Traffic situation on the Expressway during Obon season (preliminary report)
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From Wednesday, August 9 to Sunday, August 20: 12 days
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- Traffic situation on the Expressway during Obon season (preliminary report)
August 21, 2006
East Nippon Expressway Co., Ltd.
Number of units used during one period
The number of vehicles used increased by 1.3% compared to last year.
[Number used per day]
(Stand)
| Expressway meter | this year | last year | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,541,045 | 1,520,649 | 101.3% | ||
| Main road | Do-O Expressway | 117,706 | 118,332 | 99.5% |
| Tohoku Expressway | 314,205 | 312,898 | 100.4% | |
| Joban Expressway | 189,320 | 189,642 | 99.8% | |
| Higashi-Kanto Expressway | 167,921 | 166,674 | 100.7% | |
| Gaikan Expressway | 159,350 | 154,971 | 102.8% | |
| Kan-Etsu Expressway | 196,025 | 192,066 | 102.1% | |
| Hokuriku Expressway (*) | 62,265 | 60,192 | 103.4% | |
*The number of vehicles used between Asahi IC and Niigata Chuo JCT.
2 congestion
The traffic congestion was about the same as last year.
[Number of traffic jams]
| Congestion extension | this year | last year | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Traffic congestion of 10 km or more | 99 times | 105 times | 94.3% |
| Over 30km of traffic | 17 times | 16 times | 106.3% |
[Traffic congestion area]
| Vertical line | worst | Road name | Traffic jam (peak) | Traffic jam location | Congestion extension | Congestion factors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Out-bound line | 1 | Tohoku Expressway | Saturday, August 12 Around 7:40 | Nassaugen Near Nasu Kogen IC | 113.2km | Traffic concentration/accident |
| 2 | Tohoku Expressway | Saturday, August 12 13: Around 13 | Adatara Near Adachi Tara SA | 55.0 km | Accident/traffic concentration | |
| 3 | Kan-Etsu Expressway | Sunday, August 13 Around 7:29 | Hanazono Near Hanazono IC | 53.6km | Accident/traffic concentration | |
| In-bound line | 1 | Tohoku Expressway | Tuesday, August 15 Around 19:15 | Yaita Near Yaita IC | 44.6km | Traffic concentration/accident |
| 2 | Tohoku Expressway | Wednesday, August 16 Around 16:05 | Fukushima Near Fukushima TN | 40.0 km | Traffic concentration | |
| 3 | Tohoku Expressway | Thursday, August 17 Around 18:20 | Kamikawachi Near Kamikawachi SA | 39.1km | Traffic concentration/accident |
*For the situation nationwide, Here Please refer to the.