Expressway traffic conditions during Golden Week (preliminary report) [national version]
April 26 (Fri)-May 6 (Mon): 11 days
*Comparison target is April 26th (Thursday) to May 6th (Sunday): 11 days
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May 7, 2013
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1 congestion
・Traffic frequency (Traffic frequency over 10km includes traffic frequency over 30km.)
| Congestion extension | This year (1) H25 achievement | Last year (2) H24 results | Contrast (1)/(2) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Traffic congestion of 10 km or more | 372 times | 325 times | 114% |
| Traffic congestion of 30 km or more | 35 times | 29 times | 121% |
・Major traffic congestion locations
*IC: Interchange, JCT: Junction, SA: Service area
| worst | Vertical line | Road name | Traffic jam (peak) | Traffic jam location | Traffic jam Extension | Congestion factors | Company Division |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Out-bound line | Kyushu Road | Friday, May 3 Around 10:30 | Near Kurume IC | 56.3 km | Traffic concentration and accident | Western Japan |
| 2 | Out-bound line | Chuo Expressway | Friday, May 3 Around 6:30 | Near Uenohara IC | 49.5km | Traffic concentration | Central Japan |
| 3 | Out-bound line | Kan-Etsu Expressway | Friday, May 3 Around 8:40 | Near the Hanazono IC | 49.0 km | Traffic concentration | East Japan |
| 1 | In-bound line | Tohoku Expressway | May 5 (Sun) Around 17:20 | Near Kuki IC | 46.3 km | Traffic concentration and accident | East Japan |
| 2 | In-bound line | Famous god | Friday, May 3 Around 10:35 | Near Kusatsu JCT | 40.8km | Traffic concentration and accident | Western Japan |
| 3 | In-bound line | Kan-Etsu Expressway | Saturday, May 4 Around 17:50 | Near Takasaka SA | 39.3km | Traffic concentration and accident | East Japan |
2 Traffic volume during the period
[Daily average traffic volume] Major sections of Expressway nationwide (Attachment 1 [PDF: 70KB] Simple average of *)
(Unit/day)
| This year (1) H25 achievement | Last year (2) H24 results | Contrast (1) / (2) |
|---|---|---|
| 46,200 | 45,900 | 101% |

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