On Thursday, July 17, 2025, Arashiyama Ogawa IC and Sawara Katori IC will become ETC-only toll gates.
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- On Thursday, July 17, 2025, Arashiyama Ogawa IC and Sawara Katori IC will become ETC-only toll gates.
May 30, 2020
East Nippon Expressway Co., Ltd.
Kanto Regional Head Office
NEXCO EAST Kanto Regional Head Office (Saitama City, Saitama Prefecture) will begin operating ETC-only tollgates at the E17 Kan-Etsu Expressway (hereinafter "Kan-Etsu Expressway") Ranzan Ogawa Interchange (hereinafter "IC") (entrance/exit) and the E51 Higashi-Kanto Expressway (hereinafter "East Kanto Expressway") Sawara-Katori IC (entrance/exit) on Thursday, July 17, 2025, We will continue to introduce ETC toll booths.
We will continue to introduce ETC toll gates Large in the future.
1. Tollgate to start operation as ETC-only tollgate
| Road name | Tollgate name | Operation start date and time |
|---|---|---|
| E17Kan-Etsu Expressway | Arashiyama Ogawa IC (Entrance/Exit) (Arashiyama Town, Hiki District, Saitama Prefecture) |
Thursday, July 17, 2020 0:00 |
| E51 Higashi Kanto Expressway | Sawara Katori IC (Entrance/Exit) (Katori City, Chiba Prefecture) |
2. Location map
3. Information on ETC toll booths
In conjunction with the start of operation of ETC-only toll gates, "ETC Only" signs will be installed on guide signs on main Expressway and ordinary roads near interchanges to inform users that they will need to use ETC toll gates with ETC vehicles.
- The above is the sign at Shimousa IC and Misato Minami IC, which have begun operation as ETC-only toll gates.
4. How to use ETC toll gates
Please use ETC vehicles.
If you enter an ETC toll gate when ETC cannot be used (e.g., when the ETC on-board unit is not installed or the ETC card is not inserted), do not back up; instead, go through the lane marked "ETC/Support" or "Support", stop temporarily, and follow the on-site signs and instructions of the attendants.
When ETC lanes are closed due to facility inspections, etc., ETC-equipped vehicles should also use the support lanes.
For details on how to use the service, please visit NEXCO EAST official website "DraPla."
- The above is a photo of Bando IC, which has begun operation as an ETC-only toll gate.
The NEXCO EAST Group has positioned the period from 2021 to 2025 as "a period that contributes to the achievement of the SDGs and transforms into a new future society," and is making various efforts.
Of this time Efforts to "make tollhouses cashless and touchless by dedicating ETC, etc." about, Improving customer productivity by reducing congestion, etc. SDGs goals as business activities that lead to Nos. 3, 8 and 9 We believe that it will contribute to.
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