The is a toll road in Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan. It is owned and operated by the East Nippon Expressway Company (NEXCO East Japan). Along with the Sanriku Expressway, Sendai-Hokubu Road, Sendai-TÃ Âbu Road, and TÃ Âhoku Expressway it forms a ring road around the city, Sendai, known as the "Gurutto Sendai". The route is signed E48 under Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism's "2016 Proposal for Realization of Expressway Numbering."
The Sendai-Nanbu Road was originally built in phases between 1981 and 2001 by the Miyagi Prefecture Road Corporation.
On 1 July 2013, the Miyagi Prefecture Road Corporation transferred ownership and the tolling of the road to NEXCO East Japan.
The entire expressway is in Miyagi Prefecture.