[C4] Part of Ken-o Expressway four-lane expansion (Kuki Shiraoka JCT to Daiei JCT) will be completed at 6:00 on August 29, 2025

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  • [C4] Part of Ken-o Expressway four-lane expansion (Kuki Shiraoka JCT to Taiei JCT) will be completed at 6:00 AM on August 29, 2025

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July 31, 2020
East Nippon Expressway Co., Ltd. Kanto Regional Head Office
Tsukuba Construction Office
Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, Kanto Regional Development Bureau
Joso National Highway Office

The construction work has been carried out by the Tsukuba Construction Office East Nippon Expressway Co., Ltd. and the Joso National Highway Office of the Kanto Regional Development Bureau of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism. C4 We would like to inform you that part of Ken-o Expressway (hereinafter referred to as the "Ken-O Road") will begin operation as a four-lane road (from Kuki-Shiraoka JCT to Daiei JCT).
We will continue to work on widening the road to four lanes in the Ibaraki and Chiba prefecture sections, with safety as our top priority.

Overview of completed project

  • 4-lane operation start date:
    Friday, August 29, 2020, 6:00 p.m.
  • 4-lane operation start section:
    Tsukuba Ushiku IC to Ushikuami IC
    Amihigashi IC to Inashiki IC

Location map of the completed section

Image of the location map of the completed section

Outline of 4-lane operation section

Legend image image

①Before construction of the four-lane road began

Image of the road before construction began to widen it to four lanes

②As of July 31, 2020 (Thursday)

Image as of Thursday, July 31, 2025

③After 6:00 on Friday, August 29, 2020

Image of the event after 6:00 AM on Friday, August 29, 2025

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[C4] Effects of widening Ken-O Road to four lanes [PDF: 2.0MB]

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