Expressway traffic conditions during the Golden Week period (flash report) [East Japan version]
12 days from Saturday, April 25, 2015 to Wednesday, May 6, 2015
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May 7, 2015
East Nippon Expressway Co., Ltd.
NEXCO EAST (Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo) has summarized traffic conditions during the Golden Week period.
- The number of times of traffic congestion of 10 km or more, 102 times same as last year was.
- The number of times of congestion over 30 km, 14 times, 2 times less than last year Did.
- The maximum congestion length is 63.9km that occurred around 10:00 on Sunday, May 3rd around Tohoku Expressway (Out-bound line) Iwafune JCT was.
- The year-on-year change in the average daily traffic volume of the 23 main sections is About 2% increase Did.
1 congestion
[Number of traffic jams]
[Last year: H26.4.25 (Fri)-5.6 (Tue): 12 days]
| Traffic jam scale | (1) 2015 results | (2) 2014 results | (3) Difference ((1)-(2)) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| total | going down | going up | total | going down | going up | total | going down | going up | |
| Number of traffic jams over 10 km | 102 | 39 | 63 | 102 | 39 | 63 | ±0 | ±0 | ±0 |
| Of which, the number of traffic congestions of 30 km or more | 14 | 8 | 6 | 16 | 9 | 7 | ▲2 | ▲1 | ▲1 |
2-day average traffic volume
[Main 23 sections * Average daily traffic during the period in
[Last year: H26.4.25 (Fri)-5.6 (Tue): 12 days]
| (1) 2015 results | (2) 2014 results | YoY (1) / (2) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average daily traffic volume | 38,900 units/day | 38,100 units/day | 102％ |
- Detailed daily average traffic volume Attachment 1 [PDF: 117KB] Please refer to the.
[Reference] Past day arrangement
![[Reference] Image of past day arrangement](/rest/pressroom/press_release/head_office/h27/0507b/images/02.jpg)
3 Main traffic congestion points
[Major traffic jam locations during the 2015 Golden Week period]
| Vertical line | Road name | Traffic jam date and time (peak) | Traffic jam location | Congestion length | Congestion factors | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Out-bound line | Tohoku Expressway | May 3 (Sun) around 10:00 | Near Iwafune JCT | 63.9km | Traffic concentration and accident |
| 2 | Out-bound line | Kan-Etsu Expressway | Sunday, May 3, around 9:45 | Near the Hanazono IC | 48.8km | Accident and traffic concentration |
| 3 | Out-bound line | Joban Expressway | Sunday, May 3, around 10:20 | Near Tomobe JCT | 46.6km | Traffic concentration and accident |
| 1 | In-bound line | Kan-Etsu Expressway | Monday, May 4th, around 19:10 | Near Tsurugashima IC | 49.0 km | Traffic concentration and accident |
| 2 | In-bound line | Tohoku Expressway | Monday, May 4, around 17:50 | Near Hanyu PA | 41.0 km | Traffic concentration and accident |
| 3 | In-bound line | Tohoku Expressway | Monday, May 4th, around 16:30 | Near Kamikawachi SA | 34.2km | Accident and traffic concentration |
[Reference] Major traffic congestion points during the Golden Week period of last year (H26)
| Vertical line | Road name | Traffic jam date and time (peak) | Traffic jam location | Congestion length | Congestion factors | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Out-bound line | Tohoku Expressway | Saturday, May 3, around 9:35 | Near Iwafune JCT | 63.9km | Traffic concentration and accident |
| 2 | Out-bound line | Kan-Etsu Expressway | Saturday, May 3 at 8:50 | Near the Hanazono IC | 52.6km | Traffic concentration and accident |
| 3 | Out-bound line | Kan-Etsu Expressway | Sunday, May 4, around 8:55 | Near the Hanazono IC | 49.0 km | Traffic concentration and accident |
| 1 | In-bound line | Kan-Etsu Expressway | May 5 (Monday) around 15:50 | Near Takasaka SA | 44.0 km | Traffic concentration |
| 2 | In-bound line | Tohoku Expressway | May 5 (Monday) around 16:55 | Near Kamikawachi SA | 42.8km | Traffic concentration and accident |
| 3 | In-bound line | Tohoku Expressway | May 5 (Monday) around 17:00 | Near Hanyu PA | 34.8km | Traffic concentration and accident |
- JCT: Junction, IC: Interchange, SA: Service area, PA: Parking area
[Reference] Number of traffic jams nationwide (NEXCO EAST /Central/West Japan, Honshi Expressway)
[Last year: H26.4.25 (Fri)-5.6 (Tue): 12 days]
| Traffic jam scale | (1) 2015 results | (2) 2014 results | (3) Difference ((1)-(2)) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| total | going down | going up | total | going down | going up | total | going down | going up | |
| Number of traffic jams over 10 km | 328 | 137 | 191 | 284 | 118 | 166 | +44 | +19 | +25 |
| Of which, the number of traffic congestions of 30 km or more | 30 | 17 | 13 | 33 | 18 | 15 | ▲3 | ▲1 | ▲2 |
Reference material
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