1. ETC in Japan Wide Variety of Tolling Application KUNIAKI NAKAMURA Chief Engineer Maintenance and Traffic Department Nihon Doro Kodan (Japan Highway Public Corporation) November 20, 2003

2. ・ 8,800km toll expressways ・ 8 million trips / day ・ Large network ・ Complex toll with many toll road agencies ・ Congestion Expressways in Japan

3. Public Bodies Responsible for Construction and Management Kinds of Toll Roads Japan Highway Public Corporation （ JH ） National Expressways (7,233km) Ordinary Toll Roads (891km) Metropolitan Expressway Public Corporation Urban Expressways (281km) (Metropolitan Area) Hanshin Expressway Public Corporation Urban Expressway (221km) (Hanshin Area) Honshu-Shikoku Bridge Authority Honshu-Shikoku Expressway(171km) Ordinary Local Road Public Corporation Ordinary Toll Roads Local Public Bodies Ordinary Toll Roads Toll Bridge & Toll Ferry Facilities Categories of Toll Roads and Organizations

4. Features of Japan’s ETC DSRC: 5.8 GHz active DSRC: 5.8 GHz active (Dedicated Short Range Communication) OBE: Two peace type (Use of IC Card) OBE: Two peace type (Use of IC Card) IC Card : Issued by Credit Card Company IC Card : Issued by Credit Card Company Security : Using Security Key Security : Using Security Key (Secure Application Module) ▲ ＥＴＣ 通過 OK OBE

5. DSRC System Expandability Expandability High Reliability High Reliability Wide Communication Area Wide Communication Area Efficient Use of Limited Frequency Resources Efficient Use of Limited Frequency Resources

6. ETC Gate Antenna

7. OBE Set-Up

8. ETC Traffic Volume HEPC: Hanshin Expressway Public Corporation MEX: Metropolitan Expressway Public Corporation JH: Japan Highway Public Corporation

9. Purpose of Road Pricing To ease traffic congestion in expressways and highways. To ease traffic congestion in expressways and highways. To improve environmental condition. To improve environmental condition. To promote use of expressways. To promote use of expressways.

10. Road Pricing in Japan Environmental Road Pricing Environmental Road Pricing Special Pricing for Long-Distance Use Special Pricing for Long-Distance Use Special Pricing for Specific Section Special Pricing for Specific Section Peak Period Pricing Peak Period Pricing Continuous –Use Discount Continuous –Use Discount

11. Environmental Road Pricing in Metropolitan Expressway Discount: 1,200yen→900yen

12. Environmental Road Pricing in Hanshin Expressway Discount:1,000yen→800yen

13. Driving Distance Range (km) Discount Rate (%) New Discount Rate (%) 900 ～ 3060 600 ～ 900 3050 400 ～ 600 3040 300 ～ 400 3035 200 ～ 300 3030 100 ～ 200 2525 Toll Charge Discount Rate for Long-Discount User

14. Special Pricing for Specific Section of Toll Road Low Traffic Volume Section

15. Peak Period Pricing

16. Continuous-Use Discount

17. Thank You Very Much. Kuniaki Nakamura Japan Highway Public Corporation kuniaki.nakamura@jhnet.go.jp