Traffic situation on Expressway during the Obon season (flash report) [NEXCO EAST Version]
Thursday, August 6, 2009-Sunday, August 16, 2009: 11 days
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- Traffic situation on Expressway during the Obon season (flash report) [NEXCO EAST Version]
August 17, 2009
East Nippon Expressway Co., Ltd.
NEXCO EAST (Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, Chairman: Jojiro Yagi) summarized the traffic conditions on the Expressway during the Obon season.
[Summary of traffic conditions]
- Compared to the Bon festival period of the previous year, this year's special discounts on holidays and the low price of crude oil contributed to 23 major sections. Average daily cross-sectional traffic increases by around 10% around large cities and around 30% in rural areas. Did.
Also, About 20 to 30% increase on weekdays and about 40% increase on holidays. Did. - Congestion length of 10km or more The number of traffic jams was 166, 2.0 times more than the previous year have become.
In addition, congestion length of 30 km or more The number of traffic jams was 23 times, 2.6 times more than the previous year have become. - The maximum traffic length is Out-bound direction August 13 (Thu) 4:00 to about 15 minutes Tohoku Expressway (near Tochigi Prefecture Yaita) near the sheet pile north PA top at about 69km was.
- In addition, the traffic jam results during the Bon Festival this year were close to the traffic jam forecast, but we will continue to conduct more detailed analysis to improve the accuracy as much as possible.
Traffic volume during one period
[Daily average traffic volume] Main sections of Expressway within the NEXCO EAST region (23 sections in total)
| Area classification | (1) 2009 Bon Festival H21.8.6 ~ 8.16 11 days average (vehicle/day) | (2) 2008 Bon Festival H20.8.7 ~ 8.17 11 days average (vehicle/day) | YoY (1)/(2) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Around the big city | 104,900 | 97,700 | 107％ |
| Rural area | 36,900 | 29,200 | 126％ |
| All 23 major sections | 45,800 | 38,100 | 120％ |
| this year Average daily traffic (Unit/day) | Previous year Average daily traffic (Unit/day) | YoY | Charge policy | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 45,800 | 38,100 | 1.20 times | 6th and 7th | 1.16 times | Regular cars: Special holiday discounts (weekdays) |
| 8th, 9th | 1.35 times | Regular car: Special holiday discount (holiday) | |||
| 10th-12th | 0.96 times | Standard car: Current discount, Large vehicles: 5 days off (weekdays) | |||
| 13th and 14th | 1.27 times | Regular cars: Special holiday discounts (weekdays) | |||
| 15th and 16th | 1.38 times | Regular car: Special holiday discount (holiday) | |||
- The daily average cross-sectional traffic for each of the 23 major sections is Attachment 1 [PDF: 18KB] Please see.
2 congestion
[Number of traffic jams] (The number of traffic jams over 10km includes the number of traffic jams over 30km.)
| Congestion extension | this year | Previous year | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Traffic congestion of 10 km or more | 166 times | 83 times | 200.0％ |
| Over 30km of traffic | 23 times | 9 times | 255.6％ |
[Traffic jam location]
・Main traffic jams this year
| Vertical line | worst | Road name | Traffic jam (peak) | Traffic jam location | Congestion extension | Congestion factors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Out-bound line | 1 | Tohoku Expressway | Thursday, August 13 Around 4:15 | Yaitakita PA near | 69.0 km | Traffic concentration/accident |
| 2 | Tohoku Expressway | Saturday, August 8 Around 9:15 | Sano SA near | 51.6km | Traffic concentration/accident | |
| 3 | Tohoku Expressway | Thursday, August 13 Around 11:10 | Adachi Tara SA near | 51.0 km | Accident/traffic concentration | |
| Kan-Etsu Expressway | Thursday, August 13 Around 6:35 | Hanazono IC near | 51.0 km | Traffic concentration/accident | ||
| In-bound line | 1 | Tohoku Expressway | Friday, August 14 Around 17:55 | Yaita IC near | 48.4 km | Traffic concentration/accident |
| 2 | Tohoku Expressway | Thursday, August 13 Around 19:30 | Kamikawachi SA near | 46.4km | Accident/traffic concentration | |
| 3 | Kan-Etsu Expressway | August 16 (Sun) Around 19:00 | Maebashi IC near | 45.0 km | Traffic concentration/accident |
・Main traffic jams in the previous year
| Vertical line | worst | Road name | Traffic jam (peak) | Traffic jam location | Congestion extension | Congestion factors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Out-bound line | 1 | Tohoku Expressway | Wednesday, August 13 Around 7:35 | Yaita IC near | 42.6 km | Traffic concentration/accident |
| 2 | Kan-Etsu Expressway | Wednesday, August 13 Around 8:15 | Higashimatsuyama IC near | 41.3km | Traffic concentration/accident | |
| 3 | Joban Expressway | Wednesday, August 13 Around 11:30 | Hitachi Central IC near | 34.5km | Accident/traffic concentration | |
| In-bound line | 1 | Tohoku Expressway | Friday, August 15 Around 17:45 | Kamikawachi SA near | 55.0 km | Traffic concentration/accident |
| 2 | Tohoku Expressway | Thursday, August 14 Around 18:35 | Kamikawachi SA near | 52.2 km | Traffic concentration | |
| 3 | Tohoku Expressway | Saturday, August 16 Around 17:10 | Utsunomiya IC near | 50.8km | Traffic concentration/accident |
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