Congestion prediction and countermeasures for Expressway Golden Week (GW) [Metropolitan area version]
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- Congestion prediction and countermeasures for Expressway Golden Week (GW) [Metropolitan area version]
March 25, 2016
East Nippon Expressway Co., Ltd. Kanto Regional Head Office
Central Japan Expressway Tokyo Regional Head Office
Central Japan Expressway Co., Ltd. Hachioji Regional Head Office
East Nippon Expressway Co., Ltd. (hereinafter NEXCO EAST) Kanto Regional Head Office and Central Japan Expressway Co., Ltd. (hereinafter NEXCO CENTRAL) Tokyo Regional Head Office /Hachioji Regional Head Office, Golden Week (GW) [11 days from Thursday, April 28, 2016 to Sunday, May 8, 2016] The trends and countermeasures for traffic congestion (10 km or more) that is predicted to occur on Expressway in the Kanto Koshin region and Shizuoka prefecture (including Tomei Toyokawa IC and Shintomei Shinjo IC in Aichi prefecture) are summarized. I will let you know.
Please refer to this traffic jam forecast to avoid peak traffic jams and adjust your departure times to help plan your trip. The forecast is based on the past traffic jam results in the GW period and recent traffic conditions. Please check the traffic information in.
In addition, each Expressway company provides traffic congestion forecast information and road traffic information with various tools. Please use it when using the Expressway.
1 Congestion prediction
(1) Trend of traffic congestion
Out-bound is expected to be heavily congested on May 3 (Tuesday), and In-bound is expected to be heavy on May 4th (Wednesday) and 5th (Thursday).
By using the traffic congestion prediction and avoiding traffic congestion peaks, we hope that you can reduce traffic congestion and shorten travel time.
- 1: Regarding the number of traffic jams predicted on the Gaikan Expressway, "outer direction" toward Misato Minami IC, "inner direction towards Oizumi JCT", and "outer direction" toward the Sakai Furukawa IC on the Ken-o Expressway Direction” and “inward direction” toward the Chigasaki JCT.
- 2: The estimated number of traffic jams on the Kita-Kanto Expressway is "Eastbound" towards Mito Minami IC and "Westbound" towards Takasaki JCT.
(2) Prediction of particularly long congestion (40 km or more)
| Direction | peak of time time ・ Day of the week | Road name | Top of traffic jam (location) | Time zone | peak Times of Day | peak of time Congestion length | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| under | 4/29 Fri | ChuoExpressway | Near Sagamiko IC | Sagamihara City, Kanagawa Prefecture | 5：00 ～ 15：00 | Six o'clock | 45km |
| 5/3 fire | Kan-Etsu Expressway | Near the Hanazono IC | Fukaya City, Saitama Prefecture | 5：00 ～ 15：00 | 9 o'clock | 45km | |
| Joban Expressway | Near Tsuchiura Kita IC | Tsuchiura City, Ibaraki Prefecture | 6：00 ～ 14：00 | 10 o'clock | 40km | ||
| ChuoExpressway | Near Sagamiko IC | Sagamihara City, Kanagawa Prefecture | 5：00 ～ 17：00 | Six o'clock | 45km | ||
| Tohoku Expressway | Near Hanyu PA | Hanyu City, Saitama Prefecture | 6：00 ～ 15：00 | 8 o'clock | 40km | ||
| 5/4 water | ChuoExpressway | Near Sagamiko IC | Sagamihara City, Kanagawa Prefecture | 6：00 ～ 13：00 | 7 o'clock | 40km | |
| Up | 5/4 water | Kan-Etsu Expressway | Near Takasaka SA | Higashimatsuyama City, Saitama Prefecture | 14:00 ~ 1:00 the next day | 18:00 | 45km |
| 5/5 tree | Kan-Etsu Expressway | Near Takasaka SA | Higashimatsuyama City, Saitama Prefecture | 11：00 ～ 22：00 | 16:00 | 40km | |
| Tohoku Expressway | Near Kamikawachi SA | Utsunomiya City, Tochigi Prefecture | 11：00 ～ 22：00 | 15:00 | 40km | ||
For a list of major traffic jams (peak traffic jam length of 10 km or more) on Expressway Kanto Koshin region and Shizuoka prefecture (including Tomei Toyokawa IC and Shintomei Shinshiro IC in Aichi prefecture) Attachment-1 [PDF: 151KB] Please refer to.
(3) Comparison of the number of traffic jams with the GW period last year (Tuesday, April 28, 2015 to Friday, May 8, 2015)
The unit of the numerical value in the table is "times"
| Traffic jam scale | (1) 2016 forecast | (2) 2015 results | Difference ((1)-(2)) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| going down | going up | Total | going down | going up | Total | going down | going up | Total | |
| Number of traffic jams over 10km | 49 | 92 | 141 | 45 | 77 | 122 | 4 | 15 | 19 |
| Of which, the number of traffic congestions of 30 km or more | 11 | 12 | 23 | 14 | 7 | 21 | ▲3 | 5 | 2 |
* Including the impact of accidents.
2 How to obtain road traffic information
For how to obtain real-time road traffic information and traffic congestion prediction information, Attachment-2 [PDF:287KB] Please see.
3 Customer Service Initiatives (Countermeasures against congestion)
We will work to strengthen our customer services, including measures to alert people to the rear end of a traffic jam, staff parking lots in the service area, install temporary toilets, and secure parking for large vehicles.
[Countermeasure example]
- Incidents of people being hit by Expressway are increasing rapidly
If you are forced to get out of the car due to an accident or breakdown, signal the vehicle behind you with a hazard, a smoke tube, or a triangular stop display board, and then evacuate to a safe place and call the emergency phone etc. - Driving for a long time causes an accident
If you feel drowsiness or tiredness while driving, please do not overdo it and take an early break. - Please check the car before driving to prevent troubles during driving.
- Please wear all seat belts, including the back seats
- Insert the ETC card securely
- Enter the ETC lane after decelerating to 20km / h or less, and drive slowly inside the ETC lane.
- Please be careful of a rear-end collision at the end of a traffic jam
- For fuel and toilet, take an appropriate break as soon as possible and keep in mind to drive safely.
- There are many accidents involving motorcycles
Make sure you understand the traffic and weather conditions, keep a sufficient distance between vehicles, and drive at a safe speed.
Please do not overtake a vehicle during a traffic jam as it is dangerous. - For abnormalities on the road, make an emergency call or road emergency dial # 9910 Please let us know
- Please use the traffic congestion prediction information and avoid peak times.
- In-bound as well as attention to the slowdown in the hill, take the vehicle-to-vehicle distance to enough, except when overtaking Please use the driving lane
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