The is a national expressway in Japan. It is owned and operated by Central Nippon Expressway Company.
Naming
The name is a kanji acronym consisting of characters found in the former names of the provinces linked by the expressway. consists of the eastern part of present-day Wakayama Prefecture, and consists of present-day Mie Prefecture.
The expressway is officially designated as the Hanwa Expressway Kisei Route, however this designation does not appear on any signage.
Overview
The first section of the expressway was opened in 2006 (from the origin to Ōmiya-Ōdai Interchange). Another section (to Kisei-Ouchiyama Interchange) opened in 2009 and the next section (to Kii-Nagashima Interchange) opened in 2013. The expressway beyond this point is still in the planning stages and will be built according to the New Direct Control System. Under this system, the financial burden for planning and building expressways will be shared by both the national and local governments; this differs from the established system which is carried out exclusively by the national government. Expressways built under this system are also planned to be toll-free.
The route is 2 lanes for its entire length, with some overtaking areas. The speed limit is 70 km/h.
List of interchanges and features
(IC - interchange, JCT - junction, PA - parking area, TB - toll gate, TN - tunnel, BR - bridge
Between Seiwa-Taki Junction and Owase-minami Interchange No.NameConnectionsDist. from OriginDist. from TerminusNotesLocation (all in Mie)(39-1)Seiwa-Taki JCT Ise Expressway0.055.3Taki(39)Seiwa-Taki IC National Route 42TNShikifuto Tunnel↓↑Length - 414 mTNKaminose Tunnel↓↑Length - 704 mPAOkuise PA↓↑ŌdaiTNMise Tunnel↓↑Length - 593 mBRKisei-Miyagawa Bridge↓↑Length - 537 mTaikiTNFunaki Tunnel↓↑Length - 1,059 m1Ōmiya-Ōdai IC National Route 4213.441.9Ōdai2Kisei-Ouchiyama ICPref. Route 68 (Kisei Inter Route)23.831.5TaikiTBTaki Toll Gate3Kii-Nagashima IC National Route 42234.121.2 KihokuPAKihoku PA41.813.54Miyama IC National Route 4249.26.1New Direct Control System5Owase-kita IC National Route 42555.30.0New Direct Control SystemOwaseThis section in planning stages<6>Owase-minami ICConnects to Kumano Owase RoadThis section in planning stagesThrough to Hanwa Expressway
Between Nanki-Tanabe and Susami-minami Interchanges No.NameConnectionsDist. from OriginDist. from TerminusNotesLocation (all in Wakayama)Through to Hanwa Expressway34Nanki-Tanabe IC National Route 42 (Tanabe Nishi Bypass)0.039.3TanabeEmergency Exit↓↑Access for Kinan Hospital Authorized vehicles only35Kamitonda IC National Route 427.931.4KamitondaMichinoeki Kuchikumano↓↑Northbound only36Nanki-Shirahama IC National Route 42 Pref. Route 34 (Shirahama Onsen Route)14.424.9Shirahama37Hikigawa ICPref. Route 37 (Hikigawa Ōtō Route)23.715.638Susami ICPref. Route 38 (Susami Koza Route)29.99.4Susami39Susami-minami IC Susami Kushimoto Road Pref. Route 36 (Kamitonda Susami Route)39.30.0This section in planning stages
References
External links Central Nippon Expressway Company