Expressway traffic conditions during Golden Week (preliminary report) [national version]

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May 6, 3rd year of Reiwa
East Nippon Expressway Co., Ltd.
Central Nippon Expressway Company Limited
West Nippon Expressway Company Limited
Honshu-Shikoku Expressway Co., Ltd.

  • The average daily traffic volume was 28,900, a decrease of 57% compared to the year before last.
    (Increased to 198% * compared to last year.)
  • The number of traffic jams over 10km was 92, a decrease of 17% compared to the year before last.
    (Last year, there was no traffic jam of 10km or more.)
  • The most frequent traffic jams were on the Out-bound line on Monday, May 3rd and on the In-bound line on Tuesday, May 4th.

※Detail is, P. 7 [PDF: 108KB] Please refer to.

1. Traffic volume

Main sections of Expressway nationwide (40 representative sections)

Reiwa 3 years result ([1]) 2019 (Reiwa 1) year results ([2]) Contrast [1] / [2]
Average daily traffic (all cars) 28,900 units / day 50,600 units / day 57%
(Small car) (Large car) 22,600 6,300 43,800 6,800 52% 93%
Maximum daily traffic 34,300 units / day 60,500 units / day 57%

2. Congestion situation

Number of traffic jams (Number of traffic jams over 10km includes traffic count over 30km)

Reiwa 3 years result ([1]) 2019 (Reiwa 1) year results ([2]) Contrast [1] / [2]
Traffic congestion of 10 km or more 92 times 557 times 17%
Traffic congestion of 30 km or more6 times 51 times 12%
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