Ken-O Expressway 4-lanes, Satte IC to Goka IC, begins operation. The maximum speed is increased to 80km/h. The section in Saitama Prefecture is completed.

NEXCO East Japan and the Kanto Regional Development Bureau of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism announced that the construction of the four-lane project (Kuki Shiraoka JCT to Daiei JCT) on the Ken-O Expressway (Metropolitan Inter-City Expressway) between the Satte IC and Goka IC has been completed and the four lanes are operational.

Operation will begin at 6:00 a.m. on March 14. In addition, the maximum speed in this section will be increased from 70 km/h to 80 km/h.

With the start of this operation, the four-laning of the Ken-O Expressway in the Saitama Prefecture section has been completed. The remaining sections in Ibaraki and Chiba prefectures will continue to be upgraded.

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