 The Aomori Belt Highway serves as a frontage road for the expressway for the next several kilometers with access to the limited-access road at Aomori-chūō Interchange.While heading east, the highway intersects several roads that lead to and from the center of Aomori, including National Route 103 and Aomori Prefecture Route 120.After the intersection with National Route 103, the highway begins slowly curving to the northeast and eventually to the north.