The is a toll road in Kobe and Akashi, Japan. It is owned and operated by West Nippon Expressway Company and is signed as E93 under the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism's (MLIT) "2016 Proposal for Realization of Expressway Numbering." Route description The Daini-Shinmei Road has two lanes in each direction. The speed limit is 70 km/h along the entirety of the road. History Myōdani interchange to Ōkuradani interchange opened in 1964 Suma (Tsukimiyama) interchange to Myōdani interchange opened in 1969 Ōkuradani interchange to Akashi-nishi interchange opened in 1970 The opening was timed to coincide with the Expo '70 in Osaka. Future MLIT is in the process of acquiring right of way to build a extension of the Kitasen Road to link up with the Daini-Shinmei Road at an interchange in the Ishigatani area of Akashi. Junction list The entire expressway is in Hyōgo Prefecture. PA= parking area, SA= service area, TB= toll gate. |colspan="8" style="text-align: center;"|Through to References See also West Nippon Expressway Company National Route 2 Expressways in Japan Regional High-Standard Highways in Japan Transport in Kobe