June 30, 1971, a section from Ueki to Kumamoto was opened to traffic
October 21, 1972, a section from Nankan to Ueki opened to traffic
November 16, 1973, Tosu Interchange and Junction to Nankan was opened to traffic
December 13, 1973, Kajiki Interchange to Satsuma-Yoshida was opened to traffic
March 13, 1975, Koga Interchange to Tosu Junction was opened to traffic
March 4, 1976, Ebuno Junction with the Miyazaki Expressway to Ebuno Interchange was opened.
November 26, 1976, The section was opened to traffic from Kumatoto to Mifune Interchanges
November 29, 1976, a section from Mizobe Kagoshimna Airport to Kajiki Interchanges was opened
July 21, 1977, a section from Wakamiya to Koga was open to traffic
November 15, 1977, a section from Satsuma-Yoshida to Kagoshima-Kita Interchanges was opened
December 15, 1978, a section from Mifune to Matsubase Interchanges was opened
March 8, 1979, a section from Wakamiya to Yahata Interchanges was opened
March 12, 1980, a section from Matsubase to Yatsushiro Interchanges was opened
March 22, 1980 a section from Kurino to Mizobe-Kagoshima Airport was opened
October 1, 1981, a section from Ebuno Junction to Kurino Interchange opened made that section ran from Ebuno to Kagoshima-Kita interchanges that time
March 27, 1984, a section from Moji to Kokura-Higashi was opened which made access to the bridge with Honshū
March 28, 1985, the Tosu Junction in the west was opened.
February 5, 1987, the Tosu Junction in the east was opened.
March 29, 1988, a section from Kagoshima-Kita to Kagoshima was opened with an interchange with the expressway.
March 31, 1988, a section from Kokura-Higashi to Yahata was opened to traffic
October 19, 1988, a section in the Kagoshima Interchange with the Minami Kyushu Expressway was opened
December 7, 1989, a section from Yatsushiro to Hitoyoshi was opened to traffic
March 25, 1992, a section in the Kajiki Interchange with the road was opened
March 31, 1993, the Shin-Moji Interchange was opened
July 27, 1995, a section from Hitoyoshi to Ebuno was opened to traffic which made the Kyushu Expressway from Moji to Kagoshima fully accessible with no gaps.
April 20, 1998, the Yatsushiro Junction was opened to traffic with another freeway
December 19, 2001, Kajiki Junction was opened to traffic
December 12, 2004, the tunnel from Hitoyoshi to Ebino Interchanges which made Kyushu Expressway with four lanes now being connected with no gaps
February 26, 2006, Kitakyushu Junction was opened to traffic with another freeway
March 29, 2009, the Miyama-Yanagawa Interchange was opened
February 19, 2011, the Kurate Interchange was opened
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The section between Yatsushiro Junction and Ebino Interchange consists of tunnels that run in the mountainous areas; vehicles carrying dangerous goods are forbidden from travelling through these tunnels and must use alternate routes.
Lanes
6-lane, Dazaifu to Kurume Interchanges
4-lane, Moji to Dazaifu Interchange and from Kurume to Kagoshima Interchanges
References
^Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport, Kyushu Regional Development Bureau. "Road Timetable". Retrieved 2008-08-31.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
