Kuromatsunai Shindō Explained

Country:JPN
Maint:Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism
Kuromatsunai Shindō
Map Custom:yes
Map Notes:The Kuromatsunai Shindō highlighted in red
Length Km:5.1
Length Ref:[1]
Established:2009
Direction A:East
Terminus A:Kuromatsunai Junction
in Kuromatsunai
Direction B:West
Terminus B:Kuromatsunai Interchange
in Kuromatsunai

The is a 5.1km (03.2miles) spur route of the Dō-Ō Expressway in Kuromatsunai, Hokkaido. It is owned and operated by Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism and is numbered E5A under their "2016 Proposal for Realization of Expressway Numbering".[2]

Route description

The Kuromatsunai Shindō begins at, Kuromatsunai Junction, an interchange with the Dō-Ō Expressway in eastern Kuromatsunai. Once the expressway begins, tolls are collected by the East Nippon Expressway Company for the distance traveled along the Dō-Ō Expressway. The remainder of the Kuromatsunai Shindō is free to travel on. After passing through the toll booth a partial interchange allows access only from Hokkaido Route 344 to the westbound traffic of the Kuromatsunai Shindō and access from the expressway to Route 344. The expressway parallels the local route traveling northwest towards central Kuromatsunai. The expressway comes to an end at an at-grade junction with National Route 5.[3]

History

The Kuromatsunai Shindō opened on 7 November 2009.[4]

Junction list

The route lies entirely within Hokkaido.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 一般国道5号黒松内新道. ja. Hokkaido Development Bureau. 29 January 2020.
  2. Web site: Japan's Expressway Numbering System. www.mlit.go.jp. 29 January 2020.
  3. Web site: 一般国道5号黒松内新道が11月7日(土)に開通!. ja. 29 January 2020.
  4. Web site: フォト北海道. https://web.archive.org/web/20190422084056/http://photodb.hokkaido-np.co.jp/detail/0030448070. dead. 22 April 2019. ja. 29 January 2020.