Congestion prediction on Expressway during the year-end and New Year period [national version]
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November 20, 2019
East Nippon Expressway Co., Ltd.
Central Japan Expressway Co., Ltd.
West Japan Expressway Co., Ltd.
Honshu-Shikoku Expressway Co., Ltd.
(Public foundation) Japan Road Traffic Information Center
NEXCO EAST / NEXCO CENTRAL / NEXCO WEST / Shinmoto Shichi Expressway / (public interest incorporated foundation) Japan Road Traffic Information Center
Year-end and New Year period [2019 December 27 (Fri)-2020 January 5 (Sun) 10 days] Expressway 's traffic congestion forecast is summarized.
1 Request for distributed usage by forecasting traffic congestion and changing usage days and times
- After confirming the contents of traffic congestion prediction, Change the day and time of use Etc. Use without traffic congestion please.
Especially during the year-end and New Year holidays January 2 (Thursday) to 4th (Saturday) There is a lot of traffic congestion.
[Number of traffic jams over 10km] A total of 200 times on the upper and lower lines (12 / 27-1 / 5)
[Each company's prediction of particularly long congestion]
SA: Service area, IC: Interchange, BS: Bus stop, TN: Tunnel, PA: Parking area
| Company classification | Vertical line | Road name | Congestion peak date and time | Peak traffic congestion | Traffic jam location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| East Japan | Out-bound line | E17 Kan-Etsu Expressway | December 30 (Monday) around 7:00 | 20 km | Near Higashimatsuyama IC |
| E14 Keiyo Road | Thursday, January 2, around 11:00 | 20 km | Near Kaizuka IC | ||
| In-bound line | E4 Tohoku Expressway | January 3 (Friday) around 18:00 | 35km | Near Kazo IC | |
| E17 Kan-Etsu Expressway | January 3 (Friday) around 17:00 | 35km | Near Takasaka SA | ||
| Central Japan | Out-bound line | E1Tomei Expressway | Saturday, December 28, around 8:00 Sunday, December 29th, around 8:00 Monday, December 30th, around 9:00 |
30km | Near Hadano Nakai IC |
| In-bound line | E1Tomei Expressway | January 3 (Friday) around 13:00 Saturday, January 4, around 16:00 |
35km | Near Yamato TN | |
| Western Japan / Honshi | Out-bound line | E1 Meishin Expressway | Saturday, December 28, around 18:00 January 2 (Thursday) around 16:00 January 3 (Friday) around 16:00 |
20 km | Near Otsu IC |
| In-bound line | E1 Meishin Expressway | Thursday, January 2, around 11:00 12:00 on Friday, January 3 |
25km | Near Kusatsu JCT | |
| E3Kyushu Expressway | January 3 (Friday) around 18:00 | 25km | Near Hirokawa IC |
- For details of traffic congestion of 20 km or more at peak Attachment 1 [PDF: 398KB] For information on how to avoid congestion Attachment 2 [PDF: 581KB] Please confirm.
- Regarding traffic congestion prediction in the two-way traffic section due to disaster recovery work Attachment 3 [PDF: 411KB] Please confirm.
[Providing road traffic information and traffic congestion prediction information]
- Before departure or during travel Check and utilize the latest road traffic information Please give me.
- Latest road traffic situation May be subject to traffic congestion due to accidents, weather, etc. Please make use of this before departure or during travel.
- Traffic congestion forecast , You can see the location of the congestion, the length of the congestion for each time zone, the time of peak congestion, etc. Please use it to plan your travel dates and times.
- You can use road traffic information and traffic congestion prediction information from the following sites.
NEXCO EAST
NEXCO CENTRAL
NEXCO WEST
JB Motoshi high speed
Japan Road Traffic Information Center - A traffic jam prediction guide (booklet of traffic jam prediction information) is distributed at rest facilities.
- The Traffic Congestion Prediction Guide lists the traffic congestion prediction information from December 27 (Friday) to January 5 (Sunday).
[New approach to providing traffic congestion prediction information]
2 Request for relief of traffic congestion
Customer's A little effort will help alleviate traffic congestion. Thank you for your cooperation.
- [1] In-bound attention to the rate of decrease in the slope
In-bound in a place that is alerting the slowdown, such as slope, for your cooperation to speed recovery! - [2] Do not reduce the distance between vehicles too much
Ensure sufficient inter-vehicle distance so that you do not press the brakes while driving! - [3] Do not change lanes
Excessive lane changes during traffic jams will worsen traffic congestion!
3 Request for safe driving
Accidents frequently occur during traffic congestion. When using the Expressway "Wear all seat belts" And "Frequent and early breaks" Please take the following precautions.
Also, on the Expressway, we will alert you to the rear-end collision at the end of the traffic jam, so please be careful and drive ahead.
4 Plans for measures against congestion at rest facilities
Based on traffic congestion forecasts and past traffic congestion periods (GW, Obon, year-end and New Year holidays, etc.) Arrangement of parking lot organizers, installation of temporary toilets, and securing of parking for large vehicles We plan to implement measures against congestion, etc.
5 Beware of snow on Expressway winter
On winter Expressway, you may experience sudden heavy snowfall. In addition to confirming the weather information, in case of emergency, Carry a tire chain Please use winter tires (such as studless tires).
Snowy roads in winter are slipperier than dry ones.
On such a road surface, driving with "sudden" (sudden steering wheel, sudden acceleration, sudden braking) is extremely dangerous. Moderate speed, Sufficient inter-vehicle distance Please take precautions for safe driving.
6 Comparison with last year's results
The comparison with the number of traffic jams in 2018 is as follows.
The FY2018 results include traffic congestion due to the impact of accidents.
| Traffic jam scale | [1] 2019 the degree of prediction ※ 2 | [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 * 1 | 200 times | 82 times | 118 times | 219 times | 86 times | 133 times | ▲ 19 times | ▲ 4 times | ▲ 15 times |
| Of which, the number of traffic congestions of 30 km or more | 11 times | 3 times | 8 times | 6 times | Once | 5 times | +5 times | +2 times | +3 times |
- The number of traffic jams over 10km includes the number of traffic jams over 30km.
- 2019 of prediction, 2019 December 27 (Friday) -2020 aggregate 10 days of January 5 (Sunday).
- 2018 fiscal year track record, 2018 December 27, 2007 (Thursday) -2019 aggregate 10 days of January 5 (Saturday).
- Please check the official website of each Expressway company for details on the conditions for applying holiday discounts.
The holiday discount dates for the year-end and New Year period are 12/28 (Sat), 29 (Sun), 1/1 (Wed / holiday), 2 (Thurs), 3 (Fri), 4 (Sat), 5 (Sun). Will be
For traffic congestion forecasts by region, please refer to the published materials of each Expressway company.
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