About the traffic situation of the Expressway during the year-end and New Year period (preliminary report)
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2019 January 7
East Nippon Expressway Co., Ltd.
Hokkaido office
NEXCO EAST Hokkaido Regional Head Office (Sapporo Atsubetsu Ward), the year-end and New Year holidays period (2018 December 28 (Friday) -2019 of Hokkaido in the January 6 (Sunday) 10 days) Expressway for the traffic situation I have summarized it, so let me know.
(Last year comparison period December 28, 2017 (Thursday) to January 6, 2018 (Saturday) 10 days)
<< Outline of traffic situation >>
- The average daily traffic volume on the main sections is 10,200 vehicles / day (down about 4% from the previous year)
- Number of traffic jams over 1km is 7 times (3 times increase from last year)
- The maximum congestion length is January 16 (Thursday) 16:20,E38Doto Expressway Mukawa Hobetsu IC ⇒ 4.5km caused by an accident road closure between Yubari IC have become.
Average daily traffic volume
《Main 9 sections * Average daily traffic during the period
| [1] 2018 | [2] 2017 | YoY [1] / [2] | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average daily traffic volume | 10,200 units / day | 10,600 units / day | 96％（－4％） |
- Please see the attached sheet [PDF: 50KB] for detailed daily average traffic volume.
2 congestion
《Number of traffic jams》
| [1] 2018 | [2] 2017 | [3] Difference [1] / [2] | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Number of traffic jams over 1km | 7 times | 4 times | +3 times |
Traffic forecaster
《From a traffic forecaster》
- The traffic volume during the year-end and New Year holidays was 12/30 (Sun) and 1/5 (Sat), with the weather in the center of Hokkaido being rough, and it was down about 4% compared to last year.
- Regarding traffic congestion, there were many traffic congestions due to accidents and broken cars, etc., which increased compared to last year. Congestion due to traffic concentration was about the same as last year.
《Congestion area / factors》
| Traffic jam day | Road name | Congestion section | Top of traffic jam | Congestion length | peak Time |
Congestion factors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1/3 (Thursday) | E38DOTO EXPWY | Mukawa Hobetsu IC ⇒ Yubari IC | Yubari Yubari IC | 4.5km | Around 16:20 | Accident suspension And traffic concentration |
| 1/5 (Sat) | E5 Hokkaido road | Eniwa IC ⇒ Kitahiroshima IC | Near Wattsu PA | 4.1km | Around 13:10 | accident |
| 12/28 (Friday) | E5 Hokkaido road | Kitago IC ⇒ Sapporo JCT | Near Sapporo JCT | 3.0km | Around 19:00 | Broken car |
| 1/1 (Tue) | E5 Hokkaido road | Sapporo Minami IC ⇒ Kitago IC | Kitago Kitago near IC | 2.0km | Around 14:10 | accident |
| 1/2 (Wednesday) | E5 Hokkaido road | Eniwa IC ⇒ Kitahiroshima IC | Kitahiroshima Kitahiroshima IC | 1.1km | Around 11:30 | Traffic concentration |
| 12/30 (Sun) | E5 Hokkaido road | Fukagawa JCT ⇒ Fukagawa IC | Shenzhen Shenzhen IC | 1.0km | Around 14:00 | Accident suspension And traffic concentration |
| 1/2 (Wednesday) | E5 Hokkaido road | Sapporo Minami IC ⇒ Kitahiroshima IC | Kitahiroshima Kitahiroshima IC | 1.0km | Around 12:20 | Traffic concentration |
- IC stands for interchange, JCT stands for junction, and PA stands for parking area.
[Reference] Traffic congestion during the year-end and New Year holidays of 2017
| Traffic jam day | Road name | Congestion section | Top of traffic jam | Congestion length | peak Time |
Congestion factors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1/2 (Tue) | E38DOTO EXPWY | Shimukappu IC ⇒ Yubari IC | Near E54.7KP | 1.9km | Around 16:10 | Traffic concentration |
| 1/2 (Tue) | E38DOTO EXPWY | Tomamu IC ⇒ Shimukappu IC | Shimukappu Shimukappu IC | 1.8km | Around 14:10 | Broken car closed And traffic concentration |
| 1/2 (Tue) | E5 Hokkaido road | Sapporo Minami IC ⇒ Kitahiroshima IC | Kitahiroshima Kitahiroshima IC | 1.4km | Around 11:20 | Traffic concentration |
| 1/2 (Tue) | E5 Hokkaido road | Eniwa IC ⇒ Kitahiroshima IC | Kitahiroshima Kitahiroshima IC | 1.0km | Around 16:00 | Traffic concentration |
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