Congestion prediction and avoidance on Expressway during Obon period [national version]
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- Congestion prediction and avoidance on Expressway during Obon period [national version]
July 14, 2017
East Nippon Expressway Co., Ltd.
Central Japan Expressway Co., Ltd.
West Japan Expressway Co., Ltd.
Honshu-Shikoku Expressway Co., Ltd.
(Public foundation) Japan Road Traffic Information Center
NEXCO EAST / NEXCO CENTRAL / NEXCO WEST / JB Honbun / (Public Goods) The Japan Road Traffic Information CenterBon Festival [12 days from August 5 (Sat), 2017 to August 16 (Wed), 2017] We have compiled a traffic jam forecast based on the concentration of traffic on the Expressway.
- Out-bound line August 11 (Fri), The In-bound line A lot of traffic jams from Sunday, August 13 to Tuesday, August 15 Then predicted
- Shift the departure date/time based on the traffic congestion forecast Such as avoiding congestion
- Before departure or during use Utilization of the latest road traffic information To
1 Congestion prediction
[Out-bound line]: August 11 (Fri) [In-bound Line]: From Sunday, August 13 to 15th Tuesday
[Number of traffic congestion predictions over 10 km] Up and down lines total 512 times
[Each company's prediction of particularly long congestion]
PA: Parking area, SA: Service area, IC: Interchange, TN: Tunnel
| Company classification | Vertical line | Road name | Congestion peak date and time | Peak traffic congestion | Traffic jam location | number |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| East Japan | Out-bound line | E4 Tohoku Expressway | August 11 (Fri), around 10:00 | 45㎞ | Near Yaitakita PA | 1 |
| In-bound line | E17 Kan-Etsu Expressway | Monday, August 14th, around 17:00 | 45㎞ | Near Takasaka SA | 2 | |
| Central Japan | Out-bound line | E20 ChuoExpressway | Saturday, August 5th around 7:00 August 11 (Fri), around 6 o'clock Saturday, August 12, around 7 o'clock | 45㎞ | Near Sagamiko IC | 3 |
| In-bound line | E1 Tomei Expressway | Monday, August 14th, around 17:00 | 40㎞ | Near Yamato TN | 4 | |
| Western Japan / Honshi | Out-bound line | E2A Chugoku Expressway | August 11 (Fri), around 7 o'clock | 35㎞ | Near Takarazuka Higashi TN | 5 |
| In-bound line | E28 Kobe Awaji Naruto Road | Tuesday, August 15th, around 18:00 | 40㎞ | Near Maiko TN exit | 6 |
- Congestion over 30km during peak hours other than the above table, Attachment 1 [PDF: 144KB] Please confirm.
- For how to avoid these congestions, Attachment 2 [PDF: 374KB] Please confirm.
2 Request for distributed use
- Traffic jam is predicted Drive plans that avoid time zones!
- Relatively low traffic Drive plan from night to early morning!
[Effect of avoiding peak traffic hours]
For example, in the case of using from Kawaguchi JCT to Nasu IC in Tohoku way on August 13, 2016 (Sat),
By shifting the departure time, you can avoid congestion and shorten the time required was. (See table below)
[Providing road traffic information and traffic congestion prediction information]
- Road traffic Changes from moment to moment due to accidents and weather, so Please check before departure and during travel.
- You can see the location of congestion, the length of congestion for each time zone, peak time of congestion, etc. Providing traffic congestion prediction information Since we are doing Please use it to plan your travel dates and times.
- You can use road traffic information and traffic congestion prediction information from the following sites.
NEXCO EAST
NEXCO CENTRAL
NEXCO WEST
JB Motoshi high speed
Japan Road Traffic Information Center
- A traffic jam forecast guide (booklet of traffic jam forecast information) is distributed at rest facilities.
*The Traffic Congestion Forecast Guide contains traffic congestion prediction information from Saturday, August 5th to Wednesday, August 16th.
3 Request for alleviation of traffic congestion
Customer's A little effort will help alleviate traffic congestion. Thank you for your cooperation.
- In-bound attention to the rate of decrease in the slope
In-bound in a place that is alerting the slowdown, such as slope, your attention to the speed decrease! - Do not reduce the distance between vehicles too much
Ensure sufficient inter-vehicle distance so that you do not press the brakes while driving! - Do not change lanes
Excessive lane changes during traffic jams will worsen traffic congestion!
4 Request for safe driving
Accidents frequently occur during traffic congestion. When using the Expressway "Wear all seat belts"or"Frequent and early breaks" Please take the following precautions.
Also, on the Expressway, we will alert you to the rear-end collision at the end of the traffic jam, so please be careful and drive ahead.
5 Plans for measures against congestion at rest facilities
Based on traffic congestion forecasts and past traffic congestion periods (GW, Obon, year-end and New Year holidays, etc.) Arrangement of parking lot organizers, installation of temporary toilets, and securing of parking for large vehicles We plan to implement measures against congestion, etc.
(Reference) Comparison with last year's results
| Traffic jam scale | (1) Forecast for 2017 | (2) 2017 Achievements * 2 | Difference ((1)-(2)) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| total | going down | going up | total | going down | going up | total | going down | going up | |
| Number of traffic congestion of 10km or more * 1 | 512 times | 214 times | 298 times | 495 times | 218 times | 277 times | +17 times | ▲ 4 times | +21 times |
| Number of traffic jams over 30km | 40 times | 16 times | 24 times | 47 times | 19 times | 28 times | ▲ 7 times | ▲ 3 times | ▲ 4 times |
*1 The number of traffic jams of 10 km or more includes the number of traffic jams of 30 km or more.
※ 2 In 2017 results, 12 days from Saturday, August 6, 2017 to August 17 (Wednesday), 2017 are totaled (including congestion due to accidents etc.).
For traffic congestion forecasts by region, please refer to the published materials of each Expressway company.
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