Harima Expressway Explained

Country:JPN
Type:Expressway
Route:Harima
Alternate Name: 播磨自動車道
Length Km:24.2
Established:2003
Terminus A:Harima Junction in Tatsuno, Hyōgo
Cities:Tatsuno, Aioi, Shisō
Terminus B:Yamazaki Junction in Shisō, Hyōgo

The is a national expressway in Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan. It is owned and operated by West Nippon Expressway Company. It is signed as E29 under the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism's "2016 Proposal for Realization of Expressway Numbering."[1]

Naming

The expressway is officially referred to as the Chūgoku-Ōdan Expressway Himeji Tottori Route. The Chūgoku-Ōdan Expressway Himeji Tottori Route is the official designation for the Sanyō Expressway between Sanyō Himeji-Nishi Interchange and Harima Junction, the Harima Expressway between Harima Junction and Yamazaki Junction, the Chūgoku Expressway between Yamazaki Junction and Sayo Junction, and the Tottori Expressway between Sayo Junction and Tottori Interchange (concurrent with the Chūgoku-Ōdan Expressway Himeji Tottori Route).

Route description

The route is a two-lane expressway for its entire length, with some overtaking areas. The speed limit is 70 km/h.

History

The first section of the expressway was opened in 2003. As of August 2019, that 12.8km (08miles) long section between the Sanyō Expressway and Hyōgo Prefecture Route 726 is still the only part of it open to traffic.

Future

The Harima Expressway is planned to be completed between its current northern terminus at Hyōgo Prefecture Route 726 and the Chūgoku Expressway in 2021. Upon completion, the total length of the expressway will be 24.2km (15miles).[2]

Junction list

The entire expressway is in Hyōgo Prefecture.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Japan's Expressway Numbering System. www.mlit.go.jp.
  2. Web site: 中国横断自動車道 姫路鳥取線 播磨新宮~山崎JCT. https://web.archive.org/web/20160403150817/http://corp.w-nexco.co.jp/activity/open_info/progress/individual/07/. dead. 3 April 2016. ja. 3 August 2019.