Expressway traffic during the Obon period (breaking news) [national version]
August 10, 2020 (Wednesday) to August 16, 2020 (Tuesday): 7 days
*Comparison target is from August 8, 2019 (Thursday) to August 18, 2019 (Sunday) before the corona disaster: 11 days
* (Reference comparison) August 6, 2021 (Friday) to August 16, 2021 (Monday): 11 days
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- Expressway traffic during the Obon period (breaking news) [national version]
August 17, 2020
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- The average daily traffic volume during the Obon period was 42,200, which was 89% compared to 2019 before the corona disaster. (Up 143% from the same period last year.)
- The number of traffic jams over 10 km was 181 times, 38% compared to 2019.
(Up 221% from the same period last year.)
1. Traffic volume
Main sections of Expressway nationwide (40 representative sections)
| 2020 results [1] | 2019 [2] | Contrast [1] / [2] | reference | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 results [3] | Contrast [1] / [3] | ||||||||||
| Average daily traffic (all cars) | 42,200 units/day | 47,500 units/day | 89％ | 29,500 units/day | 143％ | ||||||
| (Small car) | (Large car) | 35,700 | 6,500 | 40,300 | 7,200 | 89％ | 90％ | 23,000 | 6,500 | 155％ | 100％ |
| Maximum daily traffic | 45,900 units / day | 56,900 units / day | 81％ | 35,300 units/day | 130％ | ||||||
2. Congestion situation
Number of traffic jams (Number of traffic jams over 10km includes traffic count over 30km)
| 2020 results [1] | 2019 [2] | Contrast [1] / [2] | reference | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 results [3] | Contrast [1] / [3] | ||||
| Traffic congestion of 10 km or more | 181 times | 476 times | 38％ | 82 times | 221％ |
| Traffic congestion of 30 km or more | 10 times | 40 times | twenty five% | Once | 1000％ |
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