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.
- The average daily traffic volume of the 30 main sections was almost the same as the previous year.
・ C4 Ken-O Road (Okegawa Kano-Shiraoka Iris, Amihigashi-Inashiki) was opened in February this year from Sakai Furukawa-Tsukuba Central., Significantly increased by about 25% compared to last year Did.
・Compared to last year E4 Tohoku Expressway (Nasu-Shirakawa) decreased by about 3%, E6 Joban Expressway (Takahagi to Kitaibaraki) increased by about 3%.
1 congestion
[Number of traffic jams]
[FY2016: August 6, 2016 (Sat) - August 17, 2016 (Wed)]
| 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-day average traffic volume
[Main 30 sections * Average daily traffic during the period in
[FY2016: August 6, 2016 (Sat) - August 17, 2016 (Wed)]
| (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 congestion points
【Major congestion occurrence place in FY2017 Bunketsu period】
| Vertical line | Road name | Traffic jam (peak) | Traffic jam location | Congestion length | Congestion factors | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| （1） | Out-bound line | E17 Kan-Etsu Expressway | August 11 (Fri) Around 7:20 | Near the Hanazono IC | 48.4 km | Traffic concentration and accident |
| （2） | Out-bound line | E4 Tohoku Expressway | August 11 (Fri) Around 10:15 | Near Yaitakita PA | 47.4km | Traffic concentration and accident |
| （3） | Out-bound line | E4 Tohoku Expressway | Sunday, August 13 Around 9:15 | Near Hanyu PA | 39.7km | Traffic concentration and accident |
| （1） | In-bound line | E17 Kan-Etsu Expressway | Sunday, August 6 Around 17:15 | Near Tsurugashima IC | 50.2 km | Traffic concentration and accident |
| （2） | In-bound line | E17 Kan-Etsu Expressway | August 15 (Tue) Around 15:10 | Near Tsurugashima IC | 49.0 km | Traffic concentration and accident |
| （3） | In-bound line | E4 Tohoku Expressway | August 15 (Tue) Around 16:40 | Near Kamikawachi SA | 46.8km | Traffic concentration and accident |
[Reference] Major congestion occurrence place in the Bon Festival of last year (FY2016)
| Vertical line | Road name | Traffic jam (peak) | Traffic jam location | Congestion length | Congestion factors | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| （1） | Out-bound line | E4 Tohoku Expressway | August 11 (Thu) Around 11:05 | Near Yaitakita PA | 50.4km | Traffic concentration and accident |
| （2） | Out-bound line | E17 Kan-Etsu Expressway | August 13 (Sat) Around 09:20 | Near the Hanazono IC | 44.8km | Traffic concentration and accident |
| （3） | Out-bound line | E17 Kan-Etsu Expressway | August 12 (Fri) Around 11:25 | Near the Hanazono IC | 42.6 km | Traffic concentration |
| （1） | In-bound line | E4 Tohoku Expressway | August 16 (Tue) Around 17: 35 | Near Kamikawachi SA | 52.4 km | Traffic concentration |
| （2） | In-bound line | E4 Tohoku Expressway | August 14 (Sun) Around 16:30 | Near Kuki IC | 51.7km | Traffic concentration and accident |
| （3） | In-bound line | E4 Tohoku Expressway | August 15 (Mon) Around 19:15 | Near Kamikawachi SA | 46.7km | Traffic concentration and accident |
* IC: Interchange, SA: Service area, PA: Parking area
4 Traffic Trends (Year-on-Year Comparison)
- 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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