Shin-Tōmei Expressway Explained

Country:	JPN
Type:	Expressway
Route:	Shin-Tōmei
Alternate Name:	新東名高速道路
Map Custom:	yes
Length Km:	253.2
Length Round:	1
Length Ref:	^[1]
Established:	2012

The, literally meaning New Tōmei, is a national expressway in Japan running parallel to the Tomei Expressway as an alternate route. It is operated by Central Nippon Expressway Company. The expressway is also numbered E1A, E52 and E69 under the "2016 Proposal for Realization of Expressway Numbering".^[2]

Shin-Tōmei Expressway provides a more direct and shorter route between Tokyo and Nagoya compared to the Tōmei Expressway and avoids most city centres along the way. Its western terminus connects with Isewangan Expressway in Nagoya.

History

Shin-Tōmei Expressway was partially opened on April 14, 2012 with 162 km section from Gotemba, Shizuoka to Mikkabi, Hamamatsu, Shizuoka.

On February 13, 2016, the 55 km section connecting with the eastern terminus of Isewangan Expressway in Nagoya to Mikkabi was opened.

On January 28, 2018, the outer circumferential highway of Tokyo, the Ken-Ō Expressway, was linked with the Shin-Tōmei Expressway in Ebina, Kanagawa.

On March 7, 2019, the Shin Tomei Expressway between the Atsugi Minami IC and the Isehara JCT was opened to traffic.

On March 15, 2020, a 3 km section between the Isehara JCT and the Isehara-Oyama IC was opened to traffic.

On April 10, 2021, the section between the Gotemba JCT and the Shin Gotemba IC was opened to traffic.

On April 16, 2022, a 13 km section between the Isehara-Oyama IC and the Shin Hadano IC was opened to traffic, but the 25 km section between the Shin Gotemba IC and the Shin Hadano IC is still under construction.

Future

The section between Shin Gotemba IC and Shin Hadano IC is still under construction and slated to open in 2027. Once completed, Shin-Tōmei offers direct connection between Osaka, Nagoya and Tokyo through Isewangan Expressway and the Shin-Meishin Expressway. The entire cost for the project from Tokyo to Osaka is 7 trillion yen (around 50 billion dollars).

List of interchanges and features

• IC - interchange, SIC - smart interchange, JCT - junction, SA - service area, PA - parking area, BS - bus stop, TN - tunnel, TB - toll gate, BR - bridge

Shin-Tōmei Expressway route

No.	Name	Connections	Dist. from Origin	Bus Stop	Notes	Location
Through to Daini-Tōkai Expressway (planned)
1	Ebina-minami JCT		0.0			Ebina	Kanagawa
2	Atsugi-minami IC	National Route 129	1.5			Atsugi
5-1	Isehara JCT	Tōmei Expressway	5.8		Nagoya-bound only	Isehara
3		Pref. Route 603 (Kamikasuya Atsugi Route) Atsugi-Hadano Road	8.2
3-1		Pref. Route 705 (Horiyamashita Hadano Station Route) Atsugi-Hadano Road (Planned)	17.9		Service Area Under Construction	Hadano
4		National Route 246 Atsugi-Hadano Road (Planned)	21.0
4-1		Pref. Route 76 (Yamakita Fujino Route)	33.0		Opening In 2027	Yamakita
4-2		Access To Fuji Speedway	43.7			Oyama	Shizuoka
5		National Route 138 (Gotemba Bypass) Pref. Route 406 (Hitosugi Shibanta Route)	46.2			Gotemba
7-1	Gotemba JCT	Tōmei Expressway	53.3		Tokyo-bound only
6	Nagaizumi-Numazu IC	Pref. Route 87 (Ōoka Motonagakubo Route) Izu-Jūkan Expressway	66.5			Nagaizumi
6-1	Surugawan-Numazu SA/ SIC	Pref. Route 22 (Mishima Fuji Route)	72.0			Numazu
7	Shin-Fuji IC	Nishi-Fuji Road Pref. Route 88 (Isshiki Kuzawa Route)	86.8			Fuji
8	Shin-Shimizu IC	National Route 52	101.2			Shimizu-ku, Shizuoka
PA	Shimizu PA		103.2
9	Shin-Shimizu JCT		110.6
10	Shin-Shizuoka IC	Pref. Route 27 (Ikawako Miyuki Route) Pref. Route 74 (Yamawaki Ōya Route)	119.8			Aoi-ku, Shizuoka
10-1	Shizuoka SA/ SIC	Pref. Route 209 (Shizuoka Asahina Fujieda Route)	131.0
11	Fujieda-Okabe IC	National Route 1 Pref. Route 209 (Shizuoka Asahina Fujieda Route) Pref. Route 81 (Yaizu Mori Route)	138.4			Fujieda
PA	Fujieda PA		141.3
12	Shimada-Kanaya IC	National Route 473 Kanaya-Omaezaki Connecting Road (Planned)	153.4			Shimada
PA	Kakegawa PA		161.0			Kakegawa
13	Mori-Kakegawa IC	Pref. Route 40 (Kakegawa Tenryū Route)	170.3			Mori
13-1	Enshū-Morimachi PA/ SIC	Pref. Route 40 (Kakegawa Tenryū Route)	173.7
13-2	Shin-Iwata SIC		178.1			Iwata
14	Hamamatsu-Hamakita IC	National Route 152	182.4			Hamana-ku, Hamamatsu
14-1	Hamamatsu SA/ SIC	Pref. Route 68 (Hamakita Mikkabi Route)	188.5
15	Hamamatsu-Inasa JCT		198.0
16	Shinshiro IC	National Route 151	210.4				Shinshiro	Aichi
PA	Nagashino-Shitaragahara PA		213.3(↓) 212.8(↑)
17	Okazaki-higashi IC	National Route 473 (Okazaki-Nukata Bypass)	236.5			Okazaki
SA	Okazaki SA		250.3
1	Toyota-higashi JCT	Tōkai-Kanjō Expressway	253.2			Toyota
Through to Isewangan Expressway Shimizu Connection Route Located in Shimizu-ku, Shizuoka No. Name Connections Dist. from Shimizu JCT Notes 9-2 Shimizu JCT Tōmei Expressway 0.0 9-1 Shimizu-Ihara IC Pref. Route 75 (Shimizu Fujinomiya Route) 1.8 9 Shin-Shimizu JCT Shin-Tōmei Expressway Main Route 4.5 Through to Chūbu-Ōdan Expressway Inasa Connection Route Located in Kita-ku, Hamamatsu No. Name Connections Dist. from Mikkabi JCT Notes Through to San-en Ise Connection Route (planned) 17-1 Mikkabi JCT Tōmei Expressway 0.0 15-1 Hamamatsu-Inasa IC National Route 257 11.0 15 Hamamatsu-Inasa JCT Shin-Tōmei Expressway Main Route 12.7 Through to San-en Nanshin Expressway External links Central Nippon Expressway Company 34.9906°N 138.2985°W

Notes and References

1. Web site: Road Timetable . Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport . 2008-05-20 .
2. Web site: Japan's Expressway Numbering System. www.mlit.go.jp . 9 March 2018.