National Highway 468 Ken-o Expressway (Ken-O Road)
Hachioji JCT-Akiruno IC
We will inform you of the effect of connecting to the Chuo Expressway for 4 months from the opening in June.
The effect of opening the Ken-O Road has steadily appeared.
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- Ken-O Road O Expressway Hachioji JCT-Akiruno IC 4 months after the opening of traffic in June, we will inform you about the effect of connecting the Chuo Expressway.
October 22, 2007
Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism Sobu National Highway Office
NEXCO CENTRAL Yokohama Regional Head Office
NEXCO EAST Kanto Regional Head Office
On June 23, 2007, an extension of Ken-O Road from Hachioji Junction to the Akiruno Interchange for 9.6km was opened, and the first radiation between Expressway on the west side of Tokyo (Chuo Expressway to Kan-Etsu Expressway). ) Has connected. We are pleased to inform you that we have summarized the effect of opening Ken-O Road.
[Traffic changes/congestion relief]
Increase in traffic using the Ken-O Road
- Ken-O Road traffic volume of the Chuo Expressway and Kan-Etsu Expressway by that is connected, past Ken-O Road compared to the growth of the use of traffic by stretching, large (year about 7% average → about 60%) has increased.
Ken-O Road about 5% of the traffic to use the Chuo Expressway -Kan-Etsu Expressway has been continuously using the
- Ken-O Road about 5% of the available traffic (Hachioji JCT ~ Hachioji between the west IC) (26,400 vehicles / day) is the Chuo Expressway -Kan-Etsu Expressway has been used in succession between.
Approximately 5 times the function of the ring road connecting the radiant roads
- Chuo Expressway and Kan-Etsu Expressway traffic that travels by the Ken-O Road enables continuous use by, has increased to about 5-fold from 3,300 units / day to 15,300 vehicles / day.
Traffic volume on general roads parallel to the Ken-O Road Expressway decreases
- Traffic on National Route 16 between Chuo Expressway and Kan-Etsu Expressway is about 7,000 vehicles/day, and on National Route 411, about 4,000 vehicles/day. (Document 4 [PDF:59KB])
- The traffic volume of large vehicles decreased by approximately 1,100 vehicles/day at the Kodada intersection on Route 16 and the Tikicho Sanchome intersection on Route 411, alleviating traffic congestion. ( Document 5 [PDF: 50KB] )
[Regional and industrial activation]
Areas and industries are revitalized around the interchange due to business expansion
- Employment of about 2,000 people has increased in Hinode-cho due to the advancement of companies.
- Business expansion is also underway around other interchanges.
We will continue to observe the traffic conditions on Ken-O Road and surrounding roads to understand the effects after the opening.
【reference】
- After Ken-O Road was opened, we conducted hearing surveys and user surveys on various companies along the Expressway line. Many opinions have been received from various fields. "Opinions received after opening Ken-O Road [PDF: 26KB]"
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