Congestion prediction on Expressway during Golden Week
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March 29, 2020
East Nippon Expressway Co., Ltd.
Hokkaido Regional Head Office
NEXCO EAST Hokkaido Regional Head Office (Atsubetsu-ku, Sapporo City) will be operating on Expressway in Hokkaido during the Golden Week period [Friday, April 28, 2013 to Sunday, May 7, 2023: 10 days] We have compiled a traffic congestion forecast due to concentration, so we will let you know.
1. Congestion prediction and request for decentralized use
Peak days when traffic jams occur
During the Golden Week period in 2023, traffic congestion is expected to increase on April 29 (Sat), May 3 (Wed), 4 (Thu), and 5 (Fri).
⇒Please consider using the service on days when there is relatively little traffic.
- For details on traffic congestion forecast, please refer to the attached sheet [PDF: 476KB].
Number of traffic jams over 1km
In Hokkaido this year, the cherry blossom season is expected to be earlier than usual, and Hokkaido Ballpark F Village will open in March, and it will be the first long holiday, so it is predicted that traffic congestion will increase. increase. Please make use of this traffic congestion prediction for comfortable travel planning.
Notes on ETC Holiday Discounts
During the Golden Week period, holiday discounts such as Expressway will not be applied on April 29 (Sat), 30 (Sun), and May 3 (Wed) to 7 (Sun).
2. Guidance of "GW congestion prediction"
"GW Congestion Prediction" will be distributed and posted at each rest facility in Hokkaido from around mid-April, so please make use of it.
3. 3. Information on special websites during busy periods
On NEXCO EAST 's customer website "DraPla", a traffic jam forecaster explains points for avoiding traffic jams in videos.
Four. Congestion measures
Based on this traffic congestion forecast and the situation of past traffic congestion periods (year-end and New Year holidays, Obon, Golden Week, etc.), we will implement the following measures during this Golden Week.
- Providing traffic congestion information and warnings using marked vehicles and road information boards at major traffic congestion points and at the end of traffic congestion
- Warning of slowdown in some tunnels
- Placement of parking lot organizers at rest facilities
Five. Requests for using the Expressway
- Please keep a sufficient distance between cars in a traffic jam area and drive at a safe speed. If you feel tired, don't overdo it and try to take an early break at the rest facility.
- In order to prevent a rear-end collision in a traffic jam section, if you confirm a traffic jam ahead, please cooperate with us by turning on the hazard lamp and signaling the following vehicle.
- Road traffic conditions may change significantly due to accidents and weather. Please check the latest traffic information before departure.
- ○ Expressway traffic information service “Drive Traffic (DraTra)”
- It provides real-time road traffic conditions, congestion forecasts, and more.
- ○ NEXCO EAST Customer Center
- We will answer various inquiries regarding Expressway 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.
- 電話番号 0570-024-024
または 03-5308-2424
- ○ Japan Road Traffic Information Center (JARTIC)
- 電話番号 050-3369-6760
- ○ NEXCO EAST Hokkaido Regional Head Office Official Twitter Account
NEXCO EAST Group positions the period from 2021 to 2025 as ``a period to contribute to the achievement of the SDGs (Sustainable Development Goals) and transforms for a new future society'' and is engaged in various initiatives. .
We believe that our efforts to predict traffic congestion on Expressway during Golden Week will contribute to SDGs goals 3 and 9 as business activities that lead to the provision of safe road spaces by alleviating traffic congestion.
NEXCO EAST Hokkaido Regional Head Office is a joint project between Hokkaido and the Hokkaido Tourism Promotion Organization with the aim of supporting the tourism industry in various parts of Hokkaido that has been hit by the Large of new coronavirus infections and restoring tourism demand. I am participating in a certain "HOKKAIDO LOVE!" project.
As a collaboration between "NEXCO EAST NEXCO!"
Based on the philosophy of this project, we will make efforts to boost tourism in our beloved Hokkaido.
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