Traffic situation (breaking news) during Obon period
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August 19, 2019
East Nippon Expressway Co., Ltd.
NEXCO EAST (Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo), the Obon period (2019 that it has compiled the traffic situation in the August 8 (Thursday) to August 18 (Sunday) 11 days), let you know.
- The number of times of traffic congestion of 10 km or more, 167 times, 5 times more than last year Did.
- The number of times of congestion over 30 km, 20 times, one less than last year Did.
- The maximum congestion length is On Friday, August 9, around 10:25, C4 Ken-O Road was 43.2km, which started in the vicinity of the Ome IC on the Ken-O Expressway (outer route).
- The average daily traffic volume of the 30 main sections is It increased by about 1%.
1 congestion
《Number of traffic jams》
| Traffic jam scale | [1] 2019 of achievements | [2] FY2018 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 | 167 | 73 | 94 | 162 | 73 | 89 | +5 | ±0 | +5 |
| Of which, the number of traffic congestions of 30 km or more | 20 | 12 | 8 | 21 | 10 | 11 | ▲1 | +2 | ▲3 |
- 2018: T30.8.9 (Thu)-8.19 (Sun)
2-day average traffic volume
<Average daily traffic during the period>
| [1] 2019 of achievements | [2] FY2018 results | YoY [1] / [2] | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average daily traffic volume | 43,300 Stand / day | 43,000 Stand / day | 100.7％ |
- A simple average of the main 30 sections. Detailed daily average traffic volume Attachment 1 [PDF: 162KB] please look at.
3 Main traffic congestion points
"2019 major traffic congestion point of the degree of Obon period"
| Vertical line | Road name | Traffic jam date and time (peak) | Traffic jam location | Congestion length | Congestion factors | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 【1】 | Outside | C4 Ken-O Road | August 9th (Friday) around 10:25 | Near Ome IC | 43.2km | Traffic concentration and broken car |
| 【2】 | Out-bound line | E4 Tohoku Expressway | August 13 (Tuesday) around 11:00 | Near Hanyu PA | 40.6km | Accident and traffic concentration |
| 【3】 | Out-bound line | E4 Tohoku Expressway | August 12 (Monday) around 11:35 | Near Yaitakita PA | 40.0 km | Traffic concentration and accident |
| 【1】 | In-bound line |
E4 Tohoku Expressway | August 14 (Wednesday) around 14:50 | Near Kamikawachi SA | 42.8km | Accident and traffic concentration |
| 【2】 | In-bound line |
E6 Joban Expressway | August 14 (Wednesday) around 18:05 | Near Hitachi Chuo IC | 41.5km | Traffic concentration |
| 【3】 | In-bound line |
E4 Tohoku Expressway | August 12 (Monday) around 17:40 | Near Kamikawachi SA | 39.1km | Traffic concentration and accident |
[Reference] Major traffic jam locations during the Obon period last year (H30.8.9 (Thu) to 8.19 (Sun))
| Vertical line | Road name | Traffic jam date and time (peak) | Traffic jam location | Congestion length | Congestion factors | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 【1】 | Out-bound line | E4 Tohoku Expressway | Saturday, August 11th, around 7:45 | Near Yaitakita PA | 56.5km | Traffic concentration and accident |
| 【2】 | Out-bound line | E17Kan-Etsu Expressway | Saturday, August 11th, around 6:05 | Near the Hanazono IC | 49.0 km | Traffic concentration and accident |
| 【3】 | Out-bound line | E4 Tohoku Expressway | Friday, August 10th, around 17:25 | Near the Kurosuiitamu IC | 44.0 km | Accident and traffic concentration |
| 【1】 | In-bound line |
E4 Tohoku Expressway | August 13 (Monday) around 18:00 | Near Kamikawachi SA | 44.6km | Traffic concentration and accident |
| 【2】 | In-bound line |
E4 Tohoku Expressway | August 13 (Monday) around 18:20 | Near Kuki IC | 38.6km | Traffic concentration and accident |
| 【3】 | In-bound line |
E4 Tohoku Expressway | August 14 (Tuesday) around 17:45 | Near Kamikawachi SA | 37.9km | Traffic concentration and accident |
- IC: Interchange, SA: Service area, PA: Parking area
4 Traffic Trends (Year-on-year comparison)
- The peak number of traffic jams was on the Out-bound line Saturday, August 10th, and on the In-bound line Monday, August 12th.
- The number of traffic jams has increased 5 times from last year as a whole.
[Out-bound line]
![[Out-bound line] Image of traffic volume during Obon period](/rest/pressroom/press_release/head_office/h31/0819/images/02a.jpg)
![[Out-bound line] Image of the number of traffic jams (10 km or more) during the Obon period](/rest/pressroom/press_release/head_office/h31/0819/images/02b.jpg)
[In-bound]
![[In-bound line] Image image of traffic during Obon period](/rest/pressroom/press_release/head_office/h31/0819/images/03a.jpg)
![[In-bound line] Image of the number of traffic jams during the Obon period (10 km or more)](/rest/pressroom/press_release/head_office/h31/0819/images/03b.jpg)
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