Kitasen Road Explained

Country:JPN
Type:National
Maint:West Nippon Expressway Company
Kitasen Road
Alternate Name:
Marker Image:
Length Km:5.6
Established:1998
Direction A:East
Terminus A:Tarumi Junction
in Tarumi-ku, Kobe
Direction B:West
Terminus B:Nagaidani Junction
Hanshin Expressway Kita-Kobe Route in Nishi-ku, Kobe

The or is an expressway that links the wards Tarumi-ku and Nishi-ku of Kobe, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan. It is owned and operated by West Nippon Expressway Company and is signed as E94 under the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism's (MLIT) "2016 Proposal for Realization of Expressway Numbering."[1]

History

In 1998, the Kitasen Road was opened in conjunction with the Kobe-Awaji-Naruto Expressway.[2]

Future

MLIT is in the process of acquiring right of way to build a 7.1km (04.4miles) extension of the Kitasen Road to link up with the Daini-Shinmei Road in the neighboring city, Akashi.

Junction list

The entire expressway is in Kobe, Hyōgo Prefecture. |colspan="8" style="text-align: center;"|Through to (under construction)

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Japan's Expressway Numbering System. www.mlit.go.jp.
  2. Web site: 完成まで「150年かかる」はずが… 着工27年のバイパス新展開. ja. Kobe ShimbunNEXT. 17 March 2018. 8 July 2019. |