Do-O Expressway Sunagawa SA smart IC opens on Saturday, August 8!

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June 18, 2015
Sunagawa
East Nippon Expressway Co., Ltd. Hokkaido Regional Head Office

Sunagawa City and NEXCO EAST Hokkaido Regional Head Office (Atsubetsu Ward, Sapporo City) have been promoting the maintenance, and the Do-O Expressway Sunagawa SA Smart Interchange (IC) will be opened on Saturday, August 8, 2015.

The Sunagawa SA Smart IC is a smart IC that allows you to get on and off both in the Sapporo and Asahikawa areas, and can be used with all vehicle models (vehicles with a total length of 12 m or less) equipped with ETC on-board equipment.

1 Operation start date and time

Saturday, August 8, 2015 13:00

2 Installation location

Do-O Expressway Sunagawa Service Area (SA) Sunagawa Highway Oasis
(About 8.9km from Naie Sunagawa IC, about 5.1km from Takigawa IC)
Location: Sunlight, Hokkaido

3 Available vehicles

All models equipped with ETC on-board equipment (vehicles with a total length of 12 m or less)

4 Usage form

SA/PA connection type (temporary stop type full IC)
You can get on and off in both Sapporo (In-bound) and Asahikawa (Out-bound)

5 Usage time

6:00 to 22:00 (16 hours)

6 Location map

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7 Expected main maintenance effects

  • Promotion of tourism
    Since there are many tourist facilities around Sunagawa SA Smart IC, such as Sunagawa Sweet Road, a town development project in Sunagawa City, and ski and golf courses and hot springs, which are tourism and recreation facilities. , It is expected that tourism will be promoted by increasing the degree of freedom of travel routes to each tourist facility and improving accessibility for tourists.
  • Emergency medical care/community medical support
    Sunagawa City Hospital, which is a lifesaving emergency center, has many emergency transportation activities from other municipalities, and the installation of Sunagawa SA smart IC shortens the emergency transportation time from the Asahikawa area, enabling quick and reliable emergency activities and improving the lifesaving rate. It is planned. In addition, Sunagawa City Hospital is a core hospital as a delivery facility in the hollow knowledge area, plays a role as a wide area perinatal center, and also provides advanced medical services as a tertiary medical institution. However, since the outpatients from other municipalities are wide-ranging, it is expected to be convenient for outpatients.
  • Improvement of local transportation convenience
    It is expected that the convenience of Expressway users will be enhanced by strengthening access to the center of Sunagawa City.
  • Revitalization of local industry
    By improving access to the neighboring Doo Sunagawa Industrial Park and Expressway it is expected that local industries will be activated by streamlining corporate activities and entering new companies.

8 Notes on using Sunagawa SA smart IC

  • Smart IC For ETC vehicles only is. Vehicles without ETC in-vehicle device cannot be used.
  • Because it is a temporary stop IC for ETC, both the exit and entrance in front of the gate Must stop once So please be careful.
  • There are pedestrians in Sunagawa SA and Sunagawa Highway Oasis. Slow down enough Please proceed.
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9 ETC onboard equipment subsidy (limited to Sunagawa citizens and business offices in Sunagawa)

In Sunagawa City, we will issue an amount within 1/3 (up to 5,000 yen) of the cost required to install the ETC on-board unit for automobiles owned by Sunagawa citizens and business offices in Sunagawa City. The deadline is until March 31, 2016. Please take advantage of this opportunity.
Detail is, Sunagawa City Home Page Please refer to the

Reference material

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