Expressway traffic during the Obon period (breaking news) [national version]
2019 August 8 (Thursday) to August 18, 2019 (Sunday): 11 days
* Comparison target is from August 9, 2018 (Thursday) to August 19, 2018 (Sunday) last year: 11 days
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- Expressway traffic during the Obon period (breaking news) [national version]
August 19, 2019
East Nippon Expressway Co., Ltd.
Central Japan Expressway Co., Ltd.
West Japan Expressway Co., Ltd.
Honshu-Shikoku Expressway Co., Ltd.
1 Traffic situation
Related materials Pages 2-4 [PDF: 844KB]
- Traffic volume during the period decreased by about 1% compared to last year
- Compared to last year, the number of traffic jams over 10km decreased 22 times, and the number of traffic jams over 30km decreased 3 times
(1) Traffic volume
Major sections of Expressway nationwide ( 3-4 pages [PDF: 844KB] (Simple average of 40 sections)
| R1 year results ([1]) | FY2011 results ([2]) | Contrast [1] / [2] | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average daily traffic volume | 47,600 units / day | 48,300 units / day | 99％ |
| Maximum average daily traffic | 58,600 units / day | 59,000 units / day | 99％ |
(2) Congestion status
Number of traffic jams (Number of traffic jams over 10km includes traffic count over 30km)
| R1 year results ([1]) | FY2011 results ([2]) | Contrast [1]-[2] | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Traffic congestion of 10 km or more | 476 times | 498 times | ▲ 22 times |
| Traffic congestion of 30 km or more | 40 times | 43 times | ▲ 3 times |
《Particularly long traffic jam location (1st worst by top and bottom of each company)》
| Company classification | Vertical line | Road name | Traffic jam location | Traffic jam date and time (peak) | Congestion extension | Cause of traffic jam |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| East Japan | Outside | C4 Ken-O Road | Near Ome IC | Around 10:25 on Friday, August 9 | 43.2km | Traffic concentration and broken car |
| In-bound line | E4 Tohoku Expressway | Near Kamikochi SA | Around 14:50 on Wednesday, August 14 | 42.8km | Accident and traffic concentration | |
| Central Japan | Out-bound line | E20 Chuo Expressway | Near Uenohara IC | Monday, August 12, around 10:55 | 48.5km | Traffic concentration and accident |
| Inner circle | C4 Ken-O Road | Near Hachioji JCT | 12:55 on Friday, August 9 | 39.8km | Accident and traffic concentration | |
| Western Japan ・ Honshi |
Out-bound line | E1 Famous god | Near Old Yamashina BS | Around 23:25 on Friday, August 9 | 44.4km | Traffic concentration and accident |
| In-bound line | E2 Sanyo road | Near Kasaiyama TN | Wednesday, August 14, around 16:05 | 40.4km | Traffic concentration and accident |
2 topics
Related materials Pages 5-9 [PDF: 730KB]
For traffic conditions by region, please see the published materials of each road company.
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