Traffic situation on highway in Bon Festival (preliminary report) 【NEXCO EAST Edition】
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August 20, 2018
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, 165 times, 4 times more than last year Did.
- The number of times of congestion over 30 km, 21 times, increased by 2 times compared to last year Did.
- The maximum congestion length is Saturday, August 11, around 7:45, E4 Tohoku Expressway (Out-bound) 56.5km that occurred near Yaitakita PA was.
- The average daily traffic volume of the 30 main sections is It increased by about 1%.
1 congestion
《Number of traffic jams》[FY2017: W29.8.9 (Wed) -8.20 (Sun)]
| Traffic jam scale | [1] FY2018 results | [2] 2017 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 10km | 165 | 73 | 92 | 161 | 67 | 94 | +4 | +6 | ▲2 |
| Of which, the number of traffic congestions of 30 km or more | 21 | 10 | 11 | 19 | 8 | 11 | +2 | +2 | ±0 |
2-day average traffic volume
<Average daily traffic during the period>[FY2017: W29.8.9 (Wed) -8.20 (Sun)]
| [1] FY2018 results | [2] 2017 results | YoY [1] / [2] | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average daily traffic volume | 41,400 units / day | 41,000 units / day | 101.0% |
- Simple average of the main 30 sections. Detailed daily average traffic volume Attachment 1 [PDF: 171KB] please look at.
3 Main traffic congestion points
<< Major traffic jam locations during the 2018 Bon Festival >>
| Vertical line | Road name | Traffic jam (peak) | Traffic jam location | Congestion length | Congestion factors | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 【1】 | Out-bound line | E4 Tohoku Expressway | Saturday, August 11, around 7:45 | Near Yaitakita PA | 56.5km | Traffic concentration and accident |
| 【2】 | Out-bound line | E17 Kan-Etsu Expressway | Saturday, August 11, around 6:05 | Near the Hanazono IC | 49.0 km | Traffic concentration and accident |
| 【3】 | Out-bound line | E4 Tohoku Expressway | Friday, August 10, around 17:25 | Kuroiso board room (Kuroisoitamuro) IC vicinity | 44.0 km | Accident and traffic concentration |
| 【1】 | In-bound line | E4 Tohoku Expressway | Monday, August 13, around 18:00 | Near Kamikawachi SA | 44.6km | Traffic concentration and accident |
| 【2】 | In-bound line | E4 Tohoku Expressway | Monday, August 13th, around 18:20 | Near Kuki IC | 38.6km | Traffic concentration and accident |
| 【3】 | In-bound line | E4 Tohoku Expressway | Tuesday, August 14th, around 17:45 | Near Kamikawachi SA | 37.9km | Traffic concentration and accident |
| Vertical line | Road name | Traffic jam (peak) | Traffic jam location | Congestion length | Congestion factors | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 【1】 | Out-bound line | E17 Kan-Etsu Expressway | Friday, August 11, around 7:20 | Near the Hanazono IC | 48.4 km | Traffic concentration and accident |
| 【2】 | Out-bound line | E4 Tohoku Expressway | Friday, August 11, 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 | Tuesday, August 15th, around 15:10 | Near Tsurugashima IC | 49.0 km | Traffic concentration and accident |
| 【2】 | In-bound line | E4 Tohoku Expressway | Tuesday, August 15 around 16:40 | Near Kamikawachi SA | 46.8km | Traffic concentration and accident |
| 【3】 | In-bound line | E17 Kan-Etsu Expressway | Sunday, August 13 around 18:40 | Near Takasaka SA | 45.2km | Traffic concentration and accident |
4 Traffic Trends (Year-on-year comparison)
- Congestion peaks were on the Out-bound line on Saturday 11th August and on the In-bound line on Tuesday 14th August.
- The number of traffic jams was almost the same as the previous year.
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