Hakodate Shindō Explained

Country:JPN
Type:National
Maint:Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism
Hakodate Shindō
Alternate Name:
Length Km:11.0
Established:2000
Direction A:South
Terminus A:Hakodate.
Direction B:North
Terminus B:Nanae.

The is an incomplete national Expressway in Oshima Subprefecture in Hokkaido that connects central Hakodate to Japan National Route 5 and when completed, the Hokkaido Expressway, in Nanae. It is owned and operated by Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism and is signed E5 as an extension of the Hokkaido Expressway.[1]

Route description

The Hakodate Shindō has two lanes in direction from its southern terminus in Hakodate to Nanae-Honchō interchange. The remainder of the road only has one lane in direction.[2]

History

The expressway was opened between the interchanges at Hakodate and Nanae-Honchō on 30 March 2000. The remaining 4.2 km north of Nanae-Honchō was opened on 24 March 2001.[3]

Junction list

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Japan's Expressway Numbering System. www.mlit.go.jp.
  2. Web site: 函館新道 函館―七飯本町IC4車線化へ. ja. 15 August 2013. 10 August 2019.
  3. Web site: 函館新道の一部供用開始. https://web.archive.org/web/20150924091501/http://www.rmec.or.jp/kousaten/07pdf/02-03.pdf. dead. 24 September 2015. ja. 8 August 2019.