Expressway traffic during the Obon period (breaking news) [national version]
From Wednesday, August 8 to Thursday, August 16: 9 days
*Comparison target is Wednesday, August 10th to Thursday, August 18th: 9 days
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August 17, 2012
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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) H24 results | Last year (2) H23 achievement | Contrast (1)/(2) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10km or more Traffic jam | 377 times | 431 times | 87％ |
| 30km or more Traffic jam | 39 times | 56 times | 70％ |
・Major traffic congestion locations
*IC: Interchange, SA: Service area
| Vertical line | Road name | Traffic jam (peak) | Traffic jam location | Congestion extension | Congestion factors | Company classification | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| （1） | Out-bound line | Tohoku Expressway | August 11 (soil) Around 16:05 | Nihonmatsu (Nihonmatsu) Near IC | 54.6km | Accident and Traffic concentration | East Japan |
| （2） | Out-bound line | Tohoku Expressway | August 11 (soil) Around 7:20 | Nishinasuno Shiobara (Nishina no Shiobara) Near IC | 52.0 km | Traffic concentration And accident | East Japan |
| （3） | Out-bound line | Tohoku Expressway | August 12 (Day) Around 10:00 | Shiraishi (Shiroishi) IC vicinity | 52.0 km | Accident and Traffic concentration | East Japan |
| （1） | In-bound line | Kan-Etsu Expressway | August 13 (Month) Around 18:55 | Takasaka (Takasaka) Near SA | 47.2km | Traffic concentration And accident | East Japan |
| （2） | In-bound line | Kan-Etsu Expressway | August 15 (water) Around 16:45 | Takasaka (Takasaka) Near SA | 35.0km | Traffic concentration And accident | East Japan |
| （3） | In-bound line | Famous god | August 14 (fire) Around 15:35 | Otsu (Otsu) Near IC | 32.2km | Traffic concentration | Western Japan |
2 Traffic volume during the period
[Average daily traffic volume] Main sections of Expressway nationwide (Attachment 1 [PDF: 72KB] Simple average of *)
| This year (1) H24 results | Last year (2) H23 achievement | Contrast (1)/(2) |
|---|---|---|
| 49,500 | 52,800 | 94％ |
*H24 is 27 sections, H23 is 26 sections excluding Shin-Tomei Expressway
3 Congestion with the opening of the Shin-Tomei Expressway
Number of traffic jams (Number of traffic jams over 10km includes traffic count over 30km)
| Congestion extension | This year (1) H24 results | Last year (2) H23 achievement | Contrast (1) / (2) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shin-Tomei Expressway | Tomei Expressway | ||||
| Traffic congestion of 10 km or more | Twice | Twice | 0 times | 40 times | 5％ |
| Traffic congestion of 30 km or more | 0 times | 0 times | 0 times | 4 times | 0％ |
*New Tomei Expressway (Gotemba JCT to Mikkabi JCT) and Tomei Expressway (Gotemba JCT to Mikkabi JCT)
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