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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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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.

[Summary of traffic conditions]
  • 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
Number of traffic jam Out-bound line image
Image of traffic congestion In-bound line

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％

[Reference] Past day arrangement

[Reference 1] Image of past day arrangement

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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