Congestion prediction on Expressway during Golden Week [Hokkaido version]
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April 4, 2007
East Nippon Expressway Co., Ltd.
Hokkaido Regional Head Office
NEXCO EAST Hokkaido Regional Head Office (Sapporo Atsubetsu District Oyachi, Regional Head Office length: Kubotera Katsuji), the Golden Week period of [April 25, 2007 (Wed) - May 8, 2007 for 14 days of (fire)], I would like to inform you about the "Trends of traffic congestion" and "Locations where traffic congestion is predicted and required transit time" due to traffic concentration on Expressway in Hokkaido.
Please use it to create a comfortable travel plan, such as shifting your departure time before or after the time of peak congestion. At toll booths where congestion is expected to occur, efforts will be made to reduce congestion by installing temporary booths.
Also, traffic conditions may change due to accidents or abnormal weather. Please confirm the road conditions on the day of use at the Japan Road Traffic Information Center, highway telephone, etc. before departure.
1 Trend of traffic congestion
May 3rd (Thursday) and 4th (Friday) are expected to peak.
2 Locations where traffic congestion is predicted and transit time
| place | Date | Time | Maximum traffic length | Peak time | Transit time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doto Expressway Yubari IC/Exit | May 3 (Thursday) | 8:00 to 10:00 | 2㎞ | 9 o'clock | 40 minutes |
| Hokkaido Expressway Yakumo IC/Exit | May 3 (Thursday) | From 9:00 to 12:00 | Some congestion | 10 o'clock | ― |
| Hokkaido Expressway Asahikawa Kita IC/Exit | May 3 (Thursday) | 8:00 to 11:00 | Some congestion | 9 o'clock | ― |
| May 4 (Fri) | |||||
| Futaru Expressway Asari Main Line Toll Gate (Otaru direction) | May 3 (Thursday) | From 9:00 to 12:00 | 1㎞ | 10 o'clock | 5 minutes |
| May 4 (Fri) | Some congestion | ― | |||
| Futaru Expressway Sapporo Nishi Main Line Toll Gate (Sapporo direction) | May 3 (Thursday) | From 16:00 to 18:00 | Some congestion | 17:00 | ― |
| May 4 (Fri) |
- IC stands for interchange.
Note) The traffic congestion at the Yubari IC exit is considered to be due to the traffic congestion on the connecting Route 274. Please confirm the road conditions on the day of use at the Japan Road Traffic Information Center, highway telephone, etc. in advance.
[Reference]: Traffic jam situation last year
Last Golden Week ＜ Wednesday, April 26-Tuesday, May 9 ＞ There was no traffic congestion of more than 1km due to the traffic concentration.
There are two traffic jams caused by traffic accidents.
- April 29, around 16:05 Doo Expressway (Sapporo direction) Near Eniwa IC 1.4km
- Around 13:14 on May 3, around Hokkaido Road 2.7 km
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【Related Links】
- Traffic jam prediction guide [PDF: 2.0MB]
- NEXCO3 company Press release for national information
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