[5] From Aomori Interchange, it runs east, crossing under the tracks of the Tōhoku Shinkansen.

The expressway continues east and splits from National Route 7 before it comes to its end at Aomori-higashi Interchange near the western terminus of the Michinoku Toll Road.

Construction on Aomori Expressway began in 1999 and it was opened to traffic on 28 September 2003.

[6] Though the Aomori Expressway terminates at Aomori-higashi Interchange, it is planned to eventually connect with the northern terminus of the Hachinohe Expressway in the town of Oirase via a series of toll roads.

Therefore, the distance and exit numbers continue from the sequence of the Tōhoku Expressway, starting at 677.26 kilometers (420.83 mi).