West Nippon Expressway Company

The West Nippon Expressway Company Limited (西日本高速道路株式会社, Nishi-nihon Kōsoku-dōro Kabushiki-gaisha), abbreviated as NEXCO West (NEXCO西日本, NEXCO Nishi-Nihon), is one of the main operators of expressways and toll roads in Japan. It is headquartered on the 19th floor of Dojima Avanza in Kita-ku, Osaka.^[2] The company was established on October 1, 2005, as a result of the privatization of Japan Highway Public Corporation.^[3] The company manages roadways mainly in the Kansai and Chūgoku regions as well as on Kyūshū, Shikoku, and Okinawa Island. Roadways in other regions of Japan are managed by East Nippon Expressway Company and Central Nippon Expressway Company.^[4]

West Nippon Expressway Company Limited

Map of Nexco System operations. West Nippon is shown in blue.
Native name	西日本高速道路株式会社
Romanized name	Nishi-nihon Kōsoku-dōro Kabushiki-gaisha
Company type	State-owned KK
Industry	Fixed facilities for road transport
Predecessor	Japan Highway Public Corporation
Founded	October 1, 2005; 19 years ago (2005-10-01)
Headquarters	Kita-ku, Osaka, Osaka , Japan
Area served	Kansai, Chūgoku, Kyūshū, Shikoku and Okinawa
Key people	Yoshinari Ishizuka (President)
Owner	Government of Japan[1]
Number of employees	2,374 (2016)
Parent	Japan Expressway Holding and Debt Repayment Agency (Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism)
Website	www.w-nexco.co.jp