Niigata Prefecture's first ETC-only toll booths, Makigatahigashi IC and Yoneyama IC, began operation in November 2026.

Please use ETC vehicles at ETC-only toll booths.

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Niigata Prefecture's first ETC-only toll booths, Makigatahigashi IC and Yoneyama IC, began operation in November 2026.

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October 5, 2020
East Nippon Expressway Co., Ltd.
Niigata Regional Head Office

NEXCO EAST Niigata Regional Head Office (Niigata City, Niigata Prefecture) will begin operating ETC-only toll booths at certain interchanges (hereinafter referred to as 'IC') on E8 Hokuriku Expressway (hereinafter referred to as 'Hokuriku Expressway') starting November 2026.
Additionally, the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism and Expressway companies are promoting cashless and touchless at toll booths, and these two toll booths are the first ETC-only toll booths in Niigata Prefecture.
We will continue to advance the introduction Large of ETC-only toll booths.

1. Tollgate to start operation as ETC-only tollgate

Road name	Tollgate name	Operation start date and time
E8Hokuriku Expressway	Makigatahigashi Interchange (Entrance/Exit) (Niigata City, Niigata Prefecture)	Thursday, November 5, 2020 0:00
E8Hokuriku Expressway	Yoneyama Interchange (Entrance/Exit) (Kashiwazaki City, Niigata Prefecture)	Thursday, November 5, 2020 12:00

2. Location map

3. Information on ETC toll booths

In conjunction with the commencement of operations at ETC-only toll booths, we will be installing "ETC Only" signs on general roads and Expressway main lines near interchanges to inform drivers that they must use ETC vehicles.

The above are signs for Bandō IC (Bandō City, Ibaraki Prefecture) and Shimōsa IC (Narita City, Chiba Prefecture) on the Ken-o Expressway Ken-o Expressway which are already in 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."

Image image about how to use the ETC tollhouse

The above is a photograph of the Bando Interchange (Bando City, Ibaraki Prefecture) Ken-o Expressway which has already begun operation as an ETC-only toll gate.

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