| Country: | JPN |
| Road Type: | Expressway |
| Aomori-chūō Interchange | |
| Other Names: | 青森中央インターチェンジ Aomori-chūō Intāchenji |
| Location: | Aomori, Aomori 〒030-0111 |
| Coord: | 40.7963°N 140.7432°W |
| Roads: | |
| Type: | Three-level continuous green-T hybrid interchange |
| Height: | 20m (70feet) |
| Maint: | East Nippon Expressway Company |
The is a tolled single-point urban interchange along the Aomori Expressway in Aomori, Japan. It is the closest expressway interchange to the center of that city. The interchange is owned, tolled, and operated by East Nippon Expressway Company.[1]
The Aomori-chūō Interchange, south of Central Aomori, is a continuous green-T hybrid interchange. The interchange is 6.1km (03.8miles) from Aomori IC and 9.5km (05.9miles) from Aomori-higashi IC, the respective western and eastern termini of the expressway.[2] It is a junction of the Aomori Expressway and the Aomori Belt Highway (National Route 7), which serves as an access road along much of the expressway.
It is the only interchange with three or more levels in the city and one of three in Aomori Prefecture.The roadways on the three levels are:[3]
Toll booths are located along Aomori Expressway and at the converging point of the interchange's ramps.
Construction on Aomori-chūō Interchange began in 1999, prior to the opening of the Aomori Expressway. The interchange was opened on September 28, 2003 at a cost of 79.5 billion Japanese yen. The completion of the expressway and interchange reduced travel times from the Tōhoku Expressway to Central Aomori by 11 minutes and reduced congestion along the Aomori West Bypass.