Expressway traffic conditions during Golden Week (flash report)
[NEXCO EAST version]
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- Expressway traffic conditions during the Golden Week period (preliminary report) [NEXCO EAST]
May 8, 2025
East Nippon Expressway Co., Ltd.
NEXCO EAST (Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo) has compiled traffic conditions for the Golden Week period [Friday, April 25th, 2025 to Tuesday, May 6th, 2025: 12 days] and would like to inform you of the results.
- Average daily traffic volume was 97% compared to the same period last year.
- The number of traffic jams of 10km or more occurred at 111, a decrease of 18 from the same period last year.
- The number of traffic jams of 30km or more occurred 11 times, one more than the same period last year.
- The longest traffic jam length was 60.0 km at 6:15 p.m. on Monday, May 5th, starting near Iwatsuki IC on the E4 Tohoku Expressway (In-bound).
1. 1. Comparison period
- Reiwa 7 [April 25, 2020 (Friday) to May 6, 2020 (Tuesday): 12 days]
- 2024 [April 25, 2024 (Thursday) - May 2024 (Monday): 12 days]
2. Traffic volume
| ①Reiwa 7 results | ② Results 2024 | Comparison ① / ② | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average daily traffic volume * 1 (all vehicles) | 31,000 units/day | 32,000 units/day | 97% | ||||
| (Small car) | (Large car) | 26,100 | 4,900 | 27,100 | 4,900 | 96% | 100% |
| Maximum daily traffic volume *1 | 45,300 units/day | 45,000 units / day | 101% | ||||
*1: For details, please see Attachment 1 [PDF: 159KB]
3. 3. Congestion situation
| ①Reiwa 7 results | ② Results 2024 | Increase/decrease ①-② | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Traffic congestion of 10 km or more | 111 times | 129 times | ▲18 times |
| Traffic congestion of 30 km or more | 11 times | 10 times | +1 time |
Especially long traffic congestion place (3rd worst by direction)
*2: IC: interchange, JCT: junction, SA: service area, PA: parking area
[Reiwa 7]
![Image of [Reiwa 7]](/pressroom/cms_assets/pressroom/2025/05/08b/01.jpg)
[2024]
![Image of [2024]](/pressroom/cms_assets/pressroom/2025/05/08b/02.jpg)
Four. Daily traffic conditions
- The peak number of traffic jams was on Saturday, May 3rd in Out-bound direction and Monday, May 5th in In-bound direction.
[Out-bound]
![[Out-bound] Image of traffic volume](/pressroom/cms_assets/pressroom/2025/05/08b/03.jpg)
![[Out-bound] Image of the number of traffic jams (10km or more)](/pressroom/cms_assets/pressroom/2025/05/08b/04.jpg)
[In-bound]
![[In-bound] Image of traffic volume](/pressroom/cms_assets/pressroom/2025/05/08b/05.jpg)
![[In-bound] Image of the number of traffic jams (10km or more)](/pressroom/cms_assets/pressroom/2025/05/08b/06.jpg)
Reference material
- [Topics 1] [E17] Traffic conditions near Takasaki SA Kan-Etsu Expressway [PDF: 228KB]
- [Topics 2] [E17] Traffic congestion around the Hanazono IC Kan-Etsu Expressway [PDF: 461KB]
- [Topics 3] [E14] Traffic conditions on Keiyo Road (In-bound Funabashi IC and Takeshi IC) [PDF: 380KB]
- [Topics 4] [E14] Traffic conditions on Keiyo Road (between Anakawa IC and Kaizuka IC) [PDF: 198KB]
- [Topics 5] [CA] Traffic congestion on Tokyo Wan Aqua-Line Expressway [PDF: 449KB]
- [Topics 6] [C3] Traffic congestion on the outer ring road (between Kawaguchi JCT and Kawaguchi Higashi IC, inner loop) [PDF: 195KB]
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