Expressway traffic during the Obon season (breaking news) [national version]
From Thursday, August 5 to Monday, August 16: 12 days
*Comparison target is from August 6th (Thursday) to August 17th (Monday) of Obon last year: 12 days
August 7th (Thursday)-August 18th (Monday): Twelve days ago
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August 17, 2010
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1 congestion
[Number of traffic jams] (The number of traffic jams over 10km includes the number of traffic jams over 30km.)
| Congestion extension | this year (1) | last year (2) | Contrast (1)/(2) | H20 (3) (Holiday special discount (Before implementation) | Contrast (1)/(3) | (reference) H22 forecast |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10km or more Traffic jam | 448 times | 520 times | 86％ | 311 times | 144％ | 577 times |
| 30km or more Traffic jam | 26 times | 56 times | 46％ | 23 times | 113％ | 46 times |
[Traffic congestion area]
- Main traffic congestion
| Work Strike | Vertical line | Road name | Traffic jam date and time (peak) | Traffic jam location | Traffic jam Extension | Congestion factors | Company Division | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| （1） | Out-bound line | Tomei Expressway | Thursday, August 12 | Around 10:20 | Okazaki IC near | 51.7km | Traffic concentration | Central Japan |
| （2） | Out-bound line | Tohoku Expressway | Saturday, August 7 | Around 9:40 | Iwafune JCT near | 46.9km | Traffic concentration And accident | East Japan |
| （3） | Out-bound line | Chuo Expressway | Saturday, August 7 | Around 7:50 | Sagamiko IC near | 44.3km | Traffic concentration And accident | Central Japan |
| （1） | In-bound line | Joban Expressway | Saturday, August 14 | Around 18:40 | Mitokita Near smart IC | 52.8 km | Traffic concentration And accident | East Japan |
| （2） | In-bound line | Joban Expressway | Sunday, August 15 | Around 18:40 | Mitokita Near smart IC | 46.9km | Traffic concentration And accident | East Japan |
| （3） | In-bound line | Tohoku Expressway | Sunday, August 15 | Around 19:25 | Kamikawachi SA near | 46.7km | Traffic concentration And accident | East Japan |
2 Traffic volume during the period
[Average daily traffic volume] Main sections of Expressway nationwide (Attachment 1 [PDF: 21KB] (Simple average of 21 cross sections)
| 2010 Bon Festival (1) (Unit/day) | 2009 Bon Festival (2) (Unit/day) | Year-on-year comparison (1)/(2) | 2008 Bon Festival (3) (Before holiday special discount) (Unit/day) | Year-on-year comparison (1)/(3) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 57,000 | 57,500 | 99％ | 50,500 | 113％ |
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