Expressway · National highway during Golden Week
Traffic status (breaking news) [national version]
From Saturday, April 25, 2015 to Wednesday, May 6, 2015: 12 days
*Comparison target is April 25th (Fri) to May 6th (Tue) of the previous year: 12 days
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- Expressway /Traffic status of national roads during Golden Week (preliminary report) [national version]
May 7, 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
- Traffic during the Golden Week period increased by about 1% compared to last year.
- The number of congestions over 10 km was 328, an increase of 44 compared to last year.
- Since there were one more holiday this year than last year, the number of traffic jams exceeded that of last year.
(1) Traffic volume during the period
Major sections of Expressway nationwide (8 pages [PDF: 113KB] (Simple average of 27 sections in total)
| H27 year results ((1)) | H26 year results ((2)) | Contrast (1) / (2) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average daily traffic volume | 42,700 units/day | 42,100 units/day | 101％ |
| Maximum daily traffic | 60,400 units/day | 62,600 units/day | 96％ |
(2) Congestion status
Number of traffic jams (Number of traffic jams over 10km includes traffic count over 30km)
| FY2015 results ((1)) | H26 results ((2)) | Contrast (1)-(2) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Traffic congestion of 10 km or more | 328 times | 284 times | +44 times |
| Traffic congestion of 30 km or more | 30 times | 33 times | ▲ 3 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 | Tohoku Expressway | Near Iwafune JCT | Sunday, May 3, around 10:00 | 63.9km | Traffic concentration and accident |
| In-bound line | Kan-Etsu Expressway | Near Tsurugashima IC | Monday, May 4th, around 10:10 | 49.0 km | Traffic concentration and accident | |
| Central Japan | Out-bound line | Tomei Expressway | Near Isehara BS | Sunday, May 3, around 7:35 | 39.3km | Traffic concentration and accident |
| In-bound line | Tomei Handou | Near Yokkaichi JCT | May 5 (Tue) 16:35 | 32.4km | Traffic concentration and accident | |
| Western Japan ・ Honshi | Out-bound line | Chinese road | Near Takarazuka East TN | Saturday, May 2, around 7:05 | 28.2km | Traffic concentration and accident |
| In-bound line | Kobe Awaji Naruto Road | Near Maiko TN exit | May 5 (Tue) around 18:50 | 45.0 km | Traffic concentration |
2 National highway traffic
(1) Traffic volume nationwide during the period
Major sections of national highways ( 9-10 pages [PDF: 9.0MB] (Simple average of 32 sections)
| FY2015 results ((1)) | H26 results ((2)) | Contrast (1) / (2) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average daily traffic volume | 28,700 units/day | 28,600 units / day | 100％ |
(2) Traffic volume around sightseeing spots during the period
Major sections of national roads around tourist destinations ( 11-12 pages [PDF: 4.9MB] (Simple average of 30 sections)
| FY2015 results ((1)) | H26 results ((2)) | Contrast (1) / (2) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average daily traffic volume | 27,900 units/day | 27,600 units/day | 101％ |
3 topics
- (1) NEXCO 3 companies, Honshi 4 traffic trends (related materials 3-4 pages) [PDF: 112KB]
- (2) Traffic conditions after opening the Joban Expressway (page 5 of related materials) [PDF: 394KB]
- (3) Ken-O Road H26_nendokaitsukukanshuhen'nokotsujokyo (related article on page 6) [PDF: 519KB]
- (4) Tokushima Expressway Naruto JCT-Traffic conditions after opening the Tokushima IC (7 pages of related materials) [PDF: 360KB]
For traffic conditions by region, please see the published materials of each road company.
Reference material
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