"For those who have evacuated from restricted areas due to the nuclear accident, etc.
Extension of the Expressway Toll-Free Measures" Period and Changes to Eligible Vehicles

-Extended until March 31, 2026, and from around summer 2025, truck-type medium-sized vehicles will be excluded from the free treatment-

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March 7, 2025
East Nippon Expressway Co., Ltd.

We would like to inform you that the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism has announced that the period for free Expressway travel for people evacuated from restricted areas due to the nuclear accident will be extended until March 31, 2026, and that from around the summer of 2025, truck-type medium-sized vehicles will be excluded from the free travel allowance.

[Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism press release on March 7, 2020 (Summary)]

  • The free Expressway travel allowance for evacuees from restricted areas due to the nuclear accident will be extended until Tuesday, March 31, 2026.
  • As it has been confirmed that the system is being used in a way that does not comply with the original intent and purpose of the system, from around the summer of 2025, truck-type medium-sized vehicles will be excluded from the free tax exemption measures in order to ensure that the system is used appropriately and in accordance with the system's intent.
  • We will notify you at a later date when the exclusion will begin.

For the full text of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism press release dated March 7, 2025, please click here.

1. Implementation period of free measures

Former) Until midnight on Monday, March 31, 2025
New) Until 24:00 on Tuesday, March 31, 2026

2. Regarding use after April 1, 2025

The currently used "Hometown Return Pass Card (green) (including the certificate for those who have a certificate related to the travel route)" can continue to be used after April 1, 2025, but from around the summer of 2025, truck-type vehicles among medium-sized vehicles will be excluded from the free treatment. We will notify you again of the start date of the exclusion.

3. 3. Other

For details about the free measures, please refer to the attached document [PDF: 433KB].

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