The Asahikawa-Monbetsu Expressway (旭川紋別自動車道, Asahikawa-Monbetsu Jidōshadō) is an incomplete national expressway in Hokkaido connecting Asahikawa, Hokkaidō and Monbetsu, Hokkaidō for a total length of 130 km. It is owned and operated by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT). The route is signed E39 under MLIT's "2016 Proposal for Realization of Expressway Numbering" and also as National Route 450.[1]

History

In 2017, the Asahi-Monbetsu Expressway was the first expressway in Hokkaido to receive signage for the expressway numbering system.[2]

References

  1. ^ "Japan's Expressway Numbering System". www.mlit.go.jp.
  2. ^ "北海道初！高速道路ナンバリング標識を設置" [First in Hokkaido! Installing expressway numbering signs] (PDF) (in Japanese). 10 March 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 March 2022. Retrieved 15 February 2019.