About the traffic situation of the Expressway during the Obon period (preliminary report) [Hokkaido version]
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- About the traffic situation of the Expressway during the Obon period (preliminary report) [Hokkaido version]
August 19, 2019
East Nippon Expressway Co., Ltd.
Hokkaido Regional Head Office
NEXCO EAST Hokkaido Regional Head Office (Sapporo City Atsubetsu-ku) is the traffic condition of Expressway in Hokkaido during Obon period (August 8th (Thu) to 18th (Sun) 11 days). I have summarized about this, so let me know.
Traffic overview
- Traffic volume increased by about 5% compared to last year
- 13 times of traffic jams during the period (-1 time compared to last year) 3 times of traffic jams over 5km (-4 times compared to last year)
- The longest traffic jam was 20.7km caused by traffic concentration between E38 Doto Expressway Tomamu IC ⇒ Mukawa-Hobetsu IC (In-bound / Sapporo area) around 17:50 on August 14 (Wednesday).
1 Comparison with last year
(1) Number of traffic jams
This year's Obon is August 11th (Sun) and 14th (Wed) There was a heavy traffic jam of 5km or more.
- Congestion: A state in which a convoy that repeatedly runs at low speed or stops and starts at a speed of 1 km or more, 15 minutes or more, and 40 km / h or less continues
- Target period: This year: 2019), previous year: August 9-19, 2018 (Heisei 30)
(2) Traffic volume (Refer to Attachment 1 for details on traffic volume [PDF: 40KB])
This year's Obon has (increased) traffic compared to last year.
| This year (A) | Last year (B) | YoY (A / B) |
|---|---|---|
| About 20,700 units / day | About 19,800 units / day | About 105% (about 5% increase) |
(3) Congestion length Worst 5 (For details on congestion, See Attachment 2 [PDF: 414KB] )
| Congestion length | Date and time | Location (IC omitted) | Top (near) | Factor | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 20.7km | Wednesday, August 14 Around 17:50 |
E38 Doto Expressway Tomamu → Mukawa Hobetsu (In-bound Sapporo) |
Hobetsu tunnel |
Traffic concentration |
| 2 | 7.2km | Sunday, August 11 Around 10:40 |
E5A SHIRIBESHI EXPRESSWAY Otaru Shioya → Yoichi (In-bound / Yoichi area) |
Yoichi Main line toll booth |
Traffic concentration |
| 3 | 6.5km | Sunday, August 11 Around 10:55 |
E5A Bill barrel Shinkawa → Karai (Out-bound, towards Sapporo JCT) |
Fushiko IC | Traffic concentration |
| 4 | 4.7km | Saturday, August 10 Around 10:40 |
E5A Bill barrel Sapporo Kita → Fushiko (Out-bound, towards Sapporo JCT) |
Fushiko IC | Traffic concentration |
| 5 | 4.0km | Monday, August 12 Around 9:20 |
E5A Bill barrel Sapporo north → ganrai (Out-bound, towards Sapporo JCT) |
Fushiko IC | Traffic concentration |
[Last 5 of last year]
| Congestion length | Date and time | place | Top (near) | Factor | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 13.0km | Sunday, August 12 Around 11:00 |
E5 Hokkaido road Ebetsu West → Iwamizawa (Out-bound / Asahikawa area) |
Kurisawa bus stop |
Traffic concentration |
| 1 | 13.0km | Tuesday, August 14 Around 16:30 |
E38 Doto Expressway Shimukappu → Mukawa Hobetsu (In-bound Sapporo) |
Hobetsu tunnel | Traffic concentration |
| 3 | 8.3km | Sunday, August 12 About 11:20 |
E5A Bill barrel Zenisou → Asari (In-bound / Otaru area) |
Asari Main line toll booth |
Traffic concentration |
| 4 | 6.0km | Sunday, August 12 Around 10:50 |
E5A Bill barrel Shinkawa → Karai (Out-bound, towards Sapporo JCT) |
Fushiko IC | Traffic concentration |
| 5 | 5.5km | Saturday, August 11 Around 10:40 |
E5A Bill barrel Shinkawa → Karai (Out-bound, towards Sapporo JCT) |
Fushiko IC | Traffic concentration |
2 Review of each area
(1) Donan area
- The traffic volume was the same as last year, and there was no major traffic congestion.
(2) Central area
- Due to the relatively nice weather during the Obon period, the traffic volume tended to increase, mainly on the Saru barrel road, and traffic jams occurred every day on the Saru barrel road and SHIRIBESHI EXPRESSWAY.
- It was opened in December last year SHIRIBESHI EXPRESSWAY traffic volume of became the opening after a maximum of 12,100 vehicles / day on August 12 (Mon).
(3) Northern Hokkaido area
- Since the first half of the Obon was three consecutive holidays, the traffic volume tended to be dispersed.
- In the section where a maximum of 10km of traffic was predicted on August 12th (Monday / holiday), 2km of traffic was the maximum on Sunday, August 11th, and no major traffic jams occurred.
(4) Eastern Hokkaido area
- Since the first half of the Obon was three consecutive holidays, the traffic volume tended to be dispersed.
- August 12 (Mon), 13 days (the fire) Out-bound, but did not traffic jam that had been predicted in Obihiro direction occurs, 14 days (water) In-bound traffic is concentrated in Sapporo direction, There was more than 20km of traffic congestion, which was larger than expected.
* For details on traffic congestion forecasts, please refer to the Expressway during the Obon period [Hokkaido version]" on July 10, 2019
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