi Subprefecture, Hokkaido, Japan. It is located on the edge of the Tokachi Plain at an altitude of above sea level.
As of September 2016, the town has an estimated population of 2,528 and a density
Density (vol ...
to
Kitami
is a Cities of Japan, city in Okhotsk Subprefecture, Hokkaido, Japan. It is the most populous city and the commercial center in the subprefecture, although the subprefecture capital is Abashiri, Hokkaido, Abashiri.
Kitami is physically in th ...
, the most populous city in Okhotsk Subprefecture, on the
Sea of Okhotsk
The Sea of Okhotsk ( rus, Охо́тское мо́ре, Ohótskoye móre ; ja, オホーツク海, Ohōtsuku-kai) is a marginal sea of the western Pacific Ocean. It is located between Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula on the east, the Kuril Islands ...
coast. It is owned and operated by
and is signed as E61 under their "2016 Proposal for Realization of Expressway Numbering."
History
The first section of the expressway to open was a long section between Kitami-higashi Interchange and Kitami-nishi Interchange on 31 March 2013. Later that year on 24 December, Kitami-chūō and Kitami-kitagami interchanges were added along the section that opened in March. On 8 November 2015, a long section between Kunneppu Interchange and Kitami-nishi Interchange opened to traffic.
On 9 October 2017, a long section between Rikubetsu-Shōtobetsu Interchange and Kunneppu Interchange opened to traffic.
Future
The Tokachi-Okhotsk Expressway is planned to have a total length of approximately upon completion.
Junction list
The entire expressway is in
Hokkaido
is Japan's second largest island and comprises the largest and northernmost prefecture, making up its own region. The Tsugaru Strait separates Hokkaidō from Honshu; the two islands are connected by the undersea railway Seikan Tunnel.
The la ...
.
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See also
*
Dōtō Expressway
The is a Two-lane freeway, 2-laned national Expressways of Japan, expressway in Hokkaidō, Japan. It is owned and operated by East Nippon Expressway Company.
It forms the middle section of the .
Overview
The expressway is connects the east of ...
References
External links
{{Expressways of Japan
Expressways in Japan
Roads in Hokkaido