Higashikyushu Expressway

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Higashikyushu Expressway
東九州自動車道
Route information
Length	500 km (310 mi)
Existed	1999–present
Major junctions
From	Kitakyushu Junction in Kyushu Expressway
To	Kajiki Junction in Aira Kyushu Expressway
Location
Major cities	Oita, Nobeoka, Miyazaki Kanoya, Kirishima
Highway system
National highways of Japan Expressways of Japan

Miyazaki,Japan

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.

Overview[]

The first section of the expressway was opened to traffic in 1999. As of March 2009 the expressway incomplete in many areas. The next section is scheduled to open in 2010 ( to ). After this, Most of the incomplete areas will be 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 and , and and Sueyoshi Takarabe Interchange operates according to this principle.

The expressway is 4 lanes from Kitakyushu Junction to and to , 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[]

• 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[]

• IC - interchange, SIC - smart interchange, JCT - junction, SA - service area, PA - parking area, BS - bus stop, TN - tunnel, BR - bridge, TB - toll gate
• Bus stops labeled "○" are currently in use; those marked "◆" are closed.

Between Kitakyushu Junction and Aburatsu Interchange[]

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

Between Aburatsu and Natsui Interchanges[]

Between Natsui Interchange and Kajiki Junction[]

No.	Name	Connections	Dist. from Origin	Dist. from Terminus	Bus stop	Notes	Location
Planned route
			0.0	85.5		Planned	Kagoshima	Shibushi
		National Route 220 (Nichinan Shibushi Road) (planned) Pref. Route 63 (Shibushi Fukuyama Route)	3.7	81.8		Scheduled to be opened in 2020
			7.1	78.4		Scheduled to be opened in 2020 For Kajiki only
		Pref. Route 64 (Ōsaki Kihoku Route)	13.4	72.1		Scheduled to be opened in 2020		Ōsaki
37		Pref. Route 552 (Kanoya Kushira Interchange Route)	22.9	62.6				Kanoya
37-1		Pref. Route 64 (Ōsaki Kihoku Route)	29.4	56.1				Ōsaki
38		Pref. Route 71 (Tarumizu Minaminogō Route)	40.6	44.9				Soo
39		National Route 10	51.7	33.8
PA			68.4	17.1				Kirishima
40		National Route 10	74.2	11.3
41		National Route 10 (Hayato Road) Pref. Route 58 (Hayato Port Route)	79.0	6.5
42		Pref. Route 471 (Kita-Naganoda Obama Route)	82.6	2.9
(25)		National Route 10 (Kajiki Bypass) Pref. Route 55 (Kurino Kajiki Route)	85.1	0.4				Aira
(25-1)		Kyushu Expressway National Route 10 (Hayato Road)	85.5	0.0

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