Ken-O Road Kuki Shiraoka JCT and Sakai Furukawa IC
It will open on March 29

Connect Turn around. Ken-O Road. -Roads that support international competitiveness and growth

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  • Ken-O Road between Kuki Shiraoka JCT and Sakai Furukawa IC will open on March 29.

February 13, 2015
Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport
East Nippon Expressway Co., Ltd.

Ken-O Road will be connected one after another until 2015. Saitama Prefecture and Ibaraki Prefecture are connected.

Main effects of opening

Ken-O Road by the development of, Tohoku Expressway and Joban Expressway radiation direction, such as the Expressway road network linking will be formed. Widespread exchange of people and goods will Large private demand and create a virtuous cycle in the local economy.

Effect (1) International competitiveness and growth-Large private demand-

  • The development of the ring road will stimulate private investment, such as the location of logistics facilities and factories along the way.
  • Even in the vicinity of the section opened this time, companies are locating in industrial parks.

Effect (2) A virtuous cycle of the regional economy-Formation of a new wide area network-

  • A new wide-area route that connects Narita International Airport with Saitama and the northern Kanto and Tohoku areas is formed without going through the center of the city, exchanging people and goods, and expecting a virtuous cycle of the regional economy.
  • Ken-O Road by the opening of the (between Kuki Shiraoka JCT ~ border Furukawa IC), is 30 minutes sphere to the Ibaraki Prefecture IC Large will.
  • We will inform you later about the opening time and the outline of the opening ceremony.

Overview of the Ken-O Road Expressway section

  • Ken-o Expressway (Ken-O Road) is a total extension planned to be located within a radius of 40 to 60 km from the city center for the purpose of facilitating road traffic in the metropolitan area and strengthening communication between cities along the line. It is an approximately 300km circular motorway. To date, approximately 196 km have been opened.
  • Outline of the section opened this time
    Route name: National Route 468 Ken-o Expressway (Ken-O Road)
    ○ Opening ward: Kuki Shiraoka JCT (Shimohayami, Kuki City, Saitama) to Sakai Furukawa IC (Nishizumida, Sakaimachi, Sashimajima-gun, Ibaraki Prefecture)
    ○Opening date: Sunday, March 29, 2015
    ○ Length: 19.6km
    ○ Number of lanes: Provisional 2 lanes
    ○ Opening IC: Satte IC, Goka IC, Sakai Furukawa IC
    ○Access Road: (I) Sou-Nitta Satte Line, New No. 4 Bypass*, National Highway No. 354 Bypass
    * Ken-O Road is being opened with 4 lanes

Location map of this open section

Image image of the location map of the opening section this time

Standard cross section of the section opened this time

Image of Standard cross-section of the opening section

Status of the section opened this time

Image image of the situation of the section opened this time

Reference material

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