General National Route 6 Sendai-Tobu Road "Natori Chuo Smart Interchange" will open on Saturday, March 18th.

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February 13, 2017
Natori City
East Japan Expressway Tohoku Regional Head Office Sendai Construction Office

Since Natori City and NEXCO EAST Sendai Construction Office (Sendai City, Miyagi Prefecture) are proceeding with the maintenance, the Sendai-Tobu Road Natori Central Smart Interchange (IC) will be opened on Saturday, March 18th. ,It will be announced.

The Natori Chuo Smart IC is exclusively for ETC and is located in the center of Natori City. There are also the Natoririnku Town, a large city near Sendai Airport, and a large shopping center nearby. , Is expected to further improve the convenience of Expressway users.

1 Opening date

Saturday, March 18, 2017

2 Installation location

position:
General Route 6 Sendai-Tobu Road Sendai Airport IC and Natori IC
location:
Shimomasuda Koya, Natori City, Miyagi Prefecture (In-bound line)
Iinozaka Koageba (Out-bound Line), Natori City, Miyagi Prefecture

3 operating hours

24hours

4 Operation form

Bidirectional full inter format

5 Target vehicles

All models equipped with ETC in-vehicle device

6 Other

Details regarding the opening ceremony and the opening time will be announced separately.
*If the construction period is delayed due to bad weather, etc., the schedule may change.

7 Location map

Image of position map

8 Main business effects

I. Economic recovery from the earthquake
With the development of smart ICs, accessibility to Expressway from the area around the airport will be improved, and reconstruction support is expected by improving the vitality of the area, such as strengthening distribution centers and promoting employment by attracting companies.

II. Improvement of convenience for Expressway users
The existing Natori IC is far from the station center in the center of Natori City and the west side of the JR Tohoku Main Line, and access time will be shortened by installing the Natori Central Smart IC. In addition, the opening of the Otemachi Shimomasuda Line on the city planning road will increase the convenience of east-west traffic in the city center, and it is expected that the wide-area movement such as leisure and shopping will be activated.

III. Improve access to emergency medical facilities
It is expected that the transportation time will be shortened over a wide area from the area to higher medical facilities and the stability during transportation will be improved.

9 How to use smart IC

  • The smart IC is an interchange exclusively for ETC.
    • To use it, insert an ETC card into the ETC on-board unit and pass.
    • Be sure to stop before the opening / closing bar of the smart IC.
    • If the open / close bar does not open, please inform the staff.
Image of how to use smart IC

10 Sendai-Tobu Road Natori Central Smart IC Toll

Image image of tolls on the Sendai-Tobu Road Natori Central Smart IC
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