Expressway traffic conditions during the large holiday period in September (preliminary report) [NEXCO EAST Edition]
From Saturday, September 19, 2009 to Wednesday, September 23, 2009: 5 days
[Comparison target is Saturday, May 2, 2009-Wednesday, May 6, 2009: 5 days during this year's Golden Week]
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- Expressway traffic conditions during the large holiday period in September (preliminary report) [NEXCO EAST Edition]
September 24, 2009
East Nippon Expressway Co., Ltd.
NEXCO EAST (Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, Chairman: Shigejiro Yagi) summarized the traffic conditions on the Expressway during the large holiday period in September.
[Summary of traffic conditions]
- Compared to this year's Golden Week (GW) period, the day arrangement, number of holidays and discount contents were the same during the large holiday period of September this time, but 23 major sections The daily average cross-sectional traffic volume is around 1% around large cities and around 7% in rural areas. It was a result.
- Congestion length of 10km or more The number of traffic jams was 94 times, about 0.8 times the GW this year was.
In addition, congestion length of 30 km or more The number of traffic jams was 19 times, about 1.3 times the GW this year was. - The maximum traffic length is At about 9:30 on September 21 (Monday) in the Out-bound direction, about 60.1km at the beginning near Sano SA on the Tohoku Expressway (near Iwafune-cho, Shimotsuga-gun, Tochigi Prefecture) was.
- The actual traffic jam during the long holidays in September was slightly lower than the traffic jam forecast.
Traffic volume during one period
[Daily average traffic volume] Main Expressway sections within NEXCO EAST (total 23 cross sections)
| Area classification | (1) Large holiday period in September 2009 H21.9.19 ~ 9.23 5 days average (vehicle/day) |
(2) GW period 2009 H21.5.2 ~ 5.6 5 days average (vehicle/day) |
GW ratio (1)/(2) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Around the big city | 113,400 | 114,700 | 98.9％ |
| Rural area | 42,300 | 45,300 | 93.4％ |
| All 23 major sections | 51,600 | 54,300 | 95.0％ |
- The daily average cross-sectional traffic volume of the 23 main sections is Attachment 1 [PDF: 90KB] Please see.
2 congestion
[Number of traffic jams] (The number of traffic jams over 10 km includes the number of traffic jams over 30 km.)
| Congestion extension | this time (September holidays) |
GW (May holidays) |
GW ratio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Traffic congestion of 10 km or more | 94 times | 115 times | 81.7％ |
| Over 30km of traffic | 19 times | 15 times | 126.7％ |
[Traffic congestion area]
・Major congestion points during the large holiday period in September of this year
| Vertical line | worst | Road name | Traffic jam (peak) |
Traffic jam location | Congestion extension | Congestion factors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Out-bound line | （1） | Tohoku Expressway | Monday, September 21 Around 9:30 |
Sano SA near |
60.1km | Accident/traffic concentration |
| （2） | Kan-Etsu Expressway | Monday, September 21 Around 11:35 |
Hanazono IC near |
52.9 km | Traffic concentration/accident | |
| （3） | Kan-Etsu Expressway | Sunday, September 20 Around 8:20 |
Hanazono IC near |
51.9 km | Traffic concentration/accident | |
| In-bound line | （1） | Kan-Etsu Expressway | Monday, September 21 Around 22:05 |
Tsurugashima JCT near |
49.4km | Traffic concentration/accident |
| （2） | Tohoku Expressway | Monday, September 21 Around 17:25 |
Kamikawachi SA near |
46.5km | Accident/traffic concentration | |
| Tohoku Expressway | Tuesday, September 22 Around 18:45 |
Yaita IC near |
46.5km | Traffic concentration/accident |
・Major congestion points during this year's GW
| Vertical line | worst | Road name | Traffic jam (peak) |
Traffic jam location | Congestion extension | Congestion factors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Out-bound line | （1） | Tohoku Expressway | Saturday, May 2 Around 6:50 |
Yaitakita PA near |
55.2 km | Traffic concentration/accident |
| （2） | Kan-Etsu Expressway | May 3 (Sun) Around 8:15 |
Hanazono IC near |
52.6km | Traffic concentration/accident | |
| （3） | Joban Expressway | May 3 (Sun) Around 12:50 |
Tomobe JCT near |
43.9km | Traffic concentration/accident | |
| Joban Expressway | Monday, May 4 About 11:55 |
Tomobe JCT near |
43.9km | Accident/traffic concentration | ||
| In-bound line | （1） | Tohoku Expressway | Monday, May 4 Around 18:00 |
Kamikawachi SA near |
42.7 km | Traffic concentration/accident |
| （2） | Tohoku Expressway | Tuesday, May 5 Around 18:00 |
Fukushima TN near |
39.6km | Traffic concentration | |
| （3） | Tohoku Expressway | Monday, May 4 Around 16:10 |
Kunimi IC near |
37.0km | Traffic concentration |
- IC: Interchange
JCT: Junction
SA: Service area
PA: Parking area
TN: Tunnel
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