Congestion prediction of Expressway during the Obon season [national version]
The peak of traffic congestion is from August 13th (Wednesday) to 14th (Thursday) in the Out-bound direction and from August 15th (Friday) to 16th (Saturday) in the In-bound direction.
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- Congestion prediction of Expressway during the Obon season [national version]
July 11, 2008
East Nippon Expressway Co., Ltd.
Central Japan Expressway Co., Ltd.
West Japan Expressway Co., Ltd.
Japan Road Traffic Information Center
NEXCO EAST / Central Japan / West Japan (NEXCO 3 companies) and Japan Road Traffic Information Center are in the Bon Festival [August 7, 2008 (Thursday) to August 20, 2008 (Wednesday) 14 days] We have compiled a traffic jam forecast based on the concentration of traffic on the Expressway.
Please use it for travel planning, such as shifting the time when traffic congestion is predicted.
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Congestion trends
As a feature of this year's Bon festival, traffic jams due to holidays and homecoming, We predict that the Out-bound direction will occur on August 13 (Wednesday) and 14th (Thursday), and the In-bound direction on August 15 (Friday) and 16th (Saturday).
Also, long and heavy traffic of over 30 km is predicted on Tohoku Expressway and Kan-Etsu Expressway, Chuo Expressway, Tomei Expressway, Meishin Expressway, Chugoku Expressway, etc. (Locations where congestion of 30 km or more is predicted Attachment-1 [PDF: 481KB] (See)
[Number of predicted congestion occurrences of 10 km or more during peak hours (August 7, 2008 (Thurs)-August 20, 2008 (Wed))]
[Forecast of particularly long traffic jams] * Top 3 of the predicted traffic jam lengths
| Person surface |
Road name | Peak date and time (prediction) |
Traffic jam location | Congestion length | Company Division |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| under Ri |
Chinese road *1 |
Thursday, August 14 Around 10:00 |
Near the Takarazuka East tunnel (Takarazuka City, Hyogo Prefecture) |
45km | Western Japan |
| Chuo Expressway | Saturday, August 9 Around 7:00 |
Near the Sagamiko interchange (Sagamihara City, Kanagawa Prefecture) |
40km | Central Japan | |
| Kan-Etsu Expressway | Wednesday, August 13 Around 7:00 |
Near the Higashimatsuyama interchange (Higashimatsuyama City, Saitama Prefecture) |
40km | East Japan | |
| Chinese road *1 |
Wednesday, August 13 Around 9:00 |
Near the Takarazuka East tunnel (Takarazuka City, Hyogo Prefecture) |
40km | Western Japan | |
| Up Ri |
Tohoku Expressway | Friday, August 15 Around 14:00 |
Near the Shiroishi interchange (Shiroishi City, Miyagi Prefecture) |
40km | East Japan |
| Tohoku Expressway | Friday, August 15 Around 18:00 |
Near Yaita Interchange (Yaita City, Tochigi Prefecture) |
40km | East Japan | |
| Tohoku Expressway | Saturday, August 16 Around 16:00 |
Near the Fukushima Tunnel (Fukushima City, Fukushima Prefecture) |
40km | East Japan | |
| Tohoku Expressway | Saturday, August 16 Around 18:00 |
Near Yaita Interchange (Yaita City, Tochigi Prefecture) |
40km | East Japan | |
| Tohoku Expressway | Sunday, August 17 Around 16:00 |
Near the Shiroishi interchange (Shiroishi City, Miyagi Prefecture) |
40km | East Japan |
- Congestion is predicted from Chugoku Expressway to Meishin Expressway
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