Expressway · National highway traffic during the year-end and New Year holidays
(Breaking news) [National version]
From Wednesday, December 24, 2014 to Sunday, January 4, 2015: 12 days
*Comparison target is December 24 (Tue)-January 4 (Sat): 12 days
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- Expressway /Traffic status of national highways during the year-end and New Year period (preliminary report) [national version]
January 5, 2015
Road Bureau, Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism
East Nippon Expressway Co., Ltd.
Central Japan Expressway Co., Ltd.
West Japan Expressway Co., Ltd.
Honshu-Shikoku Expressway Co., Ltd.
1 Expressway traffic
- During the year-end and New Year holidays, due to the heavy snowfall at the beginning of the year, traffic volume decreased by about 7% compared to last year.
- The number of traffic jams over 10 km is 250, which is 25 times less than last year.
(1) Traffic volume during the period
Major sections of Expressway nationwide (8 pages [PDF: 101KB] (Simple average of 27 sections in total)| H26 results ((1)) | FY2013 results ((2)) | Contrast (1) / (2) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average daily traffic volume | 35,900 units/day | 38,800 units/day | 93％ |
| Maximum daily traffic | 44,800 units/day | 49,100 units/day | 91％ |
(2) Congestion status
Number of traffic jams (Number of traffic jams over 10km includes traffic count over 30km)| H26 results ((1)) | FY2013 results ((2)) | Contrast (1)-(2) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Traffic congestion of 10 km or more | 250 times | 275 times | ▲25 times |
| Traffic congestion of 30 km or more | 19 times | 23 times | ▲ 4 times |
≪Particularly long congestion points at each company≫
| Company classification | Vertical line | Road name | Traffic jam location | Traffic jam date and time (peak) | Traffic jam Extension |
Cause of traffic jam |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| East Japan | Out-bound line | Kan-Etsu Expressway | Near Takasaka SA | December 30 (Tue) around 7:05 | 16.9km | Traffic concentration and accident |
| In-bound line | Tohoku Expressway | Near Hanyu PA | January 2 (Friday) around 16:50 | 37.4km | Accident and traffic concentration | |
| Central Japan | Out-bound line | Tomei Expressway | Near Otowa Gamagori IC | Saturday, January 3, around 17:45 | 39.4km | Traffic concentration |
| In-bound line | Tomei Expressway | Near Yamato TN | Wednesday, December 31, around 17:40 | 42.4 km | Accident and traffic concentration | |
| Western Japan ・ Honshi |
Out-bound line | Meishin Expressway | Near Kyoto East IC | Around 16:45 on Friday, January 2 | 37.9km | Snow and traffic concentration |
| In-bound line | Kyushu Road | Near Hirokawa IC | Saturday, January 3, around 17:00 | 59.5km | Accident and traffic concentration |
2 National highway traffic
(1) Traffic volume nationwide during the period
Major sections of national highways ( 9-10 pages [PDF: 1.0MB] (Simple average of 31 sections)| H26 results ((1)) | FY2013 results ((2)) | Contrast (1) / (2) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average daily traffic volume | 24,300 units/day | 24,800 units/day | 98％ |
(2) Traffic volume around sightseeing spots during the period
Major sections of national roads around tourist destinations ( 11-12 pages [PDF: 982KB] (Simple average of 31 sections)| H26 results ((1)) | FY2013 results ((2)) | Contrast (1) / (2) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average daily traffic volume | 23,800 units/day | 24,400 units / day | 98％ |
3 topics
- (1) Traffic trends of NEXCO 3 companies and Honshi (related materials 3-4 pages) [PDF: 164KB]
- (2) Ken-O Road Sagamihara Aikawa traffic situation around between IC ~ Takao IC (References 5-6 pages) [PDF: 861KB]
- (3) Traffic situation (7 pages of related materials) around the Higashikyushu Expressway Yukuhashi IC to Miyako Toyotsu IC [PDF: 443KB]
Reference material
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