Japan: End to weekday daytime expressway toll discounts in March 2014

Japan’s Ministry of Transport is to scrap weekday daytime toll discounts on some of the country’s expressways from late March 2014 after a poll discovered that they were failing to relieve traffic jams. A 30% discount is currently available to drivers on non-Osaka, Tokyo and its neighbouring area toll expressways operated by Central Nippon Expressway, West Nippon Expressway and East Nippon Expressway from 9am to 5pm. State subsidies are also allowing operators to offer further expressway toll discount
November 25, 2013 Read time: 1 min
Japan’s Ministry of Transport is to scrap weekday daytime toll discounts on some of the country’s expressways from late March 2014 after a poll discovered that they were failing to relieve traffic jams.

A 30% discount is currently available to drivers on non-Osaka, Tokyo and its neighbouring area toll expressways operated by Central Nippon Expressway, West Nippon Expressway and East Nippon Expressway from 9am to 5pm.

State subsidies are also allowing operators to offer further expressway toll discounts of 50% on weekdays from 5pm to 8pm and from 6am to 9am.
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