Do-O Expressway Ochibe IC and Yakumo IC We will inform you of the usage status [breaking news] for one month after opening.
～We use about 2,900 units per day～
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- Between Hokkaido Ochibe IC and Yakumo IC Usage status for 1 month after opening [breaking news]
November 13, 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) opened between the Ochibe Interchange (IC) and the Yakumo IC on the Do-O Expressway, which opened at 15:00 on Saturday, October 10, 2009. We are pleased to inform you that we have summarized the usage status for 1 month after the opening in (km).
Usage situation
- The traffic volume was expected to be approximately 2,100 vehicles/day, but the average daily traffic volume for the first month after opening was approximately 2,900 vehicles/day, which is used by many customers.
- The traffic volume in the section near the newly opened section (between Kokuri IC and Chomanbu IC) increased by about 1.5 times compared to the same period of the previous year.
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