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NEXCO EAST NEXCO CENTRAL / / JB Honsha / Japan Highway Traffic Information Center (JHTC) announces the traffic congestion forecast at during NEXCO WEST Expressway the year-end and New Year period (10 days from December 26, 2025 (Fri.) to January 4, 2026 (Sun.)) due to traffic concentration (traffic congestion of 10 km or more).
In order to alleviate traffic congestion, we ask for your cooperation in diversifying your use of the site by changing the days and times of your use of the site.

1. 1. Congestion forecast

Number of traffic jams over 10km

　Total of 210 trips (12/26~1/4)

Traffic congestion forecast information can be found on the following website:

Prediction of particularly long traffic jams for each company

PA: Parking area, IC: Interchange, SIC: Smart interchange, BS: Bus stop, TN: Tunnel

• ○○ Road (△△ Road) means "a traffic jam that stretches from ○○ Road to △△ Road."
• For details on traffic jams of up to 20km or more, please refer to Appendix 1 [PDF: 223KB], and for information on how to avoid traffic jams, please refer to Appendix 2 [PDF: 440KB].

Please note that traffic congestion predictions are based on past traffic congestion records and recent traffic conditions, but may differ from actual traffic conditions due to traffic disturbances such as accidents, weather conditions, etc. Check the latest road traffic information before you depart and during your trip. Road traffic information can be found on the following website.

• NEXCO EAST
• NEXCO CENTRAL
• NEXCO WEST
• JB Honshi Expressway
• Japan Road Traffic Information Center

Comparison with last year (reference)

A comparison of the number of traffic jams during the New Year period in fiscal 2024 (last year) is shown below. Please note that last year's figures include traffic jams caused by accidents, etc.

1. The number of traffic jams over 10km includes the number of traffic jams over 30km.
2. The forecast for 2025 is calculated for the 10 days from Friday, December 26, 2025 to Sunday, January 4, 2026.
3. The results 2024 were calculated over the 10 days from 2024 to Sunday, January 5, 2025.

2. Key points for alleviating traffic congestion

1. Be careful of slowing down in areas where warnings are issued, such as when In-bound!
2. While driving, please avoid stepping on the brakes unnecessarily and maintain a sufficient following distance!
3. Please refrain from changing lanes during traffic jams as this may cause the congestion to worsen!

3． Please drive safely

We ask for your cooperation in "wearing seat belts in all seats" and "taking frequent and early breaks." Also, on Expressway, there are warning signs for rear-end collisions at the end of traffic jams, so please drive carefully and pay attention to what is ahead. Please also take a look at the following easy-to-understand explanation of safe driving tips.

• https://www.w-nexco.co.jp/safety_drive/pdfs/driving_safely.pdf

4. Eliminate wrong-way driving -Expressway are one-way streets -

Driving the wrong way is a dangerous act that can be life-threatening. U-turns and backing up are strictly prohibited. If you hear or see information about wrong-way driving, slow down, keep a sufficient distance, and keep a close eye on the movements of the vehicle ahead. For details, please see below.

• https://www.w-nexco.co.jp/safety_drive/highway_rule/reverse/one-way/

5. Holiday discounts do not apply during the New Year holiday period.

To avoid increased traffic congestion, holiday discounts will not be applied during this period. Please see below for details.

• https://corp.w-nexco.co.jp/corporate/release/hq/r7/0314/

6. Information regarding Expressway Tour Passes

If you are using Expressway outside of the New Year period, please consider using the Expressway Tour Pass, which allows you to get on and off the Expressway as many times as you like in the designated area for a fixed price during the period of use.
In addition, we are currently running a campaign in which if you use the service only on weekdays, you will receive additional ETC mileage service points worth 15% of the sales price.

• Expressway tour pass search site

(Sales exclusion period: Friday, December 26, 2020 to Sunday, January 4, 2020)