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　At the E8 Hokuriku Expressway Kurosaki Smart Interchange (hereafter referred to as "smart IC"), the usage time was currently limited to medium-sized vehicles (vehicle length 8.5m) from 6:00 to 22:00, but the following As you can see, we are pleased to inform you that all car models can be used 24 hours a day.
By making it possible to use all types of vehicles 24 hours a day, it is expected to improve logistics efficiency and facilitate emergency response and emergency medical care in the event of a disaster.

1. Operation start date

Saturday, March 25, 2023

• On the same day, the Niigata Central Ring Road (between National Routes 8 and 116) will also open, connecting with the Kurosaki Smart IC.
• Operation start time will be announced separately.

2. place

Hokuriku Expressway Kurosaki Smart IC up and down line
(In-In-bound line: Urata, Itai, Nishi-ku, Niigata City)
(Out-bound: inside Kiba Dainan area, Nishi Ward, Niigata City)

3. 3. Operating hours

24hours

Four. Target model

All models equipped with ETC in-vehicle device

Five. Usage pattern

Temporary stop type full IC format (entrance to Niigata direction, Tokyo direction)

[Access route to Kurosaki Smart IC (In-bound) related to change in operation]

• After the operation change, the only access route to Kurosaki Smart IC (In-bound) will be the Niigata Central Ring Road.
  In addition, the access route to Kurosaki Smart IC (Out-bound) has not changed from the present.

[Effects expected from changing the operation mode]

• Supporting logistics efficiency
  With 24-hour service and support for all types of vehicles, convenience to Masuoka Industrial Park and Shirane Industrial Park will be improved, and logistics efficiency is expected to improve.
• Support for emergency response and emergency medical care in the event of a disaster
  The 24-hour service is expected to produce effects such as enabling prompt response day and night for emergency response in the event of a disaster and emergency transport to Niigata Municipal Hospital.

[Price list between major ICs]

• Charges applied after vehicle type restrictions are lifted