ECT is also available for motorcycles on Expressway nationwide!

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  • ECT is also available for motorcycles on Expressway nationwide!

September 21, 2006
Road Bureau, Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism
East Nippon Expressway Co., Ltd.
Central Japan Expressway Co., Ltd.
West Japan Expressway Co., Ltd.
Shuto Expressway Co., Ltd.
Hanshin Expressway Co., Ltd.
Honshu-Shikoku Expressway Co., Ltd.

  • Motorcycle ETC is available on Expressway nationwide from Wednesday, November 1, 2006 at midnight We will inform you as follows.
    ・Since November 1st, both four-wheeled vehicles and two-wheeled vehicles will pass through the ETC lane. Please use safer driving when using ETC.
  • At East Japan/Central Japan/West Japan Expressway Co., Ltd. Held an ECT promotion campaign for motorcycles We will inform you separately.

1 History

  • From April 2005 in the Tokyo metropolitan area, and from February 2006 in the Kinki area and Chubu area, trial operation was carried out with about 5,000 monitors, and from the results of more than 200,000 toll gates, it is safe It has been confirmed that there is no problem with the communication and the operation of communication equipment.

2 Terms of use

  • The Expressway that can be used include toll roads managed by local road corporations that have ECT.
  • It is necessary to prepare an ECT card, purchase and install an ECT on-board device for motorcycles, and set up.
  • The ECT on-board device for motorcycles can be installed and set up on motorcycles over 125cc.
  • Information on the setup shop for ECT on-vehicle devices for motorcycles will be posted on the website of the Japan Road System Advancement Promotion Organization at a later date.

3 Request for safe driving

  • When passing through the ECT lane, keep a sufficient distance between you and the vehicle in front of you, slow down to less than 20 km/h before entering, and drive slowly one by one according to the road markings.
  • Do not stop suddenly in front of the toll booth, run side-by-side in the ECT lane, or stagger.
[East Nippon Expressway Co., Ltd.]
・ Do-O Expressway・ Doto Expressway (Chitose East to Yubari)・ Sasson Expressway
・ Hidaka Expressway・ Sanriku Expressway・ Sendai-Hokubu Road
・ Sendai-Tobu Road・ Tohoku Expressway・ Hachinohe Expressway
・ Aomori Expressway・ Gaikan Expressway・ Yamagata Expressway
・ Akita Expressway (Kitakami West-South Noshiro)・ Ban-Etsu Expressway
・The Nihonkai-Tohoku Expressway・ Kamaishi Expressway・ Tohoku-Chuo Expressway
・ Kan-Etsu Expressway・ Joshin-Etsu Expressway・ Joban Expressway
・ Higashi-Kanto Expressway・ Tateyama Expressway・ Shin-Kuko Expressway
・ Kita-Kanto Expressway・ Hokuriku Expressway (Chichirushi-Niigata West)・ Nagano Expressway
・ Fukagawa-Rumoi Expressway・ Momoishi Toll Road・ Yuzawa-Yokote Road
・ Higashi-Mito Road・Metropolitan area central connecting road・ Keiyo Road
・ Chiba-Togane Road・ Tokyo Wan Aqua-Line Expressway connecting road・ Tokyo Wan Aqua-Line Expressway
・ Futtsu-Tateyama Road・ Daisan-Keihin Road・ Yokohama-Shindo Road
・ Yokohama Yokosuka Road

[Central Japan Expressway Co., Ltd.]
・ Chuo Expressway・ Chubu Odan Expressway・ Meishin Expressway (Komaki-Yokaichi)
・ Tomei Expressway・ Nagano Expressway (Okaya-Toyoshina)・ Tokai-Hokuriku Expressway
・ Isewangan Expressway・ Hokuriku Expressway (Maibara-Asahi)・ Higashi-Meihan Expressway
・ Ise Expressway・ Kisei Expressway・Odawara Atsugi Road
・Seisho Bypass・Hakone Shindo・Shin-Shonan Bypass
・Nishifuji Road・Hachioji Bypass・Higashifuji Five Lakes Road
・ Tokai-Kanjo Expressway

[West Japan Expressway Co., Ltd.]
・ Kinki Expressway・ Nishi-Meihan Expressway・ Hanwa Expressway
・ Minamihanna Road・ Meishin Expressway (Ryuo to Nishinomiya)・ Maizuru-Wakasa Expressway
・ Kansai-Kuko Expressway・ Chugoku Expressway・ Okayama Expressway
・ Sanyo Expressway・ Harima Expressway・ Yonago Expressway
・ Hiroshima Expressway・ Hamada Expressway・ Matsue Expressway
・ San-In Expressway・ Matsuyama Expressway・ Tokushima Expressway
・ Takamatsu Expressway・ Kochi Expressway・Kanmon Expressway
・ Kyushu Expressway・ Miyazaki Expressway・ Nagasaki Expressway
・ Oita Expressway・ Higashikyushu Expressway・ Okinawa Expressway
・ Keiji By-Pass・ Kyoto Jukan Expressway・ Daini Keihan Road
・Yuasa Gobo Road・Daini Shinmei Road・Daini Shinmei Road North Line
・Hiroshima Iwakuni Road・Gotsu Road・ Imabari-Komatsu Expressway
・Nagasaki bypass・ Nishikyushu Expressway・Usabeppu Road
・Yatsushiro Hinagu Road・ Kyushu Expressway・Hayato Road
・Haebaru Road

[Shuto Expressway Co., Ltd.]
・All Metropolitan Expressway

[Hanshin Expressway Co., Ltd.]
・All Hanshin Expressway

[Honshu-Shikoku Expressway Co., Ltd.]
・ Kobe-Awaji-Naruto Expressway・ Seto-Chuo Expressway・ Shimanami Expressway

[Nagoya Expressway Public Corporation]
・All Nagoya Expressway

[Fukuoka Kitakyushu Expressway Public Corporation]
・ Fukuoka Expressway・ Kitakyushu Expressway (Moji, Babayama Main Line)

[Hiroshima Expressway Public Corporation]
・Hiroshima Expressway Line 1 (Hiroshima East)

[Miyagi Prefectural Road Corporation]
・ Sendai-Nanbu Road・Sendai Matsushima Road

[Ibaraki Prefectural Road Public Corporation]
・Hitachi toll road

[Chiba Prefectural Road Public Corporation]
・Nagareyama toll road・Choshi connecting road

[Toyama Highway Public Corporation]
・ Noetsu Expressway

[Aichi Road Public Corporation]
・Chita Peninsula Road・Minami Chita Road・Chita crossing road
・Chubu International Airport connecting road・Nagoya Seto Road・Sarutou Green Road

[Hyogo Prefectural Road Public Corporation]
・Bantan connecting road・Tosaka Tunnel Toll Road

[Kobe City Highway Public Corporation]
・Shin-Kobe Tunnel Toll Road・Rokko Toll Road・Rokko north toll road
・Rokko Kita Toll Road Phase 2

[Osaka Prefecture Highway Public Corporation]
・South Hannah Toll Road・Sakai Senboku Toll Road

[Kyoto Prefectural Road Corporation]
・Ayabe Miyazu Road (North Ayabe)

[Fukuoka Prefectural Road Public Corporation]
・Fukuoka Maehara Road (Fukuoka West; Urban Expressway Entrance)

[Nagasaki Prefectural Road Corporation]
・Nagasaki Dejima Road (Nagasaki IC; towards Nagasaki city)

*On the above roads, there are some toll gates where ECT cannot be used and some toll gates only process with an ECT card (a temporary stop is required). For details, please contact the company or public corporation that manages each road.