In recent years, the disparity between the northen and southern areas has been corrected gradually, for examples, through the construction of industrial parks in the former Tanba Province area and that of Maizuru Wakasa Expressway, which connects the Hokuriku region (Tsuruga City) to the Kinai region (Osaka) via Tango (Maizuru City).
近年では、旧丹波国にも工業団地が造成され、畿内（大阪市）から丹後（舞鶴市）を経て北陸（敦賀市）を結ぶ舞鶴若狭自動車道が建設されるなど、南北格差の是正が図られている。