Expressway traffic during the Obon season [Hokkaido version]
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August 17, 2009
East Nippon Expressway Co., Ltd.
Hokkaido Regional Head Office
NEXCO EAST Hokkaido Regional Head Office (Sapporo City Atsubetsu-ku, Regional Head Office President: Yuki Yamamoto) has summarized the following about the traffic conditions on Expressway in Hokkaido during the Obon season.
Number of units used during one period
Average number of units used per day About 220 thousand And compared to last year 20.0% increase Did.
The increase factor is thought to be the effect of the special discount for ETC holidays and the expansion of discounts during the Obon season.
In particular, last year's peak date was 208,000 units on Wednesday, August 13, but this year's peak date was 277,000 units on Saturday, August 15, an increase of 33% compared to peak days. It was.
[Number of units used per day]
| Expressway meter | this year | last year | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| 220,228 | 183,502 | 120.0％ | |
| Do-O Expressway | 138,877 | 115,203 | 120.5％ |
| Sasson Expressway | 63,959 | 55,075 | 116.1％ |
| Doto Expressway | 17,392 | 13,225 | 131.5％ |
- Last year: 11 days from Thursday, August 7, 2008 to Sunday, August 17, 2008
Trends in the number of vehicles used (Hokkaido Regional Regional Head Office Office)
2 congestion
Congestion over 1km occurred 17 times in 8 days (7th, 9th, 11th to 16th of August), 13 times more than 4 times last year.
The longest traffic jam was headed by the Chitose Interchange exit of the Do-O Expressway on Sunday, August 9, and the traffic jam length at peak time (around 8:45) was 6.0km.
[Number of traffic jams]
| Congestion extension | this year | last year | Year-on-year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Traffic congestion of 1 km or more | 15 times | 4 times | +11 times |
| Congestion of 5 km or more | Twice | 0 times | +2 times |
| total | 17 times | 4 times | +13 times |
- Of the 15 traffic jams over 1 km, 11 were due to traffic concentration, 3 due to traffic accidents, and 1 due to a broken car.
Two congestions of 5 km or more are due to traffic congestion.
[Main traffic congestion points]
| High rank | Road name | direction | Traffic jam location | Traffic jam date and time (peak) | Congestion extension | Congestion factors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hokkaido road | In-bound Muroran direction | Chitose interchange exit | Sunday, August 9 Around 8:45 | 6.0km | Traffic concentration |
| 2 | DOTO EXPWY | In-bound Tomamu direction | Tokachi Shimizu Main Toll Gate | Friday, August 14 Around 23:28 | 5.0km | Traffic concentration |
| 3 | Sasson Expressway | Out-bound Sapporo direction | Near Sapporo JCT | Wednesday, August 12 Around 10:59 | 4.4km | Broken car |
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