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Expressway traffic during the Obon period (flash report)

11 days from Thursday, August 6th to Sunday, August 16th, 2015

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August 17, 2015
East Nippon Expressway Co., Ltd.

NEXCO EAST (Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo) compiled the traffic situation during the Bon Festival.

[Summary of traffic conditions]

  • The number of times of traffic congestion of 10 km or more, 133 times, 9 times less than last year Did.
  • The number of times of congestion over 30 km, 12 times, 3 times less than last year Did.
  • The maximum congestion length is Around 9:25 on Friday, August 14th, 49.0km that occurred near the Tsurugashima IC on the Kan-Etsu Expressway (In-bound line) was.
  • The average daily traffic volume of the 23 main sections is Same as last year was.

1 congestion

[Number of traffic jams]
[Last year: H26.8.7 (Thu)-8.16 (Sun): 11 days]
Traffic jam scale(1) 2015 results(2) 2014 results(3) Difference ((1)-(2))
totalgoing downgoing uptotalgoing downgoing uptotalgoing downgoing up
Number of traffic jams over 10 km13344891424993▲9▲5▲4
Of which, the number of traffic congestions of 30 km or more124815213▲3+2▲5
Image of congestion situation

2-day average traffic volume

[Main 23 sections * Average daily traffic during the period in
[Last year: H26.8.7 (Thu)-8.16 (Sun): 11 days]
(1) 2015 results(2) 2014 resultsYoY (1) / (2)
Average daily traffic volume44,100 units/day44,100 units/day100%

[Reference 1] Past day arrangement

[Reference 1] Image of past day arrangement

3 Main traffic congestion points

[Major traffic jam locations during the 2015 Bon Festival]
Vertical line Road name Traffic jam
(peak)		 Traffic jam location Congestion length Congestion factors
（1） Out-bound line Kan-Etsu ExpresswayAugust 13 (Thursday) 08:10Near the Hanazono IC 47.1kmTraffic concentration and accident
（2）Out-bound lineKan-Etsu ExpresswayWednesday, August 12th, around 09:00Near the Hanazono IC43.3 kmTraffic concentration and broken car
（3）Out-bound lineTohoku ExpresswayWednesday, August 12, around 08:35Near Iwafune JCT38.1kmAccident and traffic concentration
（1） In-bound lineKan-Etsu ExpresswayFriday, August 14th, around 19:25Near Tsurugashima IC49.0 kmTraffic concentration and accident
（2）In-bound lineJoban ExpresswaySaturday, August 15th, around 18:10Near Hitachi Chuo IC43.2kmAccident and traffic concentration
（3）In-bound lineTohoku ExpresswaySaturday, August 15th around 22:45Near Kamikawachi SA38.3kmTraffic concentration and accident

[Reference] Major traffic jam locations during the Bon festival period last year (H26)

Vertical line Road name Traffic jam
(peak)		 Traffic jam location Congestion length Congestion factors
（1）Out-bound lineKan-Etsu ExpresswayWednesday, August 13th, around 09:05Near the Hanazono IC42.7 kmTraffic concentration and accident
（2）Out-bound lineTohoku ExpresswayWednesday, August 13, around 09:50Near Yaitakita PA41.2kmTraffic concentration and accident
（3）Out-bound lineKan-Etsu ExpresswayMonday, August 11, around 10:35Near Takasaka SA27.0kmTraffic concentration
（3）Out-bound lineKan-Etsu ExpresswayThursday, August 14th, around 08:10Near Takasaka SA27.0kmTraffic concentration and accident
（1）In-bound lineTohoku ExpresswayThursday, August 14th, around 19:00Near Kamikawachi SA52.2 kmTraffic concentration and accident
（2）In-bound lineKan-Etsu ExpresswayFriday, August 15th, around 17:00Near Maebashi IC49.1 kmTraffic concentration and accident
（3）In-bound lineKan-Etsu ExpresswayFriday, August 15, around 19:35Near Tsurugashima IC49.0 kmTraffic concentration and accident
  • IC: Interchange, JCT: Junction, SA: Service area, PA: Parking area

[Reference] Number of traffic jams nationwide (NEXCO EAST /Central/West Japan, Honshi Expressway)
[Last year: H26.8.7 (Thu)-8.17 (Sun): 11 days]

Traffic jam scale(1) 2015 results(2) 2014 results(3) Difference ((1)-(2))
totalgoing downgoing uptotalgoing downgoing uptotalgoing downgoing up
Number of traffic jams over 10 km443174269437173264+6+1+5
Of which, the number of traffic congestions of 30 km or more281513271116+1+4▲3
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