Nihonkai-Tohoku Expressway "Niigata East Smart Interchange" will open on Saturday, March 26th at 2pm.

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February 17, 2016
Niigata City Civil Engineering Road Planning Division
East Nippon Expressway Co., Ltd. Niigata Regional Head Office

Niigata City and East Nippon Expressway Co., Ltd. are working on the Niigata Higashi Smart Interchange (IC) Saturday, March 26, 2016 2:00 pm We will inform you that it will be opened to.

In Niigata City, as the fourth smart IC following Kurosaki, Hoei, and Niitsu Nishi, it is expected to stimulate local tourism and industry and improve access to emergency medical facilities.

The details of the opening ceremony will be announced later.

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Business summary

  • Business location:
    Nishinochi, Konan Ward (Between Niigata Kameda IC and Niigata Airport IC on the Nihonkai-Tohoku Expressway)
    Access from the main local road, Niigata Port Yokoetsu Line
  • Business period: 2012-2015
  • Use time: 24 hours
  • Usage form: Full inter format in both directions
  • Target vehicle type: All vehicle models equipped with ETC on-board unit (no limit on vehicle length)
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How to use smart IC

The smart IC is an interchange exclusively for ETC

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  • To use it, insert an ETC card into the ETC on-board unit and pass.
  • Be sure to stop at the open/close bar of the smart IC, before this.
  • If the open/close bar does not open, please inform the local staff.

Tolls to major ICs

(1) ETC regular charge

(Unit: Yen)

Car modelNerima IC*Nagaoka ICNakanoshima Mitsuke ICSanjo Tsubame ICNiigata West ICSeiro Shibata ICArakawa Wombai IC
Niigata East
Smart ic
Light vehicles, etc.5,6301,5201,2609403905501,000
Standard-sized car7,0001,8601,5401,1304506501,200
Medium-sized car8,3702,2001,8101,3205107501,410
Large car11,4002,9702,4301,7606409601,880
Oversized car18,9004,8403,9402,8209601,5003,030
 Distance (km)308.564.051.736.410.918.339.2
  • Until March 31, 2018 (scheduled), the toll fees for the Kanetsu Special Section (between Minakami and Yuzawa) are limited to ETC vehicles and the toll level has been reduced.

(2) ETC midnight discount rate ≪3 discount≫

(Unit: Yen)

Car modelNerima ICNagaoka ICNakanoshima Mitsuke ICSanjo Tsubame ICNiigata West ICSeiro Shibata ICArakawa Wombai IC
Niigata East
Smart ic
Light vehicles, etc.3,9401,060880660270390700
Standard-sized car4,9001,3001,080790320460840
Medium-sized car5,8601,5401,270920360530990
Large car7,9802,0801,7001,2304506701,320
Oversized car13,2303,3902,7601,9706701,0502,120
 Distance (km)308.564.051.736.410.918.339.2

(3) ETC holiday discount rate ≪3% discount ETC holiday discount applies only to light and ordinary cars≫

(Unit: Yen)

Car modelNerima ICNagaoka ICNakanoshima Mitsuke ICSanjo Tsubame ICNiigata West ICSeiro Shibata ICArakawa Wombai IC
Niigata East
Smart ic
Light vehicles, etc.4,1901,060880660270390700
Standard-sized car5,2101,3001,080790320460840
Medium-sized car-------
Large car-------
Oversized car-------
 Distance (km)308.564.051.736.410.918.339.2
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