Expressway traffic conditions during the Golden Week period (flash report) [East Japan version]

11 days from Thursday, April 28th to Sunday, May 8th, 2016

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May 9, 2016
East Nippon Expressway Co., Ltd.

NEXCO EAST (Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo) has summarized traffic conditions during the Golden Week period.

[Summary of traffic conditions]
  • The number of times of traffic congestion of 10 km or more, 89 times and same as last year was.
  • The number of times of congestion over 30 km, 9 times, 5 times less than last year Did.
  • The maximum congestion length is Around 7 pm on May 3 (Tuesday), 70.2km that occurred near the Kan-Etsu Expressway (Out-bound line) Fujioka (Fujioka) JCT was.
  • The year-on-year change in the average daily traffic volume of the 23 main sections is About 1% decrease Did.

1 congestion

[Number of traffic jams]
[2015: 4/28 (Tue)-5/8 (Fri)]
Traffic jam scale(1) 2016 results(2) 2015 results(3) Difference ((1)-(2))
totalgoing downgoing uptotalgoing downgoing uptotalgoing downgoing up
Number of traffic jams over 10 km893554893653±0▲1+1
Of which, the number of traffic congestions of 30 km or more9361486▲5▲5±0
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2-day average traffic volume

[Main 23 sections * Average daily traffic during the period in
[2015: 4/28 (Tue)-5/8 (Fri)]
(1) 2016 results(2) 2015 resultsYoY (1) / (2)
Average daily traffic volume38,400 units/day38,900 units/day99%
[Reference] Past day arrangement[Reference] Image of past day arrangement

3 Main traffic congestion points

[Major traffic jam locations during the 2016 Golden Week period]
Vertical lineRoad nameTraffic jam date and time (peak)Traffic jam locationCongestion lengthCongestion factors
1Out-bound lineKan-Etsu ExpresswayMay 3 (Tue) 11:00Near Fujioka JCT70.2 kmTraffic concentration and accident
2Out-bound lineJoban ExpresswayTuesday, May 3, around 10:45Near Tomobe JCT52.5 kmTraffic concentration and accident
3Out-bound lineTohoku ExpresswayMay 3 (Tue) around 6:50Near Hanyu PA42.8kmTraffic concentration and accident
1

In-bound line

Tohoku ExpresswayThursday, May 5, around 12:55Near Kamikawachi SA46.5kmAccident and traffic concentration
2

In-bound line

Tohoku ExpresswaySunday, May 1, around 18:20Near Kazo IC46.3 kmTraffic concentration and accident
3

In-bound line

Kan-Etsu ExpresswaySunday, May 1, around 16:40Near Takasaka SA44.0 kmTraffic concentration and accident
3

In-bound line

Kan-Etsu ExpresswayAround 17:45 May 5 (Thu)Near Takasaka SA44.0 kmTraffic concentration and accident
[Reference] Major traffic jam locations during the Golden Week period of last year (2015)
Vertical lineRoad nameTraffic jam date and time (peak)Traffic jam locationCongestion lengthCongestion factors
1Out-bound lineTohoku ExpresswaySunday, May 3, around 10:00Near Iwafune JCT63.9kmTraffic concentration and accident
2Out-bound lineKan-Etsu ExpresswaySunday, May 3, around 9:45Near the Hanazono IC48.8kmAccident and traffic concentration
3Out-bound lineJoban ExpresswaySunday, May 3, around 10:20Near Tomobe JCT46.6kmTraffic concentration and accident
1In-bound lineKan-Etsu ExpresswayMonday, May 4th, around 19:10Near Tsurugashima IC49.0 kmTraffic concentration and accident
2In-bound lineTohoku ExpresswayMonday, May 4, around 17:50Near Hanyu PA41.0 kmTraffic concentration and accident
3In-bound lineTohoku ExpresswayMonday, May 4th, around 16:30Near Kamikawachi SA34.2kmAccident and traffic concentration
  • IC: Interchange, JCT: Junction, SA: Service area, PA: Parking area
[Reference] Number of traffic jams nationwide (NEXCO EAST /Central/West Japan, Honshi Expressway)
[2015: 4/28 (Tue)-5/8 (Fri)]
Traffic jam scale(1) 2016 results(2) 2015 results(3) Difference ((1)-(2))
totalgoing downgoing uptotalgoing downgoing uptotalgoing downgoing up
Number of traffic jams over 10 km274106168296128168▲22▲22±0
Of which, the number of traffic congestions of 30 km or more20812301713▲10▲9▲1
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