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"Amihigashi IC (Interchange)" will open from "Tsukuba Ushiku IC (Interchange)" on March 10

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  • "Amihigashi IC" will open from "Tsukuba Ushiku IC" on March 10
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February 1, 2007
Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism Kanto Regional Development Bureau Joso National Highway Office
East Japan Expressway Kanto Regional Head Office Mito Construction Office

3 rings are opened one after another. 2007 started from Ibaraki Ken-O Road.


The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism Joso National Highway Office and the East Japan Expressway Mito Construction Office have jointly promoted maintenance. 12km from Tsukuba Ushiku IC to Ami Higashi IC on the Ken-O Road Ibaraki Prefecture will be opened. became.

  • Opening date and time: 15:00 on Saturday, March 10, 2007
  • Opening section: 12km from Tsukuba Ushiku IC to Amihigashi IC

With the opening of this service, access from Tsukuba to Narita will be improved, which will greatly contribute to the promotion of international exchange and the promotion of local industries such as industry and tourism.

  • Seeing the opening of the company, the expansion of companies is remarkable!
    In the past six months, companies have decided to expand one after another to the “Ami East Industrial Park” that is easily accessible from the Ami East IC. Creates about 300 new jobs Is expected to be done.
  • Considering attracting tourists in cooperation with the areas along the way, with the opening of traffic!
    In Ushiku City, Tsukuba, Tsuchiura was triggered by this opening. Cooperation with the region For example, considering the setting of a round trip route Expected to increase tourists doing.

Furthermore, Ibaraki Ken-O Road will be opened one after another with the aim of opening all lines in 2012.

  • The economic effect in Ibaraki prefecture is great!
    Completion of all Ken-O Road lines in Ibaraki Prefecture will strengthen the competitiveness of industries such as agriculture, industry, and tourism in Ibaraki Prefecture, and Economic ripple effect is about 460 billion yen in 10 years Reach

(reference)
About maintenance of metropolitan area 3 ring road [PDF: 361KB]

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