Editing Shuto Expressway (section)

{{Short description|Network of toll expressways in the Greater Tokyo area}}
{{Infobox company
| name = Metropolitan Expressway Company Limited
| logo = Shuto Urban Expwy Logo.svg
| logo_size = 125px
| native_name = 首都高速道路株式会社
| native_name_lang = ja
| romanized_name = Shuto Kōsoku-dōro Kabushiki-gaisha
| type = [[Kabushiki gaisha]]
| predecessor = Metropolitan Expressway Public Corporation (1959–2005)
| foundation   = 1959 (as public corporation)<br />2005 (corporatized)
| location     = [[Tokyo]], [[Japan]]
| key_people   = [[Toshitaka Miyata]], ([[CEO]])
| industry     = [[Transportation]]
|  area_served = [[Tokyo]], [[Kanagawa Prefecture]], [[Chiba Prefecture|Chiba]], [[Saitama Prefecture|Saitama]]
|  products    = Operation and maintenance of the Shuto Expressway
| num_employees   = 2609 <small>(2008)</small>
| revenue         = {{profit}} [[Japanese Yen|¥]]444.91 billion <small>(2008)</small>
| owners         = [[Government of Japan]] (49.99%)<br>[[Tokyo Metropolitan Government]] (26.72%)<br>[[Kanagawa Prefecture]] (8.28%)<br>[[Saitama Prefecture]] (5.90%)<br>[[Yokohama|Yokohama Municipal Government]] (4.45%)<br>[[Kawasaki, Kanagawa|Kawasaki City]] (3.82%)<br>[[Chiba Prefecture]] (0.80%)
| subsid         = Metropolitan Expressway Service Co, Ltd.
|homepage        = [http://www.shutoko.jp www.shutoko.jp]
}}

[[File:Tokyo Metropolitan Expressway map-en.svg|thumb|Shuto Expressway system in 2015 shown in red, other interconnected expressways in green]]

The {{Nihongo|'''Shuto Expressway'''|首都高速道路|Shuto Kōsoku-dōro|extra="Metropolitan Expressway", lit. "Capital Expressway"}} is a network of [[Toll road|tolled expressways]] in the [[Greater Tokyo Area]] of [[Japan]]. It is operated and maintained by the {{Nihongo|'''Metropolitan Expressway Company Limited'''|首都高速道路株式会社|Shuto Kōsoku-dōro Kabushiki-gaisha}}.

Most routes are [[Grade separation|grade separated]] and have many sharp curves and multi-lane merges that require caution to drive safely. The speed limit is 60&nbsp;km/h on most routes, 80&nbsp;km/h on the [[Bayshore Route]], and 50&nbsp;km/h on the [[Inner Circular Route]].

As of 2014, the cash toll for a standard-size car is [[Japanese yen|¥]]1300 regardless of distance traveled. Vehicles using the [[Electronic toll collection|ETC]] toll-collection system pay a distance-based toll ranging from ¥300 to ¥1300 for ordinary vehicles (see [http://www.shutoko.co.jp/english/drive/toll/ toll price]) – in some cases substantially less than the previous fixed-rate toll. Lower cash rates exist for certain radial routes (where there are only a few kilometers of expressway remaining) and [[Electronic toll collection|ETC]] users have various time-of-day discounts. For large vehicles, the toll is doubled.