Prediction of congestion on Expressway three consecutive holidays of "Sea Day" in 2007 [Hokkaido version]

[July 14th (Sat) to 16th (Mon)]

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July 5, 2007
East Nippon Expressway Co., Ltd.
Hokkaido Regional Head Office

NEXCO EAST Hokkaido Regional Head Office (Sapporo City Atsubetsu-ku, Regional Head Office President: Katsuji Kubotera) has 3 consecutive holidays on "Sea Day" [Saturday, July 14, 2007-Monday, July 16, 2007] The following is a summary of "Trends in traffic congestion" and "Locations where traffic congestion is predicted and required transit time" due to traffic concentration on the Hokkaido Expressway.

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

 On the 15th (Sunday) (Sunday) of the three consecutive holidays, 1km of traffic congestion is expected at the Asari Main Line tollgate.

2 Locations where traffic congestion is predicted and transit time

placeDateTimeMaximum traffic lengthPeak timeTransit time
Sasson Expressway
Asari Main Line Tollgate (Otaru direction)
Sunday, July 159:00 to 11:001km10 o'clock5 minutes

[Reference]: Traffic jam situation last year
During the three consecutive holidays of July last year [15th (Sat) to 17th (Mon)], congestion of 1km or more occurred at the following locations.

placeDateMaximum traffic length
Sasson Expressway
Asari Main Line Tollgate (Otaru direction)
Monday, July 161.3km
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