Expressway traffic conditions during the year-end and New Year period (preliminary report) [national version]
2019 December 27th (Friday) to 2020 January 5th (Sunday): 10 days
* Comparison target is December 27, 2018 (Thursday) to 2019 January 5 (Saturday), last year: 10 days
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- Expressway traffic conditions during the year-end and New Year period (preliminary report) [national version]
January 6, 2020
East Nippon Expressway Co., Ltd.
Central Japan Expressway Co., Ltd.
West Japan Expressway Co., Ltd.
Honshu-Shikoku Expressway Co., Ltd.
1 Traffic situation
- Traffic volume increased by about 4% during the period compared to last year
- Compared to last year, the number of traffic jams over 10km decreased by 5, and the number of traffic jams over 30km increased by 2 times.
(1) Traffic volume
| R1 year results [1] | FY2018 results [2] | Contrast [1] / [2] | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average daily traffic volume | 38,000 units / day | 36,400 units / day | 104％ |
| Maximum daily traffic | 45,900 units / day | 42,000 units / day | 109％ |
(2) Congestion status
Number of traffic jams (Number of traffic jams over 10km includes traffic count over 30km)
| R1 year results [1] | FY2018 results [2] | Contrast [1]-[2] | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Traffic congestion of 10 km or more | 214 times | 219 times | ▲ 5 times |
| Traffic congestion of 30 km or more | 8 times | 6 times | +2 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 | Out-bound line | Keiyo Road | Near Kaizuka IC | Wednesday, January 2, around 10:55 | 24.3km | Traffic concentration and accident |
| In-bound line | Tohoku Expressway | Near Kuki IC | January 2 (Thu), around 17:30 | 43.7km | Accident and traffic concentration | |
| Central Japan | Out-bound line | Tomei Expressway | Near Hadano Nakai IC | Around 15:45 on Friday, January 3 | 29.7km | Traffic concentration |
| In-bound line | Tomei Expressway | Near Isehara BS | January 3 (Friday) around 16:35 | 38.0km | Traffic concentration and accident | |
| Western Japan ・ Honshi | Out-bound line | Meishin Expressway | Near Cicada TN | Sunday, December 29, around 15:05 | 24.3km | Accident and traffic concentration |
| In-bound line | Meishin Expressway | Near Kusatsu JCT | January 2 (Thu) 14:20 | 38.9km | Traffic concentration |
2 topics
- Traffic trends in Expressway (3-5 pages of related materials) [PDF: 652KB]
- Road opening effect (6 pages of related materials) [PDF: 146KB]
For traffic conditions by region, please see the published materials of each road company.
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