Please read the following table in HTML format from a webpage and then answer the question in detail according to the table. Each table cell is defined by a <td> and a </td> tag. Each table row starts with a <tr> and ends with a </tr> tag. 'rowspan=m' and 'colspan=n' represents a cell spaning over 'm' rows and 'n' columns.

Webpage title:
Hokkaido Shinkansen
Table title:
Stations
Table:
<table id='hittask' contenteditable='False'>
<tr> <th colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Station name </th><th colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Japanese </th><th colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Distance (km) </th><th colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Transfers </th><th colspan=2 rowspan=1 > Location </th></tr>
<tr> <td colspan=6 rowspan=1 > Opened 26 March 2016 </td></tr>
<tr> <td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Shin-Aomori </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 新青森 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 0.0 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > - </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Aomori </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=2 > Aomori </td></tr>
<tr> <td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Okutsugaru-Imabetsu </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 奥津軽いまべつ </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 38.5 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Tsugaru Line (Tsugaru-Futamata) Tsugaru-Kaikyō Line </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Imabetsu </td></tr>
<tr> <td colspan=6 rowspan=1 > Seikan Tunnel </td></tr>
<tr> <td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Kikonai </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 木古内 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 113.3 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > South Hokkaido Railway Line, Kaikyō Line </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Kikonai </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=2 > Hokkaido </td></tr>
<tr> <td class="highlighted"  colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Shin-Hakodate-Hokuto </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 新函館北斗 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 148.9 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Hakodate Main Line </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Hokuto </td></tr>
<tr> <td class="highlighted"  colspan=6 rowspan=1 > Under construction. Scheduled to open during fiscal year 2031 </td></tr>
<tr> <td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Shin-Yakumo </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 新八雲 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 203.0 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 >  </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Yakumo </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=5 > Hokkaido </td></tr>
<tr> <td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Oshamambe </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 長万部 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 236.1 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Hakodate Main Line, Muroran Main Line </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Oshamambe </td></tr>
<tr> <td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Kutchan </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 倶知安 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 290.2 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Hakodate Main Line </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Kutchan </td></tr>
<tr> <td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Shin-Otaru </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 新小樽 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 328.2 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 >  </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Otaru </td></tr>
<tr> <td class="highlighted"  colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Sapporo </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 札幌 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 360.2 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Chitose Line, Hakodate Main Line, Sasshō Line (Gakuen-Toshi Line) Namboku Line, Tōhō Line </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Kita-ku, Sapporo </td></tr>
</table>
Question:
Is the Hokkaido Shinkansen being extended?
Answer:
THe Hokkaido Shinkansen is being extended to the Shin-Hakodate-Hokuto station, which is expected to be opened in 2031.