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ETC in Japan Wide Variety of Tolling Application. KUNIAKI NAKAMURA Chief Engineer Maintenance and Traffic Department Nihon Doro Kodan (Japan Highway Public Corporation). November 20, 2003. ・ 8,800km toll expressways ・ 8 million trips / day ・ Large network ・ Complex toll with many
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ETC in JapanWide Variety of Tolling Application KUNIAKI NAKAMURA Chief Engineer Maintenance and Traffic Department Nihon Doro Kodan (Japan Highway Public Corporation) November 20, 2003
・8,800km toll expressways ・8 million trips / day ・Large network ・Complex toll with many toll road agencies ・Congestion Expressways in Japan
OBE IC CARD ▲ETC 通過OK Features of Japan’s ETC • DSRC: 5.8 GHz active (Dedicated Short Range Communication) • OBE: Two peace type (Use of IC Card) • IC Card : Issued by Credit Card Company • Security : Using Security Key (Secure Application Module)
DSRC System • Expandability • High Reliability • Wide Communication Area • Efficient Use of Limited Frequency Resources
Antenna ETC Gate
ETC Traffic Volume HEPC: Hanshin Expressway Public Corporation MEX: Metropolitan Expressway Public Corporation JH: Japan Highway Public Corporation
Purpose of Road Pricing • To ease traffic congestion in expressways and highways. • To improve environmental condition. • To promote use of expressways.
Road Pricing in Japan • Environmental Road Pricing • Special Pricing for Long-Distance Use • Special Pricing for Specific Section • Peak Period Pricing • Continuous –Use Discount
Discount: 1,200yen→900yen Environmental Road Pricing in Metropolitan Expressway
Discount:1,000yen→800yen Environmental Road Pricing in Hanshin Expressway
Low Traffic Volume Section Special Pricing for Specific Section of Toll Road
Thank You Very Much. Kuniaki Nakamura Japan Highway Public Corporation kuniaki.nakamura@jhnet.go.jp