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Expressway traffic conditions during the year-end and New Year period (preliminary report) [NEXCO EAST Version]

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January 7, 2025
East Nippon Expressway Co., Ltd.

East Nippon Expressway Co., Ltd. (Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo) has summarized the traffic situation during the year-end and New Year holidays [2024 Friday, December 27, 2025 - Sunday, January 5, 2025: 10 days].

  • The average daily traffic volume was 103% compared to the same period last year.
  • The number of traffic jams longer than 10 km was 58, an increase of 18 from the same period last year.
  • ​There were five traffic jams of over 30 km in length, an increase of three from the same period last year.
  • The longest traffic jam length was 46.5 km at 6:40 p.m. on Thursday, January 2nd, starting near Iwatsuki IC on the E4 Tohoku Expressway (In-bound).

1. 1. Comparison period

2024
[2024- Sunday, January 5, 2020: 10 days]
②2023 fiscal year
[Wednesday, December 27, 2020 -2024: 10 days]

2. Traffic volume

① 2024 results ② FY2023 results Comparison ① / ②
Average daily traffic volume * 1 (all vehicles) 25,000 units/day 24,300 units/day 103％
(Small car) (Large car) 22,000 3,000 20,500 3,800 107％ 79％
Maximum daily traffic volume *1 29,100 units/day 28,500 units / day 102％

*1: For details, please see Attachment 1 [PDF: 163KB]​

3. 3. Congestion situation

① 2024 results ② FY2023 results Increase/decrease ①－②
Traffic congestion of 10 km or more 58 times 40 times +18 times
Traffic congestion of 30 km or more 5 times Twice +3 times

Especially long traffic congestion place (3rd worst by direction)

*2: IC: interchange, JCT: junction, SA: service area, PA: parking area

Image of [2024]
Image of the fiscal year 2023

Four. Daily traffic conditions

  • The peak number of traffic jams was on Thursday, January 2nd in Out-bound direction and Friday, January 3rd in In-bound direction.

[Out-bound]

[Out-bound] Image of traffic volume
[Out-bound] Image of the number of traffic jams (10km or more)

[In-bound]

[In-bound] Image of traffic volume
[In-bound] Image of the number of traffic jams (10km or more)

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