Congestion prediction and countermeasures on Expressway during the year-end and New Year period [national version]
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- Congestion prediction and countermeasures on Expressway during the year-end and New Year period [national version]
(Added on December 17, 2012)
This traffic congestion forecast does not take into account the impact of traffic regulations that accompany the fall of the ceiling plate of the Sasago Tunnel on the Chuo Expressway.
Detail is,HerePlease refer to the.
No major impacts due to the above traffic regulations are expected on each route within NEXCO EAST.
November 30, 2012
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
NEXCO EAST / NEXCO CENTRAL / NEXCO WEST /JB Motoshi Expressway/Japan Road Traffic Information Center is open for the year-end and New Year period [Wednesday, December 26, 2012 to 2013] 12 days on January 6th (Sunday)], Expressway on traffic congestion forecast and countermeasures are summarized.
1 Request for distributed use
- New Year of congestion, Out-bound line on December 29 (Saturday) to 30 days (day) and January 2 (water) to 3 days (Thursday), In-bound line is January 2 (water) to 3 It is predicted that there will be a lot of traffic congestion of 10 km or more at peak hours on Thursday (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 traffic conditions during the past year-end and New Year holidays and the traffic congestion period such as this year's Bon Festival.
[Estimation of particularly long traffic jams by vertical lines]
SA: Service 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 ⇒ (Front side IC) | Peak time Congestion length (km) | Normal time Passing time | Traffic jam peak Time passage time | company name |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tomei (Out-bound line) From Tokyo to Nagoya | December 31 (Monday) 12:00 | Near Yamato TN | Kanagawa Prefecture Yamato City | Tokyo IC ⇒ Ebina JCT | 25km | About 15 minutes | About 1 hour 00 minutes | Central Japan |
| Tomei (Out-bound line) From Tokyo to Nagoya | Wednesday, January 2 17:00 | Near Otowa Gamagori IC | Aichi prefecture Toyokawa | Mikkabi JCT ⇒ Okazaki IC | 25km | About 15 minutes | About 1 hour 00 minutes | Central Japan |
| Tomei (Out-bound line) From Tokyo to Nagoya | January 3 (Thursday) 15:00 | Near Uri TN | Shizuoka Prefecture Hamamatsu city | Hamamatsu IC ⇒ Toyokawa IC | 25km | About 15 minutes | About 1 hour 00 minutes | Central Japan |
| Kan-Etsu Expressway (In-bound line) From Niigata to Tokyo | Wednesday, January 2 18:00 | Near Takasaka SA | Saitama Higashimatsuyama City | Fujioka JCT ⇒ Tsurugashima IC | 45km | About 30 minutes | About 1 hour 30 minutes | East Japan |
| Tomei (In-bound line) From Nagoya to Tokyo | Wednesday, January 2 18:00 | Near Yamato TN | Kanagawa Prefecture Yamato City | Gotemba IC ⇒ Yokohama Machida I c | 40km | About 25 minutes | About 1 hour 40 minutes | Central Japan |
| Tomei (In-bound line) From Nagoya to Tokyo | January 3 (Thursday) 18:00 | Near Yamato TN | Kanagawa Prefecture Yamato City | Oi Matsuda IC ⇒ Yokohama Machida IC | 30km | About 20 minutes | About 1 hour 15 minutes | Central Japan |
| Kyushu Road (In-bound line) From Kumamoto to Fukuoka | January 3 (Thursday) 19:00 | Near Hirokawa IC | Fukuoka Prefecture Yame District | Kikusui IC ⇒ Kurume IC | 30km | About 20 minutes | About 1 hour 30 minutes | Western Japan |
| Tomei (In-bound line) From Nagoya to Tokyo | Sunday, January 6 18:00 | Near Yamato TN | Kanagawa Prefecture Yamato City | Oi Matsuda IC ⇒ Yokohama Machida IC | 30km | About 20 minutes | About 1 hour 15 minutes | Central Japan |
[Number of daily occurrences of traffic congestion predicted to peak at 10 km or more] 161 times in total
Comparison of the number of traffic jams with the year-end and New Year holidays last year [Last year: 12/26 (Monday) to 1/6 (Friday) *Including the impact of accidents, etc.]
| Traffic jam scale | (1) FY2012 forecast | (2) FY2011 results | Difference ((1)-(2)) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| total | going down | going up | total | going down | going up | total | going down | In-bound | |
| Number of traffic jams over 10km | 161 times | 44 times | 117 times | 212 times | 75 times | 137 times | ▲51 times | ▲31 times | ▲ 20 times |
| Number of traffic congestions of 30km or more | 5 times | 0 times | 5 times | 11 times | Twice | 9 times | ▲ 6 times | ▲ 2 times | ▲ 4 times |
Shin-Tomei Expressway opening effect
The Shin-Tomei Expressway (Gotemba JCT ~ Mikkabi JCT) was opened on Saturday, April 14, 2012. In 2011, there were 37 times more than 10km of traffic congestion heading on the Tomei Expressway (Gotemba JCT to Mikkabi JCT), but in 2012, the opening of the Shintomei opened the Tomei/Shintomei (Gotemba JCT to Mikkabi JCT). It is expected that the traffic congestion starting from (JCT) will be almost eliminated in two times.
| Traffic jam scale | (1) FY2012 forecast | (2) FY2011 results | Difference ((1)-(2)) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| total | going down | going up | total | going down | going up | total | going down | In-bound | |
| Number of traffic jams over 10km | Twice | Twice | 0 times | 37 times | 18 times | 19 times | ▲35 times | ▲16 times | ▲ 19 times |
| Number of traffic congestions of 30km or more | 0 times | 0 times | 0 times | 6 times | Once | 5 times | ▲ 6 times | ▲ once | ▲ 5 times |
2 Plan for congestion measures
Based on the situation of congestion prediction and past 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 evoking calls, arranging parking lot organizers at rest facilities, installing temporary toilets, and securing large vehicle parking spaces.
[Countermeasure example]
3 Request for safe driving
Accidents frequently occur during traffic congestion. When using the Expressway, please be sure to "wear all seat belts" and "make frequent breaks".
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