Kōchi-Tōbu Expressway Explained

Country:	JPN
Type:	Expressway
Maint:	Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism
Route:	Kōchi-Tōbu
Length Km:	36.0
Established:	2011
Direction A:	West
Direction B:	East

The is an incomplete two-lane national expressway in Kōchi Prefecture. It is owned and operated by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT). The route is signed as an auxiliary route of National Route 55 as well E55 under MLIT's "2016 Proposal for Realization of Expressway Numbering."^[1]

Route description

The speed limit is 80 km/h for the entire route. There is only one lane traveling in each direction along the entirety of the expressway.

History

The existing portions (as of February 2019) of the expressway opened in five phases between March 2011 and April 2016.^[2]

Future

The remainder of the route is planned to be opened to traffic in phases between 2021. It is unknown when the section between Kochi Ryoma Airport Interchange and Konan-Noichi Interchange will be completed.^[3]

Junction list

The entire expressway is in Kōchi Prefecture.

See also

• Japan National Route 55
• Kōchi Expressway

External links

• Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport: Shikoku Development Bureau

Notes and References

1. Web site: Japan's Expressway Numbering System. www.mlit.go.jp.
2. Web site: 記者発表資料. ja. 2 February 2019.
3. Web site: 高知東部自動車道 国道55号 高知南国道路 全線開通 高知自動車道〜高知南IC間が令和3年2月27日（土曜日）に開通します. Kōchi-Tōbu Expressway National Route 55 Kōchi Nankoku Road opening, the section between Kōchi Expressway and Kōchi-minami IC will open on Saturday, February 27, 2021. Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism. ja. 7 January 2021. 23 January 2021.