Traffic situation on highway in Bon Festival (preliminary report) 【NEXCO EAST Edition】
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- Traffic situation on highway in Bon Festival (preliminary report) 【NEXCO EAST Edition】
August 17, 2017
East Nippon Expressway Co., Ltd.
NEXCO EAST (Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo) compiled the traffic situation during the Bon Festival.
- The number of times of traffic congestion of 10 km or more, Almost the same as last year was.
- The number of times of congestion over 30 km, Approximately 17% (4 times) less than last year Did.
- The maximum length of traffic is, August 6 (Sun) Around 17:15,E17 Kan-Etsu Expressway (In-bound line) 50.2km that occurred near the Tsurugashima IC was.
- 主な30区間の日平均交通量は前年とほぼ同様でした。
- C4圏央道（桶川加納～白岡菖蒲、阿見東～稲敷）は今年2月の境古河～つくば中央の開通に伴い、昨年比で約25％と大幅に増加しました。
- 昨年比でE4東北道（那須～白河）は約3％減少、E6常磐道（高萩～北茨城）は約3％増加しました。
1. Crowding situation
[Number of traffic jams]
［平成28年度：H28.8.6（土）～H28.8.17（水）］
| Traffic jam scale | (1)FY2017 results | (2) FY2016 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 | 155 | 66 | 89 | 156 | 66 | 90 | ▲1 | ±0 | ▲1 |
| Of which, the number of traffic congestions of 30 km or more | 20 | 8 | 12 | 24 | 8 | 16 | ▲4 | ±0 | ▲4 |
2. Average daily traffic volume
[Main 30 sections * Average daily traffic during the period in
［平成28年度：H28.8.6（土）～H28.8.17（水）］
| (1)FY2017 results | (2) FY2016 results | YoY (1) / (2) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average daily traffic volume | 40,500 units / day | 40,700 units/day | 100％ |
- Detailed daily average traffic volume Attachment 1 [PDF: 143KB] Please refer to the.
3． Main traffic jam points
【平成29年度 お盆期間の主な渋滞発生箇所】
| Vertical line | Road name | Traffic jam (peak) |
Traffic jam location | Congestion length | Congestion factors | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| （1） | Out-bound line | E17 Kan-Etsu Expressway |
8月11日（金） 7:20頃 |
Near the Hanazono IC | 48.4 km | Traffic concentration and accident |
| （2） | Out-bound line | E4 Tohoku Expressway |
8月11日（金） 10:15頃 |
Near Yaitakita PA | 47.4km | Traffic concentration and accident |
| （3） | Out-bound line | E4 Tohoku Expressway |
8月13日（日） 9:15頃 |
Near Hanyu PA | 39.7km | Traffic concentration and accident |
| （1） | In-bound line | E17 Kan-Etsu Expressway |
8月6日（日） 17:15頃 |
Near Tsurugashima IC | 50.2 km | Traffic concentration and accident |
| （2） | In-bound line | E17 Kan-Etsu Expressway |
8月15日（火） 15:10頃 |
Near Tsurugashima IC | 49.0 km | Traffic concentration and accident |
| （3） | In-bound line | E4 Tohoku Expressway |
8月15日（火） 16:40頃 |
Near Kamikawachi SA | 46.8km | Traffic concentration and accident |
【参考】昨年度（平成28年度）のお盆期間の主な渋滞発生箇所
| Vertical line | Road name | Traffic jam (peak) |
Traffic jam location | Congestion length | Congestion factors | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| （1） | Out-bound line | E4 Tohoku Expressway |
8月11日（木）11:05頃 | Near Yaitakita PA | 50.4km | Traffic concentration and accident |
| （2） | Out-bound line | E17 Kan-Etsu Expressway |
8月13日（土）09:20頃 | Near the Hanazono IC | 44.8km | Traffic concentration and accident |
| （3） | Out-bound line | E17 Kan-Etsu Expressway |
8月12日（金）11:25頃 | Near the Hanazono IC | 42.6 km | Traffic concentration |
| （1） | In-bound line | E4 Tohoku Expressway |
8月16日（火）17:35頃 | Near Kamikawachi SA | 52.4 km | Traffic concentration |
| （2） | In-bound line | E4 Tohoku Expressway |
8月14日（日）16:30頃 | Near Kuki IC | 51.7km | Traffic concentration and accident |
| （3） | In-bound line | E4 Tohoku Expressway |
8月15日（月）19:15頃 | Near Kamikawachi SA | 46.7km | Traffic concentration and accident |
- IC: Interchange, SA: Service area, PA: Parking area
4. Traffic trends (comparison with previous year)
- Congestion peaks were August 11 for Out-bound lines and August 13 and 15 for In-bound lines.
- The number of traffic jams was almost the same as the previous year.
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