Traffic conditions on Expressway during Obon season (flash report)
[Nationwide version]
From Wednesday, August 9 to Sunday, August 20: 12 days
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August 21, 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4,621,008 | 4,566,298 | 101.2% | ||
| main Na road Road | Do-O Expressway | 117,706 | 118,332 | 99.5% |
| Tohoku Expressway | 314,205 | 312,896 | 100.4% | |
| Kan-Etsu Expressway | 196,025 | 192,066 | 102.1% | |
| Tomei Expressway | 450,315 | 454,272 | 99.1% | |
| ChuoExpressway | 277,112 | 275,295 | 100.7% | |
| Meishin Expressway | 273,949 | 271,404 | 100.9% | |
| Higashi-Meihan Expressway | 238,206 | 234,256 | 101.7% | |
| Sanyo Expressway | 186,652 | 181,899 | 102.6% | |
| Kyushu Expressway | 240,732 | 239,853 | 100.4% | |
2 congestion
[Number of traffic jams]
| Congestion extension | this year | last year | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Traffic congestion of 10 km or more | 353 times | 346 times | 102.0% |
| Over 30km of traffic | 42 times | 33 times | 127.3% |
[Traffic congestion area]
| Vertical line | worst | Road name | Traffic jam (peak) | Traffic jam location | Congestion extension | Congestion factors | Company classification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Out-bound line | 1 | Tohoku Expressway | Saturday, August 12 Around 7:40 | Nassaugen Near Nasu Kogen SA | 113.2km | Traffic concentration accident | East Japan |
| 2 | Tomei Expressway | Saturday, August 12 Around 6:50 | Fujikawa Near Fuji River SA* | 62.8km | Traffic concentration accident | Central Japan | |
| 3 | Kyushu Road | August 13 (Sun) Around 11:30 | Chikushino Near Chikushino IC* | 59.0 km | accident· Traffic concentration | Western Japan | |
| In-bound line | 1 | Tohoku Expressway | Tuesday, August 15 Around 19:15 | Yaita Near Yaita IC* | 44.6km | Traffic concentration accident | East Japan |
| 2 | Meishin Expressway | Monday, August 14 Around 18:30 | Kisogawakyo Near Kisogawa Bridge | 41.1km | Traffic concentration accident | Central Japan | |
| 3 | Tohoku Expressway | Wednesday, August 16 Around 16:05 | Fukushima Near Fukushima TN | 40.0 km | Traffic concentration | East Japan |
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