Expressway traffic during the Obon period (breaking news) [national version]
2020 Friday, August 7th to 2020 Sunday, August 16th: 10 days
*Comparison target is 2019 from August 9th (Friday) to 2019 August 18th (Sunday): 10 days last year
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- Expressway traffic during the Obon period (breaking news) [national version]
August 17, 2020
East Nippon Expressway Co., Ltd.
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West Japan Expressway Co., Ltd.
Honshu-Shikoku Expressway Co., Ltd.
Traffic situation
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- 33% reduction in traffic during the period compared to last year
- Compared to last year, the number of traffic jams over 10 km decreased to 149 from 436 times (66% decrease), and the number of traffic jams over 30 km decreased to 6 times from 39 times (85% decrease)
- Looking at the locations of traffic congestion over 10 km, traffic congestion in the Tokyo metropolitan area was approximately 80%.
(1) Traffic volume
Major sections of Expressway nationwide (4-5 pages [PDF: 372KB] (Simple average of 40 sections in total)
| 2020 results ([1]) | 2019 (2) | Contrast [1] / [2] | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average daily traffic | 32,000 units/day | 48,000 units/day | 67％ |
| Maximum daily traffic | 36,800 units/day | 58,200 units/day | 63％ |
(2) Congestion status
Number of traffic jams (Number of traffic jams over 10km includes traffic count over 30km)
| 2020 results ([1]) | 2019 (2) | Contrast [1] / [2] | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Traffic congestion of 10 km or more | 149 times | 436 times | 34％ |
| Traffic congestion of 30 km or more | 6 times | 39 times | 15％ |
《Particularly long traffic jam location (1st worst by top and bottom of each company)》
| Company classification | Vertical line | Route name | Traffic jam location name | Traffic jam date and time (peak) | Congestion extension | Cause of traffic jam |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| East Japan | Out-bound line | E17Kan-Etsu Expressway | Near Higashimatsuyama IC | Thursday, August 13, around 11:10 | 31.2km | Traffic concentration and accident |
| In-bound line | E17Kan-Etsu Expressway | Near Kawagoe IC | Around 14:50 on Friday, August 14 | 35.8km | Accident and traffic concentration | |
| Central Japan | Out-bound line | E20 Chuo Expressway | Near Hino BS | Saturday, August 15, around 11:15 | 24.8km | Traffic concentration and accident |
| In-bound line | E20 Chuo Expressway | Near Hino BS | Sunday, August 16th, around 18:25 | 43.3 km | Traffic concentration and broken car | |
| Western Japan ・ Honshi | Out-bound line | E42 Yuasa Gobo Road (Hanwa Road) | Near Kawabe 1st TN | Sunday, August 9 around 10:55 | 22.9km | Traffic concentration and accident |
| In-bound line | E42 Yuasa Gobo Road (Hanwa Road) | Near Arita Minami IC | Sunday, August 16th, around 19:05 | 20.9km | Traffic concentration |
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