Expressway traffic during the long holiday period in September
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- Expressway Traffic Status during the Large Holiday Period in September (Preliminary Report) [East Japan Version]
September 24, 2015
East Nippon Expressway Co., Ltd.
NEXCO EAST (Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo) summarized the traffic conditions during the large holiday period in September.
[Summary of traffic conditions]
- The number of times of traffic congestion of 10 km or more, 76 times, an increase of 53 times compared to the same period last year Did.
- The number of times of congestion over 30 km, 9 times, 6 times more than last year Did.
- The maximum congestion length is 48.2km that occurred around 18:10 on Monday, September 21, around Tohoku Expressway (In-bound line) near Kazo IC was.
- The average daily traffic volume of the 23 main sections is compared with the same period last year. It was about 44% higher.
1 congestion
[Number of traffic jams]
[Last year: H26.9.20 (Sat)-9.24 (Wed): 5 days]
| Traffic jam scale | (1) Large holidays in September | (2) Results for the same period last year | (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 | 76 | 32 | 44 | 23 | 1 | 22 | +53 | +31 | +22 |
| Of which, the number of traffic congestions of 30 km or more | 9 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 3 | +6 | +4 | +2 |
2-day average traffic volume
[Main 23 sections * Average daily traffic during the period in
[Last year: H26.9.20 (Sat)-9.24 (Wed): 5 days]
| (1) Large holidays in September | (2) Results for the same period last year | Year-on-year comparison (1)/(2) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average daily traffic volume | 45,900 units/day | 31,900 units/day | 144％ |
- Detailed daily average traffic volume Attachment 1 [PDF: 163KB] Please refer to the.
[Reference] Large holidays in September and day arrangement for the same period last year
![[Reference] Image images of the large holidays in September and the arrangement of days of the week for the same period last year](/rest/pressroom/press_release/head_office/h27/0924d/images/02.jpg)
3 Main traffic congestion points
[Major traffic congestion points during the large holiday period in September]
| Vertical line | Road name | Traffic jam (peak) | Traffic jam location | Congestion length | Congestion factors | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| （1） | Out-bound line | Kan-Etsu Expressway | Sunday, September 20th, around 06:40 | Higashi Matsuyama Near IC | 42.5 km | Traffic concentration and accident |
| （2） | Out-bound line | Tohoku Expressway | Sunday, September 20th around 09:55 | Kazo Near IC | 34.4km | Traffic concentration |
| （3） | Out-bound line | Kan-Etsu Expressway | Monday, September 21, around 07:15 | Takasaka Near SA | 32.9km | Traffic concentration and accident |
| （1） | In-bound line | Tohoku Expressway | Monday, September 21, around 18:10 | Kazo Near IC | 48.2km | Traffic concentration and accident |
| （2） | In-bound line | Kan-Etsu Expressway | Monday, September 21, around 17:50 | Takasaka Near SA | 45.2km | Traffic concentration and accident |
| （3） | In-bound line | Kan-Etsu Expressway | Tuesday, September 22 around 18:20 | Takasaka Near SA | 44.0 km | Traffic concentration and accident |
[Reference] Comparison with this year's Golden Week
[Number of traffic jams]
[Golden Week: H27.5.2 (Sat)-5.6 (Wed): 5 days]
| Traffic jam scale | (1) Large holidays in September | (2) Golden Week 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 | 76 | 32 | 44 | 82 | 35 | 47 | ▲6 | ▲3 | ▲3 |
| Of which, the number of traffic congestions of 30 km or more | 9 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 8 | 6 | ▲5 | ▲4 | ▲1 |
[Main 23 sections * Average daily traffic during the period in
[Golden Week: H27.5.2 (Sat)-5.6 (Wed): 5 days]
| (1) Large holidays in September | (2) Golden Week results | Ratio to Golden Week (1)/(2) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average daily traffic volume | 45,900 units/day | 49,700 units/day | 92％ |
- Detailed daily average traffic volume Attachment 1 [PDF: 163KB] Please refer to the.
[Reference] Large holidays in September and the weekday arrangement of this year's Golden Week
![[Reference] Image of day arrangement for large holidays in September and this year's Golden Week](/rest/pressroom/press_release/head_office/h27/0924d/images/03.jpg)
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