Traffic conditions on Expressway during the Golden Week period (preliminary report) [national version]

Wednesday, April 26-Sunday, May 7: 12 days

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May 9, 2006
East Nippon Expressway Co., Ltd.
Central Japan Expressway Co., Ltd.
West Japan Expressway Co., Ltd.

Number of units used during one period

[Number used per day]

(Stand)

Expressway meter this year last year YoY
4,325,958 4,129,671 104.8%
Main road Do-O Expressway 95,714 93,144 102.8%
Tohoku Expressway 301,426 289,654 104.1%
Kan-Etsu Expressway 182,645 173,963 105.0%
Tomei Expressway 424,253 413,039 102.7%
ChuoExpressway 249,020 241,014 103.3%
Meishin Expressway 264,102 249,244 106.0%
Higashi-Meihan Expressway 220,502 207,775 106.1%
Sanyo Expressway 182,905 168,536 108.5%
Kyushu Expressway 230,674 215,452 107.1%

2 congestion

[Number of traffic jams]

Congestion extension this year last year YoY
Traffic congestion of 10 km or more 232 times 204 times 113.7%
Over 30km of traffic 33 times 25 times 132.0%

[Traffic congestion area]

Vertical line worst Road name Traffic jam
(peak)
Traffic jam location Congestion extension Company classification
Out-bound line 1 Tohoku Expressway Wednesday, May 3
Around 8:55
(Nishinasuno Shiobara)
Near Nishinasuno Shiobara IC *
57.3km East Japan
2 Kan-Etsu Expressway Wednesday, May 3
Around 9:24
(Hanazono)
Near Hanazono IC *
56.1km East Japan
3 Tohoku Expressway Wednesday, May 3
Around 9:32
(Adatara)
Near Adachi Tara SA *
54.0km East Japan
3 Kyushu Road Wednesday, May 3
Around 10:55
(Hirokawa)
Near Hirokawa SA *
54.0km Western Japan
In-bound line 1 Meishin Expressway Wednesday, May 3
Around 12:30
(Ryuoh)
Near Ryuo IC *
50.2 km Western Japan
2 Tomei Expressway Wednesday, May 3
Around 9:45
(Fujikawa)
Near Fuji River SA *
42.0km Central Japan
3 Meishin Expressway
(Keiji By-Pass)
Wednesday, May 3
Around 12:30
(Ryuoh)
Near Ryuo IC *
38.6km Western Japan

* Including the impact of the accident

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