Expressway traffic during the Obon period (breaking news) [national version]
August 6th (Friday), 3rd year of Reiwa-Monday, August 16th, 3rd year of Reiwa: 11 days
※ comparison Two years ago of 2019, August 8 (Thursday) -2019, August 18 (Sunday): 11 days
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August 17, 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 traffic volume during the Obon period of 3 years of Reiwa is affected by the road closure due to heavy rain over a wide area mainly in western Japan.
- The average daily traffic volume during the Obon period was 29,400, a decrease of 62% compared to the year before last.
(It decreased to 92% compared to the same period last year.) - The number of traffic jams over 10km was 82, which was a decrease of 17% compared to the year before last.
(Reduced to 55% compared to the same period last year.)
1. Traffic volume
Main sections of Expressway nationwide (40 representative sections)
| Reiwa 3 years results [1] | 2019 [2] | Contrast [1] / [2] | reference | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 results [3] | Contrast [1] / [3] | ||||||||||
| Average daily traffic (all cars) | 29,400 units / day | 47,400 units / day | 62％ | 32,000 units/day | 92％ | ||||||
| (Small car) | (Large car) | 22,900 | 6,500 | 40,000 | 7,400 | 57％ | 88％ | 26,000 | 6,000 | 88％ | 108％ |
| Maximum daily traffic | 35,300 units/day | 56,900 units / day | 62％ | 34,800 units / day | 101％ | ||||||
2. Congestion situation
Number of traffic jams (Number of traffic jams over 10km includes traffic count over 30km)
| Reiwa 3 years results [1] | 2019 [2] | Contrast [1] / [2] | reference | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 results [3] | Contrast [1] / [3] | ||||
| Traffic congestion of 10 km or more | 82 times | 476 times | 17％ | 149 times | 55％ |
| Traffic congestion of 30 km or more | Once | 40 times | 3％ | 6 times | 17％ |
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