Congestion prediction and countermeasures for Expressway during large holidays in September [Metropolitan area version]
The peak of the Out-bound line is from Saturday, September 19th to Monday, September 21st (holiday).
The peak of the In-bound line is September 21 (Monday/holiday) to 22nd (Tue/holiday)
~ It is predicted that congestion will occur as much as during Golden Week.
Decentralized use to alleviate traffic congestion
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- Congestion prediction and countermeasures for Expressway during large holidays in September [Metropolitan area version]
September 4, 2009
East Japan Expressway Co., Ltd. Kanto Regional Head Office
Central Japan Expressway Tokyo Regional Head Office
Central Japan Expressway Hachioji Regional Head Office
NEXCO EAST Kanto Regional Head Office and NEXCO CENTRAL Tokyo Regional Head Office /Hachioji Regional Head Office have large holidays in September [9 days from September 19th (Sat) to 27th (Sun), 2009] in the Kanto Koshin region and Shizuoka prefecture. We would like to inform you that we have summarized the trends and countermeasures for traffic congestion (10 km or more) due to traffic concentration that is expected to occur on Expressway.
In September of this year, it is predicted that the congestion will occur as much as Golden Week due to the large holidays due to the revision of the Holiday Law. Please use this traffic jam forecast and disperse the usage days and times by shifting the usage day and time before and after the time when the peak of traffic jam is predicted.
This traffic congestion forecast is based on the actual traffic volume increase and traffic congestion situation due to the special holiday discounts that were confirmed during the busy season of Golden Week and Obon this year. Depending on usage trends, congestion may occur even in places where there was no congestion during Golden Week or Obon, and traffic conditions may change significantly due to accidents, weather conditions, etc. Please check the traffic information.
Also, if you use ETC, you can use various discounts and smart interchanges.
(For more information, please see http://www.driveplaza.com/traffic/tolls_etc/ or http://www.c-nexco.co.jp/etc/)
In the ETC lane, keep a sufficient distance between vehicles and drive at a safe speed of 20 km/h or less. NEXCO EAST and NEXCO CENTRAL, speed control measures are being implemented to delay the opening timing of the ETC opening/closing bar. We ask for your understanding and cooperation.
1 Congestion prediction
(1) Tendency of traffic congestion
Congestion is expected to concentrate on the Out-bound line from Saturday, September 19 to 21st (Mon/holiday), and on the In-bound line from September 21 (Mon/holiday) to 22nd (Tue/holiday). If the decentralized use is not sufficient, it is expected that more traffic jams will occur, so please make good use of the traffic jam forecast information and the latest road traffic information and cooperate in the decentralized use.
- Gaikan Expressway, the direction toward Misato Minami IC is "outer direction" and the direction toward Oizumi JCT is "inward direction".
(2) Prediction of particularly long traffic congestion (highest predicted traffic congestion length by direction)
| Person surface | Peak time of time· Day of the week | Time zone | peak Time | Road name | Top of traffic (location) | Peak Congestion length | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| under Ri Person surface | 9/19 soil | 5：00 ～ 12：00 | 7 o'clock | Kanetsu The motorway | Flower garden (Hanazono) Near IC | Fukaya City, Saitama Prefecture (Fukayashi) | 45km |
| 9/19 soil | 4：00 ～ 18：00 | 5 o'clock | Center The motorway | Sagami Lake (Sagamiko) Near IC | Sagamihara, Kanagawa Prefecture (Sagami Harashi) | 40km | |
| 9/20 Day | 5：00 ～ 15：00 | 7 o'clock | Kanetsu The motorway | Flower garden (Hanazono) Near IC | Fukaya City, Saitama Prefecture (Fukayashi) | 50km | |
| 9/20 Day | 4：00 ～ 16：00 | Six o'clock | Center The motorway | Sagami Lake (Sagamiko) Near IC | Sagamihara, Kanagawa Prefecture (Sagami Harashi) | 45km | |
| 9/20 Day | 6：00 ～ 13：00 | 8 o'clock | Tohoku The motorway | Kazo (Kazo) Near IC | Kazo City, Saitama Prefecture (Kozoshi) | 35km | |
| Up Ri Person surface | 9/20 Day | 14:00 ~ 3:00 the following day | 19o'clock | Tomei Expressway | Yamato (Yamato) Near TN | Yamato City, Kanagawa Prefecture (Yamatoshi) | 40km |
| 9/21 Month | 15:00 ~ 2:00 the following day | 18:00 | Tohoku The motorway | Sheet pile (I did it) Near IC | Yaita City, Tochigi Prefecture (Yashishi) | 40km | |
| 9/21 Month | 10:00 ~ 3:00 the following day | 18:00 | Center The motorway | Small buddha (Spill) Near TN | Hachioji City, Tokyo (Hachioji) | 40km | |
| 9/22 fire | 11:00 ~ 2:00 the following day | 19o'clock | Tomei Expressway | Yamato (Yamato) Near TN | Yamato City, Kanagawa Prefecture (Yamatoshi) | 40km | |
| 9/22 fire | 8:00 ~ 2:00 the following day | 17:00 | Center The motorway | Small buddha (Spill) Near TN | Hachioji City, Tokyo (Hachioji) | 40km | |
For a list of major traffic jams (peak traffic jam length of 10km or more) on Expressway in the Kanto Koshin region and Shizuoka prefecture, Attachment-1 [PDF: 66KB] Please refer to.
2 Major rest facilities where congestion is expected
During the Golden Week holidays in September, it is expected that rest facilities such as service areas will be congested due to increased traffic. (Attachment-2, 3 [PDF:330KB]) Avoid congestion and take a break early.
3 How to obtain road traffic information
For information on how to obtain real-time road traffic information and traffic congestion forecast information, please see Attachment-4 [PDF:143KB].
4 Customer service initiatives (congestion measures)
Since congestion is expected to be on par with this year's Golden Week, we will work to strengthen our customer services, such as measures to alert the driver of a rear-end collision at the end of a traffic jam, staff parking lots in service areas, and install temporary toilets. (Attachment-5-6 [PDF: 621KB])
5 Plan to secure parking for large vehicles
During the large holiday period in September, we will establish a rest facility that will be focused on securing large vehicle parking spaces. Attachment-7-9 [PDF: 425KB] Since it is summarized in, please use it for an efficient drive plan.
6 Requests to Customers
During this time, Expressway and service areas are very crowded. To avoid traffic congestion and ensure a safe trip, we ask our customers to check the following points.
For travel planning
- Please use the traffic congestion prediction information
Based on the traffic jam prediction information, you can avoid the traffic jam by shifting the departure date and time before and after the peak time of the traffic jam.
- Please refuel and toilet early.
Refueling and toilets in service areas are expected to be crowded.
Please finish as soon as possible before the traffic jam section.
To alleviate traffic congestion
- Thank you for your cooperation in reducing traffic on the Expressway.
In-bound and reaches the hill, weaving car speed is reduced to one that does not notice, because the vehicle-to-vehicle distance is shortened, stepped on the following vehicles are one after another brake, congestion occurs. In-bound in the hill, let's be careful not to lower the speed.
If the distance between vehicles is reduced too much, the speed of the preceding vehicle will drop and the following vehicles will step on the brakes one after another, causing traffic congestion. Keep a sufficient distance between vehicles so that you do not press the brakes excessively.
When it gets crowded, the cars concentrate on the overtaking lane, trying to drive as fast as possible. To shrink the distance between vehicles in its influence, as it is In-bound and approaches the slope and sag, will be congestion from the lane overtaking ahead is likely to occur.
For a safe trip
- Please check the car before driving to prevent troubles during driving.
Trouble on a Expressway can cause accidents and congestion. Most troubles can be prevented by basic vehicle inspection before driving. In particular, be sure to check the fuel, tires, oil, and cooling water.
- Please take a proper break
Driving at night or driving for a long time is easy to get tired. Take appropriate breaks in the service area and try to drive safely.
In addition, please be aware that there have been some cases where you accidentally made a mistake in the approaching direction, such as after a break in the service area, and running backwards on the main Expressway, leading to an accident.
- Never drive, don't drive
Drunk driving is an extremely malicious and dangerous act leading to serious accidents such as death. Let's make sure that each and every one of us "doesn't do drunk driving, never do it," and eliminate the tragic accidents caused by drunk driving.
- Please wear your seat belt even in the back seat
From June 1, 2008, the revised Road Traffic Law came into force, and it became mandatory to wear seat belts even in the back seats. Be sure to wear your seat belt properly not only in the driver's and passenger seats but also in the rear seats.
- Please be careful of a rear-end collision at the end of a traffic jam
When a traffic jam occurs, there are many rear-end collision accidents in the traffic queue and at the tail end of the traffic jam.
Don't look aside, but at the end of the traffic jam, use hazard lights to signal the following vehicle and try to prevent a rear-end collision.
To customers using ETC
- Insert the ETC card securely
Forgetting to insert the ETC card or using it in the incompletely inserted state may cause the open/close bar to not operate and is extremely dangerous. Make sure that you have inserted the ETC card into the in-vehicle device before using.
Also, the ETC card has an expiration date similar to a credit card. Please note that expired cards cannot be used.
- Please use the ETC lane at a slow speed.
Enter the ETC lane with a sufficient distance between you and the vehicle in front, decelerate to 20 km/h or less and enter the ETC lane at a speed that allows you to stop slowly and safely. Please make sure that has opened.
In case of accident or breakdown
- Please evacuate to a safe place promptly
If you stop due to a traffic accident or breakdown, staying on the road is very dangerous.
Please take the following actions for your safety.
(2) Evacuate quickly to a safe place such as outside the guardrail, while paying attention to passing vehicles.
(3) Please report the situation by "emergency phone" etc. and follow the instructions and wait in a safe place.
If you find an abnormality on the road
- Please let us know by emergency telephone or road emergency dial " # 9910 "
If you find an emergency such as a pit or a fallen object on the road that may interfere with the traffic of the vehicle, please call the emergency phone near you or the road emergency dial " # 9910 ".
"#9910" can be reported from landlines (NTT), mobile phones (NTT Docomo, au, SoftBank Mobile, e-Mobile) and PHS (Willcom).
- Use of mobile phones while driving is prohibited. Before using a mobile phone while driving, please ask a passenger or stop in a safe place.
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