Construction of Kuriko-kaido Road, called Bansei Tairo (a main thoroughfare) that connected Yonezawa and Fukushima was finished in 1880, and Sekiyama-kaido Road that connected Yamagata and Sendai was finished in 1882.
1880年（明治13年）に米沢、福島間に萬世大路こと栗子街道を、1882年（明治15年）には山形、仙台間に関山街道を完成させた。