# Kisei Expressway

The Kisei Expressway (紀勢自動車道, Kisei Jidōshadō) is a national expressway in Japan. It is owned and operated by Central Nippon Expressway Company.

## Naming

The name Kisei (紀勢) is a kanji acronym consisting of characters found in the former names of the provinces linked by the expressway. Kii Province (紀伊) consists of the eastern part of present-day Wakayama Prefecture, and Ise Province (伊勢) consists of present-day Mie Prefecture.
The expressway is officially designated as the Hanwa Expressway Kisei Route, however this designation does not appear on any signage.

## Overview

The first section of the expressway was opened in 2006 (from the origin to Ōmiya-Ōdai Interchange). Another section (to Kisei-Ouchiyama Interchange) opened in 2009 and the next section (to Kii-Nagashima Interchange) opened in 2013. The expressway beyond this point is still in the planning stages and will be built according to the New Direct Control System. Under this system, the financial burden for planning and building expressways will be shared by both the national and local governments; this differs from the established system which is carried out exclusively by the national government. Expressways built under this system are also planned to be toll-free.
The route is 2 lanes for its entire length, with some overtaking areas. The speed limit is 70 km/h.

## List of interchanges and features

* (IC - interchange, JCT - junction, PA - parking area, TB - toll gate, TN - tunnel, BR - bridge

### Between Seiwa-Taki Junction and Owase-minami Interchange

| No. | Name | Connections | Dist. from Origin | Dist. from Terminus | Notes | Location (all in Mie) |
| (39-1) | Seiwa-Taki JCT | Ise Expressway | 0.0 | 55.3 | | Taki |
| (39) | Seiwa-Taki IC | National Route 42 | 0.0 | 55.3 | | Taki |
| TN | Shikifuto Tunnel | | ↓ | ↑ | Length - 414 m | Taki |
| TN | Kaminose Tunnel | | ↓ | ↑ | Length - 704 m | Taki |
| PA | Okuise PA | | ↓ | ↑ | | Ōdai |
| TN | Mise Tunnel | | ↓ | ↑ | Length - 593 m | Ōdai |
| BR | Kisei-Miyagawa Bridge | | ↓ | ↑ | Length - 537 m | Ōdai |
| BR | Kisei-Miyagawa Bridge | | ↓ | ↑ | Length - 537 m | Taiki |
| TN | Funaki Tunnel | | ↓ | ↑ | Length - 1,059 m | Taiki |
| 1 | Ōmiya-Ōdai IC | National Route 42 | 13.4 | 41.9 | | Ōdai |
| 2 | Kisei-Ouchiyama IC | Pref. Route 68 (Kisei Inter Route) | 23.8 | 31.5 | | Taiki |
| TB | Taki Toll Gate | | | | | Taiki |
| 3 | Kii-Nagashima IC | National Route 422 | 34.1 | 21.2 | | Kihoku |
| PA | Kihoku PA | | 41.8 | 13.5 | | Kihoku |
| 4 | Miyama IC | National Route 42 | 49.2 | 6.1 | New Direct Control System | Kihoku |
| 5 | Owase-kita IC | National Route 425 | 55.3 | 0.0 | New Direct Control System | Owase |
| This section in planning stages |||||||
| <6> | Owase-minami IC | Connects to Kumano Owase Road | Connects to Kumano Owase Road | Connects to Kumano Owase Road | Connects to Kumano Owase Road | Connects to Kumano Owase Road |
| This section in planning stages |||||||
| Through to Hanwa Expressway |||||||

### Between Nanki-Tanabe and Susami-minami Interchanges

| No. | Name | Connections | Dist. from Origin | Dist. from Terminus | Notes | Location (all in Wakayama) |
| Through to Hanwa Expressway |||||||
| 34 | Nanki-Tanabe IC | National Route 42 (Tanabe Nishi Bypass) | 0.0 | 39.3 | | Tanabe |
| | Emergency Exit | | ↓ | ↑ | Access for Kinan Hospital Authorized vehicles only | Tanabe |
| 35 | Kamitonda IC | National Route 42 | 7.9 | 31.4 | | Kamitonda |
| | Michinoeki Kuchikumano | | ↓ | ↑ | Northbound only | Kamitonda |
| 36 | Nanki-Shirahama IC | National Route 42 Pref. Route 34 (Shirahama Onsen Route) | 14.4 | 24.9 | | Shirahama |
| 37 | Hikigawa IC | Pref. Route 37 (Hikigawa Ōtō Route) | 23.7 | 15.6 | | Shirahama |
| 38 | Susami IC | Pref. Route 38 (Susami Koza Route) | 29.9 | 9.4 | | Susami |
| 39 | Susami-minami IC | Susami Kushimoto Road Pref. Route 36 (Kamitonda Susami Route) | 39.3 | 0.0 | | Susami |
| This section in planning stages |||||||