History
- March 27, 1985 - Expressway opened from Mishima-Kawanoe Junction to Doi Interchange
- December 16, 1987 - Kawanoe Junction opened connecting with the Takamatsu Expressway
- March 28, 1991 - a s ection from Doi to Iyo Saijō interchanges opened
- March 1991 - Route 56 from Ōzu South to Ōzu-Tomisu Interchanges opened bypassing Ōzu.
- January 30, 1992 - Kawanoe Junction opened with the Kochi Expressway
- March 1993 - a section of Route 56 from Ōzu-Tomisu to Ōzu North Interchanges opened bypassing Ōzu in its entirely
- November 16, 1994 - a section from Iyo Saijō to Kawauchi Interchanges opened
- February 26, 1997 - a section from Kawauchi to Iyo Interchange opened
- March 1998 - Route 56 from Uwajima Sakashita Tsu to Uwajima South Interchanges opened
- July 3, 1999 - The Iyo Komatsu Interchange became a junction and connected with the Imabari Komatsu Expressway
- July 28, 2000 - a section from Iyo to Ōzu Interchange opened
- March 29, 2002 - Route 56 of the Ōzu Route from Ōzu to Ōzu North Interchanges opened
- March 6, 2004 - a section from Iyo Saijō and Matsuyama interchanges became 4-laned.
- April 17, 2004, a section from Ōzu-Kitatada to Seiyo-Uwa Interchanges opened and added several tunnels as well.
- July 9, 2005 - a section of Route 56 (Uwajima Route) from Uwajima Asahi to Uwajima Sakashita Tsu Interchanges opened
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