Daini-Michinoku Toll Road

The Daini-Michinoku Toll Road (第二みちのく有料道路 Daini Michinoku Yūryōdōro) is a two-lane toll road in Aomori Prefecture that connects the towns Rokunohe and Oirase. The Daini-Michinoku Toll Road was designated in 1987 as part of a single expressway running from the capital city of Aomori Prefecture, Aomori to the prefecture's second largest city, Hachinohe.[1] The road is managed by the Aomori Prefecture Road Public Corporation and is numbered E4A as an extension of the Tōhoku Expressway.[2][3]

第二みちのく有料道路
Daini-Michinoku Toll Road
E4A 第二みちのく有料道路
Route information
Maintained by Aomori Prefecture Road Public Corporation
Length8.3 km (5.2 mi)
Existed18 December 1992–present
Major junctions
North endRokunohe, Aomori. Aomori Prefecture Route 10
Major intersectionsRokunohe Interchange
Kamikita Expressway
South endOirase, Aomori. Shimodamomoishi Interchange
Momoishi Toll Road
Location
CountryJapan
Highway system

Tolls

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The toll gate of the Daini-Michinoku Toll Road, prior to the addition of the ETC gate

The toll gate for the Daini-Michinoku Toll Road does not correspond to ETC when traveling north from the Hachinohe Expressway and origins further south. In this case, the driver can pull the ETC card out of the on-board unit and present it to the toll operator, where the toll must be settled by a cash payment. When the gate is approached from the north the driver can pay with cash, coupons, or simply pass through the ETC gate.[4] Otherwise, prices for use of just the Daini-Michinoku Toll Road are as follows:

  • Standard-sized car: ¥210 (¥110 for the disabled)
  • Large vehicles with 4 axles or less: ¥320
  • Large vehicles with 5 or more axles: ¥730
  • Kei car: ¥150 (¥80 for the disabled)
  • Light vehicles, etc.: ¥80[5]

Route description

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From its southern terminus with Momoishi Road, the Daini-Michinoku Toll Road travels north from Shimoda-Momoishi Interchange in Oirase. The speed limit for the toll road is 60 km/h. The road quickly enters an agricultural area after its start. Three kilometers from Shimoda-Momoishi Interchange the road meets its toll booth. There are two gates servicing traffic in each direction. A parking area is available for drivers to access their ETC cards before proceeding through the gate. At the booth the road proceeds northwest. Approximately 3.6 kilometers from the booth the road meets Aomori Prefecture Route 10 at an interchange. Shortly after the interchange, the road gradually curves north. Along the gradual curve, the toll road continues on a ramp exiting to the left from the Kamikita Expressway. The Kamikita Expressway proceeds to continue northwest towards Aomori. The ramp carries the toll road on to its northern terminus at an at-grade junction with Aomori Prefecture Route 10 at the southern city limits of Misawa.[5]

Future

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The toll road is planned to be incorporated into a single expressway that extends north and west to connect with the Aomori Expressway and the northern terminus of the Tōhoku Expressway at the Aomori Interchange. This will be done by linking the Kamikita Expressway and Michinoku Toll Road to the Aomori Expressway.[6] The thirty-year toll collection period for the use of the road is set to expire in March 2022.[7]

Junction list

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The entire toll road is in Aomori Prefecture.

LocationkmmiExitNameDestinationsNotes
Rokunohe00.0Rokunohe  Kamikita Expressway north – Shichinohe, AomoriE4A continues north as the Kamikita Expressway
Oirase2.21.4Misawa-Towada-Shimoda  Aomori Prefecture Route 10 - Misawa, Misawa Airport
5.63.5TBShimoda Toll BoothNorthern end of tolled section
8.35.28Shimoda Momishi  Momoishi Toll Road south
  National Route 45
End of concurrency with National Route 45; E4A continues south as Momoishi Road; tolls continue south along E4A.
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "第四次全国総合開発計画" (PDF) (in Japanese). 9 February 2006. Retrieved 26 October 2017.
  2. ^ "上北天間林道路". 上和田国道維持出張所. Retrieved 26 October 2017.
  3. ^ "Highway numbering list". Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport (in Japanese). Retrieved 15 May 2017.
  4. ^ "<八戸道>青森初のスマートIC 来月23日に八戸西開業". Kahoku Shimpō (in Japanese). 15 February 2019. Retrieved 8 April 2019.
  5. ^ a b "青森県道路公社" [Aomori Prefecture Road Corporation]. aodoko.or.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved 31 October 2017.
  6. ^ "過去のイベント一覧" [Past Events List]. Aomori Prefecture Government. 21 May 2012. Archived from the original on 25 October 2017. Retrieved 29 August 2020.
  7. ^ "中期経営プラン" [Middle-term management plan] (PDF) (in Japanese). Aomori Prefecture Road Administration. 27 March 2019. Retrieved 29 August 2020.
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