On Saturday, November 29, 2025, Inashiki Higashi IC will become a new ETC toll gate.
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- On Saturday, November 29, 2025, Inashiki Higashi IC will become a new ETC toll gate.
October 31, 2020
East Nippon Expressway Co., Ltd.
Kanto Regional Head Office
NEXCO EAST Kanto Regional Head Office (Saitama City, Saitama Prefecture) is pleased to announce that it will begin operating an ETC-only toll gate at the Inashiki Higashi Interchange (hereinafter referred to as the "IC") (entrance/exit) on the C4 Ken-o Expressway (hereinafter referred to as the "Ken-O Road") from Saturday, November 29, 2025.
We will continue to Large the introduction of ETC-only toll booths.
1. Tollgate to start operation as ETC-only tollgate
| Road name | Tollgate name | Operation start date and time |
|---|---|---|
| C4 Ken-O Road | Inashiki Higashi IC (entrance/exit) (Inashiki City, Ibaraki Prefecture) |
Saturday, November 29, 2020, 5:00 a.m. |
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 are using an ETC toll gate when ETC cannot be used (e.g., no ETC onboard unit installed, no ETC card inserted, etc.), do not back up; instead, drive through the lane marked "ETC/Support" or "Support," stop temporarily, and follow the on-site signs and instructions of the attendant.
When ETC lanes are closed due to equipment inspections, 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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