[3] The first section of the expressway opened in 1971 with two lanes ahead of the 1972 Winter Olympics.

[1] The entire route was completed in 1992 with a connection to the Dō-Ō Expressway.

The section from Sapporo-nishi Interchange through Sapporo Junction to Sapporo-minami Interchange on the Dō-Ō Expressway is built to an urban expressway standard and tolls are charged at a flat rate.

As of March 2008 the toll on this section is 400 yen for regular passenger cars.

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