The , literally meaning New Tōmei, is a national expressway in

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running parallel to the

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as an alternate route. It is operated by Central Nippon Expressway Company. The expressway is also numbered E1A, E52 and E69 under the "2016 Proposal for Realization of Expressway Numbering". Shin-Tōmei Expressway provides a more direct and shorter route between

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and

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compared to the Tōmei Expressway and avoids most city centres along the way. Its western terminus connects with

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in Nagoya.

History

Shin-Tōmei Expressway was partially opened on April 14, 2012 with 162 km section from

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to Mikkabi,

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. On February 13, 2016, the 55 km section connecting with the eastern terminus of

to Mikkabi was opened. On January 28, 2018, the outer

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of Tokyo, the Ken-Ō Expressway, was linked with the Shin-Tōmei Expressway in

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. On March 7, 2019, the Shin Tomei Expressway between the Atsugi Minami IC and the Isehara JCT was opened to traffic. On March 15, 2020, a 3 km section between the Isehara JCT and the Isehara-Oyama IC was opened to traffic. On April 10, 2021, the section between the Gotemba JCT and the Shin Gotemba IC was opened to traffic. On April 16, 2022, a 13 km section between the Isehara-Oyama IC and the Shin Hadano IC was opened to traffic, but the 25 km section between the Shin Gotemba IC and the Shin Hadano IC is still under construction.

Future

The section between Shin Gotemba IC and Shin Hadano IC is still under construction and slated to open in 2027. Once completed, Shin-Tōmei offers direct connection between Osaka, Nagoya and Tokyo through

and the

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. The entire cost for the project from Tokyo to Osaka is 7 trillion yen (around 50 billion dollars).

List of interchanges and features

* IC - interchange, SIC - smart interchange, JCT - junction, SA - service area, PA -

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, BS -

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, TN -

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, TB -

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, BR -

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Shin-Tōmei Expressway route

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– to Tōmei Expressway,

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, Shin-Shōnan Bypass,

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, - !style="background-color: #BFB;", 2 , Atsugi-minami IC , National Route 129 , style="text-align: center;", 1.5 , style="text-align: center;", , ,

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, - !style="background-color: #BFB;", 5-1 , Isehara JCT , JP Expressway E1

Tōmei Expressway , style="text-align: center;", 5.8 , style="text-align: center;", , Nagoya-bound only , rowspan="2", Isehara , - !style="background-color: #BFB;", 3 , Isehara-Oyama IC , Pref. Route 603 (Kamikasuya Atsugi Route)
Atsugi-Hadano Road , style="text-align: center;", 8.2 , , - !style="background-color: #BFB;", 3-1 , Hadano-Tanzawa SA/
SIC , Pref. Route 705 (Horiyamashita Hadano Station Route)
Atsugi-Hadano Road (Planned) , style="text-align: center;", 17.9 , , Service Area Under Construction , rowspan="2", Hadano , - !style="background-color: #BFB;", 4 , Shin-Hadano IC , National Route 246
Atsugi-Hadano Road (Planned) , style="text-align: center;", 21.0 , , , - !style="background-color: #BFB;", 4-1 , style="background-color:#ffdead;", Yamakita SIC , style="background-color:#ffdead;", Pref. Route 76 (Yamakita Fujino Route) , style="text-align: center; background-color:#ffdead;", 33.0 , style="text-align: center; background-color:#ffdead;", , rowspan="2"style="background-color:#ffdead;", Opening In 2027 , Yamakita , - !style="background-color: #BFB;", 4-2 , style="background-color:#ffdead;", Shin Oyama PA/
SIC , style="background-color:#ffdead;", Access To Fuji Speedway , style="text-align: center; background-color:#ffdead;", 43.7 , style="text-align: center; background-color:#ffdead;", , Oyama , rowspan="21" style="width:1em;", Shizuoka , - !style="background-color: #BFB;", 5 , Shin-Gotemba IC , National Route 138 ( Gotemba Bypass)
Pref. Route 406 (Hitosugi Shibanta Route) , style="text-align: center;", 46.2 , style="text-align: center;", , , rowspan="2", Gotemba , - !style="background-color: #BFB;", 7-1 , Gotemba JCT , JP Expressway E1

Tōmei Expressway , style="text-align: center;", 53.3 , , Tokyo-bound only , - !style="background-color: #BFB;", 6 , Nagaizumi-Numazu IC , Pref. Route 87 (Ōoka Motonagakubo Route)
JP Expressway E70

Izu-Jūkan Expressway , style="text-align: center;", 66.5 , , , Nagaizumi , - !style="background-color: #BFB;", 6-1 , Surugawan-Numazu SA/
SIC , Pref. Route 22 (Mishima Fuji Route) , style="text-align: center;", 72.0 , , ,

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, - !style="background-color: #BFB;", 7 , Shin-Fuji IC , Nishi-Fuji Road
Pref. Route 88 (Isshiki Kuzawa Route) , style="text-align: center;", 86.8 , , , Fuji , - !style="background-color: #BFB;", 8 , Shin-Shimizu IC , National Route 52 , style="text-align: center;", 101.2 , , , rowspan="3",

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, - !style="background-color: #BFB;", PA , Shimizu PA , , style="text-align: center;", 103.2 , , , - !style="background-color: #BFB;", 9 , Shin-Shimizu JCT , Chūbu-Ōdan Expressway
Shimizu Connection Route , style="text-align: center;", 110.6 , , , - !style="background-color: #BFB;", 10 , Shin-Shizuoka IC , Pref. Route 27 (Ikawako Miyuki Route)
Pref. Route 74 (Yamawaki Ōya Route) , style="text-align: center;", 119.8 , , , rowspan="2",

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, - !style="background-color: #BFB;", 10-1 , Shizuoka SA/
SIC , Pref. Route 209 (Shizuoka Asahina Fujieda Route) , style="text-align: center;", 131.0 , , , - !style="background-color: #BFB;", 11 , Fujieda-Okabe IC , National Route 1
Pref. Route 209 (Shizuoka Asahina Fujieda Route)
Pref. Route 81 (Yaizu Mori Route) , style="text-align: center;", 138.4 , , , rowspan="2", Fujieda , - !style="background-color: #BFB;", PA , Fujieda PA , , style="text-align: center;", 141.3 , , , - !style="background-color: #BFB;", 12 , Shimada-Kanaya IC , National Route 473
Kanaya-Omaezaki Connecting Road (Planned) , style="text-align: center;", 153.4 , , , Shimada , - !style="background-color: #BFB;", PA , Kakegawa PA , , style="text-align: center;", 161.0 , , , Kakegawa , - !style="background-color: #BFB;", 13 , Mori-Kakegawa IC , Pref. Route 40 (Kakegawa Tenryū Route) , style="text-align: center;", 170.3 , , , rowspan="2",

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, - !style="background-color: #BFB;", 13-1 , Enshū-Morimachi PA/
SIC , Pref. Route 40 (Kakegawa Tenryū Route) , style="text-align: center;", 173.7 , , , - !style="background-color: #BFB;", 13-2 , Shin-Iwata SIC , , style="text-align: center;", 178.1 , , , Iwata , - !style="background-color: #BFB;", 14 , Hamamatsu-Hamakita IC , National Route 152 , style="text-align: center;", 182.4 , , , rowspan="4", Hamana-ku, Hamamatsu , - !style="background-color: #BFB;", 14-1 , Hamamatsu SA/
SIC , Pref. Route 68 (Hamakita Mikkabi Route) , style="text-align: center;", 188.5 , , , - !style="background-color: #BFB;", 15 , Hamamatsu-Inasa JCT , San-en Nanshin Expressway
Inasa Connection Route , style="text-align: center;", 198.0 , , , - !style="background-color: #BFB;", 16 , Shinshiro IC , National Route 151 , style="text-align: center;", 210.4 , style="text-align: center;", , , rowspan="2", Shinshiro , rowspan="5" style="width:1em;", Aichi , - !style="background-color: #BFB;", PA , Nagashino-Shitaragahara PA , , style="text-align: center;", 213.3(↓)
212.8(↑) , , , - !style="background-color: #BFB;", 17 , Okazaki-higashi IC , National Route 473 ( Okazaki-Nukata Bypass) , style="text-align: center;", 236.5 , , , rowspan="2",

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, - !style="background-color: #BFB;", SA , Okazaki SA , , style="text-align: center;", 250.3 , , , - !style="background-color: #BFB;", 1 , Toyota-higashi JCT , Tōkai-Kanjō Expressway , style="text-align: center;", 253.2 , style="text-align: center;", , ,

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, - , colspan="8" style="text-align: center;", Through to JP Expressway E1A

Shimizu Connection Route

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Shimizu JCT !style="border-bottom:3px solid green;", Notes , - !style="background-color:#BFB;", 9-2 , Shimizu JCT , JP Expressway E1

Tōmei Expressway , style="text-align:right;", 0.0 , , - !style="background-color:#BFB;", 9-1 , Shimizu-Ihara IC , Pref. Route 75 (Shimizu Fujinomiya Route) , style="text-align:right;", 1.8 , , - !style="background-color:#BFB;", 9 , Shin-Shimizu JCT , JP Expressway E1A

Shin-Tōmei Expressway Main Route , style="text-align:right;", 4.5 , , - , colspan="8" style="text-align: center;", Through to Chūbu-Ōdan Expressway

Inasa Connection Route

*Located in Kita-ku, Hamamatsu {, table class="wikitable" , - !style="border-bottom:3px solid green;", No. !style="border-bottom:3px solid green;", Name !style="border-bottom:3px solid green;", Connections !style="border-bottom:3px solid green;", Dist. from
Mikkabi JCT !style="border-bottom:3px solid green;", Notes , - , colspan="8" style="text-align: center;", Through to San-en Ise Connection Route (planned) , - !style="background-color:#BFB;", 17-1 , Mikkabi JCT , JP Expressway E1

Tōmei Expressway , style="text-align:right;", 0.0 , , - !style="background-color:#BFB;", 15-1 , Hamamatsu-Inasa IC , National Route 257 , style="text-align:right;", 11.0 , , - !style="background-color:#BFB;", 15 , Hamamatsu-Inasa JCT , JP Expressway E1A

Shin-Tōmei Expressway Main Route , style="text-align:right;", 12.7 , , - , colspan="8" style="text-align: center;", Through to San-en Nanshin Expressway

References

External links

Central Nippon Expressway Company
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