Expressway traffic conditions during the Golden Week period (preliminary report) [NEXCO EAST]

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May 8, 2020
East Nippon Expressway Co., Ltd.

NEXCO EAST (Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo) has compiled information on traffic conditions during the Golden Week period [April 25th (Sat) to May 6th (Wed), 2026: 12 days] and would like to inform you of the details.

Average daily traffic volume was 99% of that of the same period last year.
The number of traffic jams exceeding 10km was 104, a decrease of 7 compared to the same period last year.
The number of traffic jams exceeding 30km was 10, a decrease of one compared to the same period last year.
The longest traffic jam was 43.2 km long, starting near Kawagoe Interchange on the E17 Kan-Etsu Kan-Etsu Expressway (In-bound) at 5:15 PM on Monday, May 4th.

1. 1. Comparison period

① Reiwa 8

[Saturday, April 25, 2020 - Wednesday, May 6, 2020: 12 days]

②Reiwa 7

[April 25, 2020 (Friday) to May 6, 2020 (Tuesday): 12 days]

2. Traffic volume

		① Results for 2026		② Results for 2025		Comparison ① / ②
Average daily traffic volume ^{* 1} (all vehicles)		30,700 units/day		31,100 units/day		99％
(Small car)	(Large car)	25,700 units/day	5,000 units/day	26,200 units / day	4,900 units/day	98％	102％
Maximum daily traffic		42,400 units/day		45,600 units/day		93％

※1：

For details, please see Attachment 1 [PDF: 159KB].

3. 3. Congestion situation

	① Results for 2026	② Results for 2025	Increase/decrease ①－②
Traffic congestion of 10 km or more	104 times	111 times	▲ 7 times
Traffic congestion of 30 km or more	10 times	11 times	▲ once

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

※2：

IC: Interchange, JCT: Junction, SA: Service area, PA: Parking area

[Reiwa 8]

[Reiwa 7]

Four. Daily traffic conditions

The peak number of traffic jams occurred on May 3rd (Sunday) for Out-bound traffic and on May 5th (Tuesday) for In-bound traffic.

[Out-bound]

[In-bound]

Reference material

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