Higashikyushu Expressway

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The Higashikyushu Expressway (東九州自動車道, Higashi-Kyūshū jidōshadō) is one of the expressways of Japan from Kitakyūshū (and the bridge to Honshū) to east of Kagoshima linking with the Kyushu Expressway. It runs north to south, through the prefectures of Fukuoka, Oita, Miyazaki and the Kagoshima prefectures. The freeway runs entirely on the island of Kyūshū. The total length is 500 km.

Higashikyushu Expressway sign
Higashikyushu Expressway
E10 E78 東九州自動車道
Route information
Length500 km (310 mi)
Existed1999–present
Major junctions
FromKitakyushu Junction in
Kyushu Expressway
ToKajiki Junction in Aira
Kyushu Expressway
Location
CountryJapan
Major citiesOita, Nobeoka, Miyazaki
Kanoya, Kirishima
Highway system
Miyazaki, Japan

Overview

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The first section of the expressway was opened to traffic in 1999. As of March 2009 the expressway is incomplete in many areas. The section between Soo Yagorō Interchange and Sueyoshi Takarabe Interchange opened in 2010. Most of the incomplete areas were built according to the New Direct Control System, whereby the burden for construction costs will be shared by the national and local governments and no tolls will be collected. Currently the section between Saiki Interchange and Nobeoka Minami Interchange, and Kanoya Kushira Junction and Sueyoshi Takarabe Interchange operates according to this principle.

The expressway is 4 lanes from Kitakyushu Junction to Kanda Kitakyushu-kūkō Interchange and Hiji Junction to Ōita Miyagawachi Interchange, and 2 lanes for all remaining sections.

The route parallels the Nippō Main Line of Kyushu Railway Company and National Route 10 for much of its length.

History

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  • December 15, 1994, a section from Hiji Junction to Hayami Interchange was opened to traffic.
  • November 27, 1999, a section from Oita Mera to Oita Miyagawachi Interchanges was opened to traffic.
  • March 4, 2000, a section from Kokubu to Hayato Higashi Interchange was opened to traffic with another freeway.
  • March 25, 2000, a section from Miyazaki Nishi Interchange to Kiyotake Junction was opened to traffic.
  • March 31, 2001, a section from Saito to Miyazaki Nishi Interchange was opened to traffic.
  • April 18, 2001, the Oita Nogyo Bunka Koen Interchange was opened.
  • December 19, 2001, the Kajiki Junction was opened to traffic with another freeway.
  • December 27, 2001, a section from Oita Miyagawachi to Tsukumi Interchanges was opened to traffic.
  • March 2, 2002, a section from Sueyoshi Takarabe to Kokubu Interchanges was opened to traffic.
  • March 30, 2002, the Hiji Junction was opened to traffic with another freeway.
  • February 26, 2006, a section from Kitakyushu Junction to Kanda Kitakyushu Airport Interchange was opened to traffic.
  • June 28, 2008, a section from Tsukumi to Saiki Interchange was opened to traffic.
  • March 14, 2010, a section from Soo Yagoro to Sueyoshi Takarabe Interchange was opened to traffic.
  • July 17, 2010, a section from Takanabe to Saito Interchange was opened to traffic.
  • December 14, 2010, a section from Kadogawa to Hyuga Interchange was opened to traffic with another freeway.
  • December 15, 2012, a section from Sumie to Kitagawa Interchange was opened to traffic.
  • December 22, 2012, a section from Tsuno to Takanabe Interchange was opened to traffic.
  • February 16, 2013, a section from Kamae to Kitaura Interchange was opened to traffic.
  • March 23, 2013, a section from Kiyotake Junction to Kiyotake Minami Interchange was opened to traffic.
  • March 8, 2014, a section from Kitaura to Sumie Interchange was opened to traffic.
  • March 16, 2014, a section from Hyuga to Tsuno Interchange was opened to traffic.
  • March 23, 2014, a section from Kanda Kitakyushu Airport to Yukuhashi Interchange was opened to traffic.
  • December 13, 2014, a section from Yukuhashi to Miyako Toyotsu Interchange was opened to traffic with another freeway.
  • December 13, 2014, the Shiida Minami Interchange was opened.
  • December 21, 2014, a section from Kanoya Kushira Junction to Soo Yagoro Interchange was opened to traffic.
  • December 21, 2014, the Kanoya Kushira Junction was opened to traffic with another freeway.
  • March 1, 2015, a section from Buzen to Usa Interchanges was opened to traffic with another freeway.
  • March 21, 2015, a section from Saiki to Kamae Interchanges was opened to traffic.
  • April 28, 2015, the Imagawa Parking Area and the Yukuhashi Imagawa Bus Stop was opened.
  • April 24, 2016, a section from Shiida Minami to Buzen Interchange was opened to traffic which made the Higashikyushu Expressway from Kitakyushu to Miyazaki fully accessible with no gaps.
  • March 25, 2017, the Kadogawa Minami Smart Interchange was opened.
  • March 11, 2018, a section from Nishinan Kitago to Nichinan Togo Interchanges was opened to traffic.
  • August 5, 2018, a section from Hiji Junction to Oita Mera Interchange is incorporated as part of the Higashikyushu Expressway.
  • August 5, 2018, the Beppuwan Smart Interchange was fully accessible.
  • October 6, 2019, the Kunitomi Smart Interchange was opened.

Interchanges

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Between Kitakyushu Junction and Aburatsu Interchange

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No. Name Connections Dist.
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Origin
Bus
stop
Notes Location
(2-1) Kitakyushu JCT   Kyushu Expressway 0.0 Fukuoka Kokuraminami-ku, Kitakyūshū
1 Kanda Kitakyushu Airport IC Pref. Route 245 (Kitakyushu Airport Route) 8.2 Kanda
2 Yukuhashi IC   National Route 201 16.8 Yukuhashi
PA/SIC Imagawa PA/SIC Pref. Route 34 (Yukuhashi Soeda Route) via Yukuhashi city road 19.1
3 Miyako Toyotsu IC   National Route 10 (Shiida Road) 24.2 Miyako
4 Tsuiki IC Pref. Route 237 (Sawada Shimobefu Route) 26.4 Chikujō
- Shiida TB - 27.1 Abandoned on December 13, 2014
5 Shiida IC Pref. Route 231 (Kurohira Shiida Route) 31.5
6 Shiida Minami IC   National Route 10 (Shiida Road) 33.1 For Kitakyushu only
7 Buzen IC Pref. Route 32 (Saigawa Buzen Route) 40.3 Buzen
PA/SIC Kōge PA/SIC   National Route 10 (Buzen Bypass, Nakatsu Bypass) via Kōge town road 45.5 Kōge
8 Nakatsu IC Nakatsu Hita Road 52.5 Oita Nakatsu
9 Usa IC   National Route 10 (Usa Road, Usa Beppu Road) 61.4 Usa
9-1 Innai IC/TB   National Route 387 66.0 For Oita only
TB: Abandoned on September 16, 2014
9-2 Ajimu IC Pref. Route 42 (Yamaga Innai Route) 71.2
9-3 Oita Nōgyō Bunka Kōen IC Pref. Route 42 (Yamaga Innai Route) 77.5
9-4 Hayami IC   National Route 10 (Usa Beppu Road,   Hiji Bypass)
Pref. Route 24 (Hiji Yamaga Route)
83.8 Hiji
10 Hiji JCT   Ōita Expressway 87.1
SA/SIC Beppuwan SA/SIC   National Route 500 via Beppu city road
Pref. Route 218 (Beppu Yamaga Route)
89.5 Beppu
11 Beppu IC Pref. Route 11 (Beppu Ichinomiya Route) 94.3
BS Hasama BS 103.7 Yufu
12 Oita IC Pref. Route 21 (Oita Usuki Route) 109.1 Oita
13 Oita Mitsuyoshi IC   National Route 210 (Kinoue Bypass) 113.5
14 Oita Mera IC   National Route 10 (Oita-Minami Bypass)
Pref. Route 56 (Nakahanda Shimogori Route)
116.9
PA Oita Matsuoka PA 119.8
15 Oita Miyagawachi IC   National Route 197 (Oita-Higashi Bypass) 123.1
16 Usuki IC   National Route 502 137.1 Usuki
17 Tsukumi IC Pref. Route 648 (Tsukumi Interchange Route) 144.1 Tsukumi
PA Yayoi PA Scheduled to be opened in 2021 Saiki
TB Saiki TB Toll Barrier
18 Saiki IC Pref. Route 36 (Saiki Tsukumi Route) 157.1
18-1 Saiki Katata IC Pref. Route 603 (Akagi Fukihara Saiki Route) 162.2
19 Kamae IC   National Route 388 177.5
19-1 Kamae Hatōzu IC Pref. Route 122 (Furue Maruichibi Route) 186.3
20 Kitaura IC   National Route 388 191.7 Miyazaki Nobeoka
20-1 Sumie IC Pref. Route 243 (Sumie Interchange Route) 198.1 For Nobeoka only
21 Kitagawa IC   National Route 10 (Nobeoka Road) 203.7
22 Nobeoka JCT/IC   Kyushu Chūō Expressway
Pref. Route 241 (Nobeoka Interchange Route)
216.5
23 Nobeoka Minami IC   National Route 10 (Totoro Bypass, Nobeoka Road, Nobeoka-Minami Road) 223.5
TB Kadogawa TB 227.9 Toll Barrier Kadogawa
24 Kadogawa IC   National Route 10 (Nobeoka-Minami Road)
Pref. Route 226 (Totoro Hyūga Route)
228.0 For Nobeoka only
BS Kadogawa BS
SIC Kadogawa Minami SIC   National Route 10 (Nobeoka-Minami Road)
Pref. Route 226 (Totoro Hyūga Route) via Kadogawa town road
229.6 For Miyazaki only
25 Hyūga IC   National Route 327 (Hyūga Bypass) 241.9 Hyūga
26 Tsuno IC Pref. Route 303 (Tsuno Interchange Route) 261.9 Tsuno
PA Kawaminami PA 268.9 Kawaminami
27 Takanabe IC Pref. Route 308 (Takanabe Interchange Route) 274.8 Takanabe
28 Saito IC Pref. Route 321 (Saito Interchange Route) 286.9 Saito
BS Kunitomi BS 297.9 Kunitomi
SIC Kunitomi SIC Pref. Route 26 (Miyazaki Suki Route) 298.5
BS Miyazaki BS 302.6 Miyazaki
29 Miyazaki Nishi IC   National Route 10 (Miyazaki-Nishi Bypass) 303.7
PA Miyazaki PA 306.7
30 Kiyotake IC Pref. Route 371 (Kiyotake Interchange Route) 311.6
(4-1) Kiyotake JCT   Miyazaki Expressway 313.8
TB Kiyotake Minami TB Toll Barrier
30-1 Kiyotake Minami IC Pref. Route 378 (Kiyotake Minami Interchange Route) 315.0
Under Construction
31 Nichinan Kitagō IC Pref. Route 28 (Nichinan Takaoka Route)
Pref. Route 429 (Inohae Route)
332.8 Nichinan
32 Nichinan Togō IC   National Route 220 (Nichinan Shibushi Road)
Pref. Route 434 (Kazeda Hoshikura Route)
341.8
Aburatsu IC   National Route 222 345.0 Planned
Planned route

Between Aburatsu and Natsui Interchanges

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Between Shibushi Interchange and Kajiki Junction

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No. Name Connections Dist.
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Dist.
from
Terminus
Bus
stop
Notes Location
Planned route
Natsui IC 0.0 85.5 Planned Kagoshima Shibushi
35 Shibushi IC   National Route 220 (Nichinan Shibushi Road)
Miyakonojō Shibushi Road (planned)
Pref. Route 63 (Shibushi Fukuyama Route)
3.7 81.8
35-1 Shibushi Ariake IC 7.1 78.4
36 Ōsaki IC Pref. Route 64 (Ōsaki Kihoku Route) 13.4 72.1 Ōsaki
37 Kanoya Kushira JCT Ōsumi Jūkan Road
Pref. Route 552 (Kanoya Kushira Interchange Route)
22.9 62.6 Kanoya
37-1 Nogata IC Pref. Route 64 (Ōsaki Kihoku Route) 29.4 56.1 Ōsaki
38 Soo Yagorō JCT Pref. Route 71 (Tarumizu Minaminogō Route) 40.6 44.9 Soo
39 Sueyoshi Takarabe IC   National Route 10 51.7 33.8
Sueyoshi Takarabe TB Toll Barrier
PA Kokubu PA 68.4 17.1 Kirishima
40 Kokubu IC   National Route 10 74.2 11.3
41 Hayato Higashi IC   National Route 10 (Hayato Road)
Pref. Route 58 (Hayato Port Route)
79.0 6.5
42 Hayato Nishi IC Pref. Route 471 (Kita-Naganoda Obama Route) 82.6 2.9
(25) Kajiki IC   National Route 10 (Kajiki Bypass)
Pref. Route 55 (Kurino Kajiki Route)
85.1 0.4 Aira
(25-1) Kajiki JCT   Kyushu Expressway
  National Route 10 (Hayato Road)
85.5 0.0