Congestion prediction on Expressway during Golden Week [East Japan Expressway version]
The peak of the Out-bound line is May 3 (Wednesday) The peak of the In-bound line is May 4 (Wed) and May 5 (Fri)
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- Congestion prediction on Expressway during Golden Week [East Japan Expressway version]
April 3, 2006
East Nippon Expressway Co., Ltd.
As a characteristic of the Golden Week period, there are crowded mountains in the first half and the second half. In particular, Out-bound line May 3 (Wednesday), In-bound is expected to congestion is more likely to occur between the lines May 4 (Thursday) and 5 (Friday). Heavy traffic over 30km is predicted on the Tohoku Expressway and Kan-Etsu Expressway.
In addition, there are some places, such as the Tohoku Expressway Ichinoseki interchange, where it is predicted that there will be 10km or more of traffic even in areas where traffic normally does not occur (for details, see the Traffic Congestion Prediction Guide).
At locations where heavy traffic is expected to occur, temporary information boards are installed and guides are placed at interchanges to reduce congestion.
[Number of predicted congestion occurrences over 10 km (April 26, 2006-May 9, 2006)]
≪Prediction of traffic congestion over 30km≫
| Classification | Road name | Peak date and time (forecast) | Traffic jam location | Congestion length (Km) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| going up | Tohoku Expressway | May 5 (Friday) around 16:00 | Sheet pile (I did it) Near the interchange (Yaita City, Tochigi Prefecture) | 40 |
| Kan-Etsu Expressway | Thursday, May 4th, around 18:00 | Flower garden (Hanazono) Near the interchange (Fukaya, Saitama Prefecture (Fukaya) city) | 30 | |
| Kan-Etsu Expressway | May 5 (Friday) around 16:00 | Near the Hanazono interchange (Fukaya City, Saitama Prefecture) | 30 | |
| going down | Kan-Etsu Expressway | Wednesday, May 3 9:00 | Near the Hanazono interchange (Fukaya City, Saitama Prefecture) | 55 |
| Kan-Etsu Expressway | Thursday, May 4th, around 8:00 | Near the Hanazono interchange (Fukaya City, Saitama Prefecture) | 40 | |
| Tohoku Expressway | Wednesday, May 3, around 8 o'clock | Kamikawachi (Kamikawachi) Near service area (Kawachi-gun, Tochigi Prefecture (Kawachi Gun) Kamikawachi Town) | 35 | |
| Tohoku Expressway | Thursday, May 4th, around 8:00 | Hanyu (Haniyu) Near the parking area (Hanyu City, Saitama Prefecture) | 35 | |
| Tohoku Expressway | Saturday, April 29th around 8:00 | Near the Hanyu parking area (Hanyu City, Saitama Prefecture) | 30 | |
| Kan-Etsu Expressway | Saturday, April 29th around 8:00 | Takasaka (Takasaka) Near service area (Sakado, Saitama Prefecture (Sakado) city) | 30 |
*Due to traffic congestion, it is estimated that the required transit time will increase by 30 minutes or more compared to normal times. Attachment [PDF: 82KB] It is as follows.
[For detailed traffic congestion forecast information during the Golden Week period, click here. Traffic jam prediction guide [PDF: 2.4MB] Please refer to the】
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