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). Retrieved 2007-09-03.
2. 京都府内の高速道路等の状況 (in Japanese). Kyoto Prefecture. 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. Retrieved 2007-09-03.
4. "Transportation in Fukui＞Bus＞Wakasa Area". International Policy Division, General Affairs Department, Fukui Prefectural Government. 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