Obama Nishi Interchange

The Obama Nishi Interchange (小浜西インターチェンジ, Obama Nishi Intāchenji^?), or Obama Nishi IC (小浜西IC^?), is an interchange located in Okazu, Obama, Fukui Prefecture, Japan. It is the #10 interchange on and the terminus of the Maizuru-Wakasa Expressway, operated by the West Nippon Expressway Company (NEXCO).^[1] There are plans to extend the expressway beyond the Obama Nishi Interchange.^[2][3]

History

• 9 March 2003: The Obama Nishi Interchange opens at the same time as the Maizuru-Wakasa Expressway

Environs

• JR West Kato Station (Obama Line)
• Kato Post Office
• Ministop Kato Store
• Kinki Hiking Trail
• Okazu Saltworks Ruins^[4]
• Koikawa Beach

Highway access

• Japan National Route 27

References

1. ^ "西日本高速道路株式会社" (in Japanese). http://www.w-nexco.co.jp/. Retrieved 2007-09-03. 
2. ^ "京都府内の高速道路等の状況" (in Japanese). Kyoto Prefecture. http://www.pref.kyoto.jp/sangyo/13400003.html. Retrieved 2007-09-03. 
3. ^ "高速自動車国道近畿自動車道敦賀線新設工事（小浜西インターチェンジから小浜インターチェンジ（仮称）まで）に係る事業認定理由について" (in Japanese). Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport. http://www.mlit.go.jp/sogoseisaku/land_expropriation/070706.html. Retrieved 2007-09-03. 
4. ^ "Transportation in Fukui＞Bus＞Wakasa Area". International Policy Division, General Affairs Department, Fukui Prefectural Government. http://info.pref.fukui.jp/kokusai/tagengo/html_e/koutuu/bus_rei.html. Retrieved 2007-09-03. 

External links

• (Japanese) West Nippon Expressway Company

Coordinates: 35°28′41″N 135°39′29″E / 35.47806°N 135.65806°E / 35.47806; 135.65806