Congestion prediction and countermeasures on Expressway during the Obon season [national version]
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(Updated on July 29, 2011)
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◆ Main text P1 In the table of 《Prediction of particularly long traffic jam by vertical line》
- Kan-Etsu Expressway (Out-bound Line): Peak congestion time and date (forecast) Saturday, August 13, 13:00 ⇒ 7 o'clock
- Tohoku Expressway (In-bound line): Peak traffic time (forecast) August 15th (Mon) 13:00 ⇒ 15:00
- Tohoku Expressway (In-bound line): Peak traffic time (estimate) August 14 (Sun) 13:00 ⇒ 17:00
◆ Main text P3 [Attachment] Major traffic jams on Expressway during the 2011 Bon Festival (peak traffic jam length of 30km or more)
- August 13 Out-bound near Kan-Etsu Expressway Higashimatsuyama IC: Peak time 13:00 ⇒ 7 o'clock
- August 14 Out-bound Tohoku Expressway near Iwafune JCT: Peak time 13:00 ⇒ 8 o'clock
- August 14 Out-bound near Kan-Etsu Expressway Higashimatsuyama IC: Peak time 13:00 ⇒ 8 o'clock
- August 14 In-bound Tohoku Expressway Kamikawachi SA Near: Peak time 13:00 ⇒ 17:00
- August 15 In-bound Tohoku Expressway Kamikawachi SA Near: Peak time 13:00 ⇒ 15:00
July 15, 2011
East Nippon Expressway Co., Ltd.
Central Japan Expressway Co., Ltd.
West Japan Expressway Co., Ltd.
Honshu-Shikoku Expressway Co., Ltd.
Japan Road Traffic Information Center
East/Middle/West Japan (NEXCO 3 companies)/JB Motoshi Expressway/(Foundation) Japan Road Traffic Information Center is in the Obon season [12 days from Wednesday, August 10 to Sunday, August 21] Expressway 's traffic congestion forecast and countermeasures are summarized.
1 Request for distributed use
- Obon traffic is Out-bound line Friday, August 12th to Saturday, August 13th And the In-bound line is From Sunday, August 14 to 15th Monday It is predicted that there will be a lot of traffic congestion at 10 km or more during peak hours (see the figure below). Please avoid using traffic congestion by shifting your departure time before and after the expected peak time of traffic congestion.
- This traffic congestion forecast is based on the past Bon Festival that did not apply the special holiday discount (up to 1,000 yen), the traffic congestion period such as this year's GW, and the traffic conditions such as the Tohoku region free measure started on June 20 Was predicted.
- In the Tohoku region, unexpected congestion may occur due to the free measures. Please check the latest road conditions before using the Expressway.
[Prediction of the longest traffic congestion by vertical line]
SA: Service area, PA: Parking area, IC: Interchange, JCT: Junction, TN: Tunnel
| Road name (direction) | Congestion peak Date and time (forecast) | Traffic jam Point | location | Traffic jam section (End IC ⇒ IC on the top side) | Peak time Congestion length (Km) | Normal time Passing time | Traffic jam peak Time passage time | company name |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tohoku Expressway (Out-bound line) from Tokyo Sendai direction | Saturday, August 13 7:00 | Yaitakita PA near | Tochigi Prefecture Yaita City | Tochigi Tsuga JCT ⇒ Nishinasuno Shiobara IC | 40km | 0：25 | 1：40 | East Japan |
| Kan-Etsu Expressway (Out-bound line) from Tokyo Niigata direction | Saturday, August 13 7:00 | Higashimatsuyama IC near | Saitama Higashimatsuyama City | Oizumi JCT ⇒ Arashiyama Ogawa IC | 40km | 0：25 | 1：20 | East Japan |
| Chinese road (Out-bound line) From Osaka Hiroshima direction | Saturday, August 13 9:00 | Takarazuka East TN near | Hyogo prefecture Takarazuka | Meishin Oyamazaki JCT ⇒ Chinese road Chugoku Expressway / Nishinomiya Yamaguchi JCT | 35km | 0：30 | 2：55 | Western Japan |
| Tohoku Expressway (In-bound line) From Sendai Tokyo direction | Monday, August 15 15:00 | Kamikawachi SA near | Tochigi Prefecture Utsunomiya City | Shirakawa IC ⇒ Utsunomiya IC | 45km | 0：30 | 1：50 | East Japan |
| Tohoku Expressway (In-bound line) From Sendai Tokyo direction | Sunday, August 14 17:00 | Kamikawachi SA near | Tochigi Prefecture Utsunomiya City | Shirakawa IC ⇒ Utsunomiya IC | 40km | 0：25 | 1：40 | East Japan |
| Tomei (In-bound line) From Nagoya Tokyo direction | Sunday, August 14 19:00 | Yamato TN near | Kanagawa Prefecture Yamato City | Gotemba IC ⇒ Yokohama Machida IC | 40km | 0：25 | 1：40 | Central Japan |
- Congestion over 30km during peak hours other than the above, Attachment [PDF: 73KB] Please confirm.
[Number of daily occurrences of traffic congestion predicted to peak at 10 km or more] Total 345 times
Comparison of the number of traffic jams with Obon last year [Last year: 8/11 (Wed)-22 (Sun) *Including the impact of accidents, etc.]
| Traffic jam scale | (1) 2011 Obon | (2) 2010 Bon Festival | Difference ((1)-(2)) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| total | going down | going up | total | going down | going up | total | going down | going up | |
| Number of traffic jams over 10km | 345 | 140 | 205 | 381 | 133 | 248 | -36 | +7 | -43 |
| Number of traffic jams over 30km | 24 | 14 | 10 | 29 | 14 | 15 | -5 | 0 | -5 |
[Reference] Comparison of the number of traffic jams during the peak 7 days [This year: 8/10 (Wed) to 16 (Tue) Last year: 8/11 (Wed) to 17 (Tue) *Including the impact of accidents, etc.]
| Traffic jam scale | (1) 2011 Obon | (2) 2010 Bon Festival | Difference ((1)-(2)) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| total | going down | going up | total | going down | going up | total | going down | going up | |
| Number of traffic jams over 10km | 264 | 116 | 148 | 261 | 94 | 167 | +3 | +22 | -19 |
| Number of traffic jams over 30km | 18 | 12 | 6 | 20 | 10 | 10 | -2 | +2 | -4 |
2 Plan for congestion measures
Based on the situation of congestion forecasts and last year's traffic congestion period (GW, Bon Festival, year-end and New Year holidays, etc.), in the period that is especially predict the intense congestion, In-bound speed decrease caution in the slope or the like, a rear-end collision attention to the traffic jam at the end We are planning to implement measures against congestion, such as inviting people, arranging parking lot organizers at rest facilities, installing temporary toilets, and securing large vehicle parking spaces.
In the Tohoku region, congestion is expected to increase significantly at some toll gates due to the toll-free measures, so we will strengthen measures at the toll gates. In addition, we ask for the cooperation of customers to prepare certificates in advance so that they can pass through the toll gate smoothly.
| Items | Main measures | unit | Measured quantity of each company | 4 companies total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NEXCO East Japan | NEXCO Central Japan | NEXCO Western Japan | JB Four high speed | ||||
| Main line section | (1) In-bound reminder the rate of decrease in the slope, etc. | Location | 60 | 59 | 35 | 10 | 164 |
| (2) Calling attention to the end of the traffic jam | Location | 140 | 66 | 89 | 12 | 307 | |
| SAPA | (3) Placement of parking lot organizers at rest facilities | total People/day | 3,482 | 2,885 | 1,690 | 189 | 8,246 |
| (4) Installation of temporary toilet | Basis | 235 | 308 | 252 | 37 | 832 | |
| (5) Secure parking for large vehicles | Location | 87 | 60 | 44 | 13 | 204 | |
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