Elimination of traffic jams at the outer ring Misato West (exit) has taken root!
Expect further expansion in the Chiba area!
= Maintenance effect 3 months after the opening of Gaikan Expressway (Misato JCT-Misato Minami IC) =
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- Elimination of traffic jams at the outer ring Misato West (exit) has taken root! Expect further expansion in the Chiba area!
March 28, 2006
Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism Kanto Regional Development Bureau North Capital Highway Office/Capital Highway Office
East Nippon Expressway Co., Ltd. Kanto Regional Head Office Office Saitama Construction Office
About three months have passed since the opening of the Gaikan Expressway (Misato JCT-Misato Minami IC) on Sunday, November 27, 2005. We would like to report on the latest survey results regarding traffic conditions on the outer ring road and surrounding roads.
According to the results of the survey, it was found that the elimination of traffic jams at Sotokan Misato Nishi (exit) has become established, and that users are realizing the effect.
- ★Resolving traffic congestion at the outer ring Misato West (exit) has taken root! [PDF:940KB]
Due to the extension of the outer ring road, it was the end point before opening. The traffic volume at the outer ring Misato West (exit) has decreased by 20% to 30%, and congestion has been resolved!
- ★I asked everyone in the area! [PDF:940KB]
In a questionnaire to the surrounding shipping companies About 40% of people say that they have stopped using surrounding roads as back roads! (Traffic volume of large vehicles on the surrounding roads is reduced by up to 15%)
- ★ The environment is improved by smoothing traffic! [PDF:940KB]
CO2 reductions of approximately 2,080t-CO2/year (approximately 2%) due to smoothing of traffic associated with large vehicles on the surrounding roads and reduction of traffic
[Approximately 2,080 t-CO2/year is equivalent to the annual amount of CO2 absorbed by the forest, which is approximately 12 times the area of Hibiya Park (approximately 16 ha)]
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