About the campaign to commemorate the opening of the Hokkaido-Doto Expressway

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September 24, 2009
East Nippon Expressway Co., Ltd.
Hokkaido Regional Head Office

NEXCO EAST Hokkaido Regional Head Office (Sapporo City Atsubetsu-ku, Regional Head Office president: Yuki Yamamoto) has been proceeding with construction, between the Do-O Expressway Ochibe Interchange (IC) and the Yakumo IC, and between the Doto Expressway Shimukappu IC and the Tomamu IC. We would like to inform you that the following campaign will be held to commemorate the opening of the section.

1 Campaign content

1. Opening commemorative gift campaign
Opening notice leaflets or official postcards between the Do-O Expressway Ochibe IC and Yakumo IC, which will open on October 10, 2009, and the Doto Expressway Shimukappu IC and Tomamu IC, which will open on October 24, 2009 If you apply, you will receive the following prizes by lottery. The opening notice leaflets will be distributed at service areas and parking areas in Hokkaido, main roadside stations, municipal offices near the opening section, etc. In addition, NEXCO East Japan's DraPla http://www.driveplaza.com/), "Regional information" → "Hokkaido".

(1) Do-O Expressway IC-Yakumo IC Opening Campaign Prize

[Prize A] Yakumo town hot spring facility accommodation ticket (pair 1 night 2 days)
12 pairs
[Prize B] Assorted seafood
15 people
[Prize C] Yakumo Chamber of Commerce Gift Certificate (1,000 yen)
50 people
[Prize D] Harvester Yakumo's meal ticket (1,000 yen)
10 people
[Prize E] One-day hot spring bathing ticket in Yakumo Town
30 people

(2) Opening campaign prize between Dohoku Doto Expressway Shimukappu IC and Tomamu IC

[Prize A] Tokachigawa Onsen accommodation ticket (pair 1 night 2 days)
Nukabira Gensenkyo accommodation voucher (pair 1 night 2 days)
Alpha Resort Tomamu accommodation voucher (pair 1 night 2 days)
5 groups
2 pairs
2 groups
[Prize B] Tokachi's special product
45 people
[Prize C] Tomamu Ski Resort Lift 1-day ticket
10 people
[Prize D] Tokachigawa Onsen day trip bath ticket (6 sheets spelled)
Nukabira Gensenkyo day trip bathing ticket
20 people
20 people

Application deadline
(1) → Until Tuesday, November 10, 2009 (effective postmark on the day)
(2) → Until Tuesday, November 24, 2009 (effective postmark on the day)

2. Flat rate discount on tolls
This time, if you pass through the target section including the section to be opened, we will carry out a campaign to discount a fixed amount from the toll fee.

Do-O Expressway (Ochibe-Yakumo) opening campaign

  • Implementation period
    From Saturday, October 10, 2009 to Tuesday, November 10
  • Target section
    "Doo Expressway (Otoshibe IC-Sapporo Minami IC), Doto Expressway (Chitose-higashi IC-Yubari IC) and Hidaka Expressway (Numanohata Nishi IC) including the section to be opened this time (Otoshibe IC-Yakumo IC) ) ”
  • Discount details
    Discount the amount in the table below from the regular price
Car modelLight vehicles, etc.Standard-sized carMedium-sized carLarge carOversized car
Discount amount250 yen250 yen300 yen400 yen650 yen
  • The discount amount is equivalent to 50% of the open section (Ochibe-Yakumo) charge

Charges from Ochibe IC to main ICs (() is normal charge)

(Unit: Yen)

Car modelLight vehicles, etc.Standard-sized carMedium-sized carLarge carOversized car
Yakumo250300350450650
(500)(550)(650)(850)(1,300)
Muroran2,3002,9003,5004,7507,800
(2,550)(3,150)(3,800)(5,150)(8,450)
Tomakomai East Main Line3,5504,5005,3507,30012,100
(3,800)(4,750)(5,650)(7,700)(12,750)
Yubari4,3005,4006,4508,85014,650
(4,550)(5,650)(6,750)(9,250)(15,300)
South of Sapporo4,0005,0506,0508,25013,650
(4,250)(5,300)(6,350)(8,650)(14,300)
  • Tomakomai Higashi Main Line includes Hidaka Expressway toll

4 Other (Note)

  • It will not be applied in duplicate with ETC time zone discounts. (Compare the ETC discount rate and the campaign rate and apply the cheaper rate)
  • If you pass through the entrance or exit within the campaign period, you will be eligible for the discount.

Opening campaign for Doto Expressway (Shimukappu-Tomamu)

  • Implementation period
    From Saturday, October 24, 2009 to Tuesday, November 24, 2009
  • Target section
    Use within the Doto Expressway (Shimukappu IC-Honbetsu IC / Ashoro IC) including the section to be opened this time (Shimukappu IC-Tomamu IC)
  • Discount details
    Discount the amount in the table below from the regular price
Car modelLight vehicles, etc.Standard-sized carMedium-sized carLarge carOversized car
Discount amount350 yen400 yen450 yen600 yen1,000 yen
  • The discount amount is equivalent to 50% of the opening section (Shimukappu to Tomamu) fee

Charges from Shimukappu IC to main ICs (() indicates normal charge)

(Unit: Yen)

Car modelLight vehicles, etc.Standard-sized carMedium-sized carLarge carOversized car
Tomamu3504505006501,000
(700)(850)(950)(1,250)(2,000)
Tokachi Shimizu8009501,1501,5502,500
(1,150)(1,350)(1,600)(2,150)(3,500)
Otofuke Obihiro1,3001,5501,8002,3503,850
(1,650)(1,950)(2,250)(2,950)(4,850)
Ikeda1,7502,0502,4003,1505,150
(2,100)(2,450)(2,850)(3,750)(6,150)
Honbetsu/Ashiro2,2002,6503,2004,3006,950
(2,550)(3,050)(3,650)(4,900)(7,950)

4 Other (Note)

  • It will not be applied in duplicate with ETC time zone discounts. (Compare the ETC discount rate and the campaign rate and apply the cheaper rate.)
  • If you pass through the entrance or exit within the campaign period, you will be eligible for the discount.

2 Other information

(1) Change of payment method for Doto Expressway
Doto Expressway, prior to the opening of the Shimukappu IC-Tomamu IC, the payment method for the charges between the Tomamu IC-Ikeda IC will be changed from midnight October 19, 2009 (Monday).

Until now, you would have to pay at the first toll booth, but after the change, you will be required to collect a ticket at the entrance and pay at the exit toll booth.

  • If you are traveling between Ikeda IC and Honbetsu IC/Ashiro IC, you do not need to collect a toll ticket and pay at Ikeda IC.
  • We will set up toll booths at Tomamu IC and Otofuke Obihiro IC. Tokachi Shimizu Main Tollgate will be removed.
  • Ikeda IC has a structure where the entrance gate is divided into "Kushiro/Kitami direction" and "Sapporo/Obihiro direction" by destination direction. Please be careful not to make a mistake when entering the gate. Attachment 1 [PDF: 137KB]
  • The Ikeda Main Line Toll Gate will issue a toll ticket on the In-bound line heading for Sapporo/Obihiro. Please pay the fee for the Out-bound line to Kushiro/Kitami.

(2) ETC lane operation started on all Doto Expressway lines
From 11:00 am on Thursday, October 22, 2009, ETC lanes will start operating at all toll gates between the Doto Expressway Tomamu IC and the Honbetsu IC / Ashoro IC. With the start of this operation, ETC will be available on all lines of the Doto Expressway.

  • The Ikeda Main Line toll gate has an ETC lane, but due to construction work such as system adjustments due to the introduction of ETC to all Doto Expressway, October 13th, 2009 (Tuesday) 11:00 am to October 22nd (Thursday) The ETC lane will be closed until 11am.
    We apologize for any inconvenience caused and ask for your understanding and cooperation.
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