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Chiba Prefecture is a Prefectures of Japan, prefecture of Japan located in the Kantō region of Honshu. Chiba Prefecture has a population of 6,278,060 (1 June 2019) and has a geographic area of . Chiba Prefecture borders Ibaraki Prefecture to the north, Saitama ...

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. It is owned and operated by

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 ...

Overview

Officially the road is designated as National Route 126. The road is built to an expressway standard and is classified as a road for (motor vehicles must have a displacement of at least 125 cc). The road consists of two distinct sections. The first section (Chiba-higashi Junction to Tōgane Interchange) was opened in 1979 and connects the prefectural capital Chiba with the city of

Tōgane is a Cities of Japan, 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 ''K ...

. It is 4 lanes for its entire length. The second section (Tōgane Interchange to Matsuo-Yokoshiba Interchange) was opened in 1998 and is 2 lanes. This section is designed to become part of the future

Ken-Ō Expressway The , or , is a partially completed ticket system toll expressway in Japan. It is owned and operated by the Central Nippon Expressway Company and East Nippon Expressway Company. In conjunction with the Tokyo Bay Aqua-Line and the Bayshore Ro ...

. The expressway will extend south beyond Tōgane Interchange (expected to open in 2009-2010) and north beyond Matsuo-Yokoshiba Interchange (route is currently under assessment).

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(ETC) is accepted, however no discount programs are in effect.

List of interchanges and features

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, JCT -

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References

External links

East Nippon Expressway Company
Regional High-Standard Highways in Japan Toll roads in Japan Roads in Chiba Prefecture 1979 establishments in Japan {{Japan-road-stub