Expressway traffic conditions during the year-end and New Year period (preliminary report) [NEXCO EAST Version]
December 28, 2017 (Thursday) to January 4, 2018 (Thursday) 8 days
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- Expressway traffic conditions during the year-end and New Year period (preliminary report) [NEXCO EAST Version]
January 5, 2018
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 traffic jams over 10 km 45 times, 9 times more than last year Did.
- The number of times of congestion over 30 km, 3 times, 1 increase from last year Did.
- The maximum congestion length is January 2 (Tue) 16:00, E17 35.9km that occurred near the Kosaka Kan-Etsu Expressway (In-bound) Kosaka service area was.
- Compared to last year, the average daily traffic volume of the main 30 sections is also affected by snowfall About 2% decrease Did.
・ C4 Ken-O Road (Okegawa Kano-Shiraoka Iris, Ami East-Inashiki) was opened in February of last year due to the opening of Sakai Furukawa-Tsukuba Central. About 20% increase from last year Did.
・ Compared to last year E4 Tohoku Expressway (Nasu-Shirakawa) decreased by about 5%, E6 Joban Expressway (Takahagi to Kitaibaraki) increased by about 2%.
1 congestion
[Number of traffic jams]
[2016: H28.12.28 (Wed) -H29.1.4 (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 | 45 | 15 | 30 | 36 | 14 | 22 | +9 | +1 | +8 |
| Of which, the number of traffic congestions of 30 km or more | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | +1 | ±0 | +1 |
2-day average traffic volume
[Average daily traffic during the period]
[2016: H28.12.28 (Wed) -H29.1.4 (Wed)]
| (1)FY2017 results | (2) FY2016 results | YoY (1) / (2) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average daily traffic volume | 29,300 Stand / day | 30,000 Stand / day | 97.7% |
- Detailed daily average traffic volume Attachment 1 [PDF: 169KB] please look at.
3 Main traffic congestion points
[Major traffic jam locations during the year-end and New Year period of 2017]
| Vertical line | Road name | Traffic jam date and time (peak) | Traffic jam location | Congestion length | Congestion factors | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Out-bound line | E17Kan-Etsu Expressway | Wednesday, January 3, around 7:35 | Near Numata IC | 22.8km | Chain regulation |
| 2 | Out-bound line | E14 Keiyo Road | January 2 (Tue) 11:25 | Near Kaizuka IC | 22.7km | Traffic concentration |
| 3 | Out-bound line | E17Kan-Etsu Expressway | Saturday, December 30, around 6:55 | Near Takasaka SA | 18.9km | Traffic concentration and accident |
| 1 | In-bound line | E17Kan-Etsu Expressway | January 2 (Tue) 16:00 | Near Takasaka SA | 35.9km | Accident and traffic concentration |
| 2 | In-bound line | E4 Tohoku Expressway | January 2 (Tue) 18:25 | Near Kuki IC | 33.5km | Traffic concentration and accident |
| 3 | In-bound line | E17Kan-Etsu Expressway | January 3 (Wednesday) around 18:00 | Near Akagi IC | 31.9km | Snowfall and traffic concentration |
[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 | E17Kan-Etsu Expressway | December 30 (Friday) around 7:00 | Near Takasaka SA | 20.6km | Traffic concentration and accident |
| 2 | Out-bound line | E14 Keiyo Road | January 2 (Monday) around 11:55 | Near Kaizuka IC | 20.4km | Traffic concentration and accident |
| 3 | Out-bound line | E17Kan-Etsu Expressway | December 29 (Thursday) 7:20 | Near Higashimatsuyama IC | 19.6km | Accident and traffic concentration |
| 1 | In-bound line | E4 Tohoku Expressway | January 2 (Monday) around 17:10 | Near Kazo IC | 36.7km | Accident and traffic concentration |
| 2 | In-bound line | E6 Joban Expressway | January 2 (Monday) around 17:55 | Misato (Misato) Near JCT | 30.3km | Traffic concentration and accident |
| 3 | In-bound line | E4 Tohoku Expressway | January 3 (Tue) 16:35 | Near Hanyu IC | 25.6km | Traffic concentration and accident |
- IC: Interchange, JCT: Junction, SA: Service area
4 Traffic Trends (Year-on-year comparison)
- Peak of congestion is Out-bound line is January 2 (Tuesday), In-bound was the line is January 2 (Tuesday) and January 3 (water).
- The number of traffic jams has increased 9 times from last year.
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