Expressway traffic conditions during the year-end and New Year period (preliminary report) [NEXCO EAST Version]
December 28, 2016 (Wednesday) to January 4, 2017 (Wednesday) 8 days
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- Expressway traffic conditions during the year-end and New Year period (preliminary report) [NEXCO EAST Version]
January 5, 2017
East Nippon Expressway Co., Ltd.
NEXCO EAST (Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo) has summarized traffic conditions during the year-end and New Year holidays.
- The number of times of traffic congestion of 10 km or more, 36 times, one increase compared to last year Did.
- The number of times of congestion over 30 km, 2 times and same as last year was.
- The maximum congestion length is 36.7km that occurred at around 17:10 on Monday, January 2, Tohoku Expressway (In-bound line) near Kazo IC was.
- The year-on-year change in the average daily traffic volume of the 30 main sections is About 3% increase Did.
1 congestion
[Number of traffic jams]
[Fiscal year 2015: December 28 (Mon) to December 28 (Mon)]
| Traffic jam scale | (1) 2016 results | (2) 2015 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 | 36 | 14 | 22 | 35 | 10 | 25 | +1 | +4 | ▲3 |
| Of which, the number of traffic congestions of 30 km or more | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | ±0 | ±0 | ±0 |
2-day average traffic volume
[Main 30 sections * Average daily traffic during the period in
[2015: December 28 (Monday) to 2016 January 4 (Monday)]
| (1) 2016 results | (2) 2015 results | YoY (1) / (2) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average daily traffic volume | 29,700 Stand/day | 28,900 Stand/day | 103％ |
- Detailed daily average traffic volume Attachment 1 [PDF: 110KB] Please refer to the.
[Reference] Past day arrangement
![[Reference 1] Image of past day arrangement](/rest/pressroom/press_release/head_office/h29/0105b/images/03.jpg)
3 Main traffic congestion points
[Major traffic jam locations during the year-end and New Year period of 2016]
| Vertical line | Road name | Traffic jam date and time (peak) | Traffic jam location | Congestion length | Congestion factors | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Out-bound line | Kan-Etsu Expressway | December 30th (Friday) Around 7:00 |
Near Takasaka SA | 20.6km | Traffic concentration and accident |
| 2 | Out-bound line | Keiyo Road | January 2 (Monday) About 11:55 |
Near Kaizuka IC | 20.4km | Traffic concentration and accident |
| 3 | Out-bound line | Kan-Etsu Expressway | December 29 (Thursday) Around 7:20 |
Near Higashimatsuyama IC | 19.6km | Accident and traffic concentration |
| 1 | In-bound line | Tohoku Expressway | January 2 (Monday) Around 17:10 |
Near Kazo IC | 36.7km | Accident and traffic concentration |
| 2 | In-bound line | Joban Expressway | January 2 (Monday) Around 17:55 |
Misato (Misato) Near JCT | 30.3km | Traffic concentration and accident |
| 3 | In-bound line | Tohoku Expressway | January 3 (Tue) Around 16:35 |
Near Hanyu IC | 25.6km | Traffic concentration and accident |
[Reference] Major traffic jam locations during the year-end and New Year period of last year (2015)
| Vertical line | Road name | Traffic jam date and time (peak) | Traffic jam location | Congestion length | Congestion factors | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Out-bound line | Kan-Etsu Expressway | Wednesday, December 30 Around 7:00 |
Near Takasaka SA | 21.1km | Traffic concentration and accident |
| 2 | Out-bound line | Kan-Etsu Expressway | Wednesday, December 30 Around 9:50 |
Near the Hanazono IC | 15.7km | Accident and traffic concentration |
| 3 | Out-bound line | Aqua Line | Saturday, January 2 Around 10:35 |
Near Kisarazu Kaneda IC | 14.8km | Traffic concentration |
| 1 | In-bound line | Kan-Etsu Expressway | Saturday, January 2 Around 18:10 |
Near Tsurugashima IC | 49.0 km | Traffic concentration and accident |
| 2 | In-bound line | Tohoku Expressway | Saturday, January 2 Around 17:05 |
Near Kazo IC | 42.0km | Traffic concentration and accident |
| 3 | In-bound line | Kan-Etsu Expressway | January 3 (Sun) Around 15:00 |
Near Takasaka SA | 25.7km | Accident and traffic concentration |
- IC: Interchange, JCT: Junction, SA: Service area
[Reference] Number of traffic jams nationwide (NEXCO EAST /Central/West Japan, Honshi Expressway)
[Fiscal year 2015: December 28 (Mon) to December 28 (Mon)]
| Traffic jam scale | (1) 2016 results | (2) 2015 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 | 166 | 66 | 100 | 144 | 42 | 102 | +22 | +24 | ▲2 |
| Of which, the number of traffic congestions of 30 km or more | 4 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 4 | ▲2 | ▲2 | ±0 |
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