Expressway traffic during the Obon season [Hokkaido version]
From Thursday, August 5 to Monday, August 16: 12 days
[Comparison target: Thursday, August 6, 2009 to Monday, August 17, 2009: 12 days]
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- Expressway traffic during the Obon season [Hokkaido version]
August 17, 2010
East Nippon Expressway Co., Ltd.
Hokkaido Regional Head Office
NEXCO EAST Hokkaido Regional Head Office (Atsubetsu Ward, Sapporo City) has summarized the traffic conditions of the Expressway in Hokkaido during the Obon season as follows.
Number of units used during one period
Average number of units used per day 270 thousand units And compared to last year 23.5% increase Did.
The most used number per day during the period was Saturday, August 14 of About 367 thousand units So, compared with about 284,000 units on August 15th (Saturday), which was the most frequent event last year. 29.3% increase have become.
[Number of units used per day]
| Expressway meter | This year | Last year | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| 270,299 | 218，799 | 123.5％ | |
| Do-O Expressway | 170，506 | 136，018 | 125.4％ |
| Sasson Expressway | 65，813 | 65，875 | 99.9％ |
| Doto Expressway | 33，980 | 16，906 | 201.0％ |
Trends in the number of vehicles used (Hokkaido Regional Regional Head Office Office)
2 congestion
There were 36 congestions over 1km, an increase of 19 times compared to last year (17 times).
Of the 36 congestions, 26 were due to traffic congestion.
The longest traffic jam was around the Iwamizawa Interchange on the Do-O Expressway on August 13th (Friday), and the peak traffic length (around 11:07) was 23.9km.
[Number of traffic jams]
| Congestion extension | This year | Last year | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1-5km traffic jam | 17 times | 15 times | +2 times |
| 5-10km traffic jam | 15 times | Twice | +13 times |
| Congestion of 10 to 20 km | Twice | 0 times | +2 times |
| Traffic congestion of 20 km or more | Twice | 0 times | +2 times |
| Total | 36 times | 17 times | +19 times |
[Main traffic jam locations]
| Road name | direction | Traffic jam location | Traffic jam date and time (peak) | Congestion extension | Cause of traffic jam | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hokkaido road | Out-bound Asahikawa direction | Near Iwamizawa IC | Friday, August 13th, around 11:05 | 23.9㎞ | Accident/traffic concentration |
| 2 | Hokkaido road | Out-bound Asahikawa direction | Near Iwamizawa IC | Saturday, August 14th, around 12:10 | 22.8㎞ | Traffic concentration |
| 3 | Hokkaido road | Out-bound Asahikawa direction | Near Ebetsu East IC | Saturday, August 14, around 10:35 | 14.0㎞ | Traffic concentration |
| 4 | DOTO EXPWY | Out-bound wide direction | Yubari IC Exit | Friday, August 13th, around 13:10 | 12.0㎞ | Traffic concentration |
| 5 | Hokkaido road | In-bound Sapporo direction | Near Bibai IC | Sunday, August 15 around 18:05 | 9.6㎞ | Traffic concentration |