Ban-Etsu Expressway (Abukuma Kogen SA ~ Funabiki Miharu IC) 4-lane construction is completed

Ban-Etsu Expressway will be more comfortable and safer

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October 25, 2007
East Nippon Expressway Co., Ltd.

NEXCO EAST (Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, Chairman: Shigejiro Yagi) has been under construction Ban-Etsu Expressway from Abukuma Kogen Service Area (SA) to Funabiki Miharu Interchange (IC). The 3km 4-lane construction is completed.

1 Completion date

Saturday, November 17, 2007

2 Completion section

Ban-Etsu Expressway
From Abukuma Kogen SA [Fukushimaken Fukushimaken Tamura-shi Funabiki-cho Horikoshi]
To Funabiki Miharu IC [Haruyama, Funabiki Town, Tamura City, Fukushima Prefecture] (6.3km extension)

3 Project cost

JPY 3.8 billion

4 Completion ceremony

A completion ceremony will be held at Abukuma Kogen SA (Out-bound Line) from 10:30 am Saturday, November 17, 2007.

  • Out-bound line is from Iwaki City to Koriyama City.

5 Completion event

We will hold an event to commemorate the completion at Abukuma Kogen SA.

  1. Date and time
    Saturday, November 17, 2007, 13:00 to 15:00
  2. place
    Ban-Etsu Expressway Abukuma Kogen SA (Out-bound line)
  3. Content
    1. 4 lane construction introduction panel display, completion leaflet distribution etc.
      • We will give a gift to the first 100 people to commemorate the completion of the 4-lane lane.
    2. It is planned to sell local special products sponsored by Tamura City.
      (Time 10:00~15:00)

We apologize for the inconvenience to our customers during the construction period. We would like to ask for your continued understanding and cooperation regarding the remaining four-lane project between the Ban-Etsu Expressway Iwaki Junction (JCT) and Koriyama JCT.

Ban-Etsu Expressway 4 lanes and outline of this completed section [PDF: 395KB]

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