About reduction of Expressway toll in "urgent comprehensive measures for realization of relief"

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October 10, 2008
Road Bureau, Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism
Japan Expressway Holding and Debt Repayment Agency
East Nippon Expressway Co., Ltd.
Central Japan Expressway Co., Ltd.
West Japan Expressway Co., Ltd.

Regarding the reduction of Expressway tolls in "Emergency Comprehensive Measures for Realizing Peace of Mind", in addition to the discount that has been implemented ahead of schedule from September, the late night discount has been expanded to 5 discounts from October 14, 2009. It will be held for about 1 year until the 30th of each month.

Outline of Expressway toll reduction

Target Road: National Expressway
(A part of general toll roads to which the midnight discount and commuting discount are applied.)

Discount contents: [ETC wireless traffic vehicles are eligible for discount]

  1. Expansion of midnight discount on weekdays
    Weekdays 0-4, all models: 50% off
    • Starting from February 15, 2008 (Friday) 0 to 4 pm all day, all vehicle types: 40% discount
    • For holidays, we plan to offer discounts until Saturday, January 31, 2009, under the same conditions as weekdays.
  2. Large weekday night discount hours
    Weekdays 22:00 to 00:00, all models: 30% off
    • We are moving forward from Tuesday, September 16, 2008
  3. Introducing daytime holidays Note)
    Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays 9 to 17 o'clock, regular cars such as light cars: 5% discount
    Note) Holiday daytime discounts are not applicable to areas near large cities. Also, it can be applied up to twice per day, and it is applied to traffic within 100km of one time.

【Document】

Appendix 1: Expressway rate reductions of Annex for the content 2: Expressway rate reductions of the target route map Attachment 3: Expressway fee discount of example Attachment 4: Expressway opinion offer results for the reduction plan of the fee (draft) About (Summary) Attachment 5: Overview of Plans for Promoting Expressway Convenience [PDF: 461KB]

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