Tohoku Expressway Sanbongi Smart Interchange opens

~The convenience and comfort of using Expressway will become more familiar~

August 11, 2009
East Nippon Expressway Co., Ltd.
Tohoku Regional Head Office

NEXCO EAST Tohoku Regional Head Office (Regional Head Office, Aoba Ward, Sendai City, Chief: Mikio Kashima) will open Tohoku Expressway Sanbongi Smart Interchange (IC). To do.

The Sanbongi Smart IC is a temporary stop type ETC interchange that has been developed in cooperation with related organizations such as the national government and local governments.

This makes it even easier to access the Expressway from the Sansaki area of Osaki City.

1 Opening date

Friday, September 18, 2009, 12:00

2 Smart IC installation location

Tohoku Expressway Yamato IC-Furukawa IC Sanbongi parking area

(Miyagi Prefecture Osaki City Sanbongi Arigabukuro)

3 available time

24hours

4 Available models

All vehicles with ETC on-board unit (extension 12.0m or less)

Regarding toll charges for using the Sanbongi Smart IC, we are preparing to search the toll at E-NEXCO Drive Plaza (“ DraPla”) from September 2009.

Location map

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Main expected effects

It takes about 10 minutes to reach the central part of Sendai from the Osaki-shi Sanbongi area, improving convenience and reducing congestion on Route 4. Image image of
  • Improved convenience
    The time required from the Sanbongi area of Osaki City to the center of Sendai is shortened by about 10 minutes, improving convenience and reducing congestion on Route 4.
  • Local industry activation support
    In the Sanbongi area of Osaki City, factories including large-scale manufacturing factories are scattered, and it is expected that the efficiency of transportation of these industrial-related traffic will be improved and new companies will be attracted.
  • Tourism activation support
    By improving accessibility to tourist spots adjacent to Sanbongi Smart IC, it is expected to support the revitalization of local tourism resources.
  • Emergency medical support
    By using the Sanbongi Smart IC, if a serious injury or serious patient occurs in the Sanbongi area of Osaki City, it is expected that emergency medical support will be provided by prompt transportation to the tertiary emergency medical facility.

Tolls to major ICs

(Unit: Yen)

IC distance
(34.4km)
Sendai Miyagi IC
Car model Regular fee ETC time zone discount
(5 discount)
ETC time zone discount
(3 discount)
Sanbongi
Smart ic
Light vehicles, etc. 850 450 600
Standard-sized car 1,050 550 750
Medium-sized car 1,200 600 850
Large car 1,600 800 1,100
Oversized car 2,600 1,300 1,800

(Unit: Yen)

IC distance
(20.7km)
Izumi IC
Car model Regular fee ETC time zone discount
(5 discount)
ETC time zone discount
(3 discount)
Sanbongi
Smart ic
Light vehicles, etc. 600 300 400
Standard-sized car 700 350 500
Medium-sized car 800 400 550
Large car 1,050 550 750
Oversized car 1,650 850 1,150

(Unit: Yen)

IC distance
(9.7km)
Yamato IC
Car model Regular fee ETC time zone discount
(5 discount)
ETC time zone discount
(3 discount)
Sanbongi
Smart ic
Light vehicles, etc. 350 200 250
Standard-sized car 400 200 300
Medium-sized car 450 250 300
Large car 550 300 400
Oversized car 850 450 600

(Unit: Yen)

IC distance
(8.3km)
Furukawa IC
Car model Regular fee ETC time zone discount
(5 discount)
ETC time zone discount
(3 discount)
Sanbongi
Smart ic
Light vehicles, etc. 350 200 250
Standard-sized car 350 200 250
Medium-sized car 400 200 300
Large car 500 250 350
Oversized car 750 400 550

Note) Regarding tolls, we are preparing to search for tolls at E-NEXCO Drive Plaza (“ DraPla”) from September.