Congestion prediction and countermeasures for Expressway during the Obon season
[Metropolitan area version]
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- Congestion prediction and countermeasures for Expressway during the Obon season [Metropolitan area version]
July 8, 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 and Hachioji Regional Head Office are Obon season [11 days from Saturday, August 6, 2016 to Tuesday, August 16, 2016] I would like to inform you that we have summarized the trends and countermeasures for traffic congestion (10 km or more) that is expected to occur on Expressway in the Kanto Koshin region and Shizuoka prefecture.
Please refer to this traffic jam forecast to avoid peak traffic jams and adjust your departure times to help plan your trip. In addition, although the forecast is based on the past traffic jam results and recent traffic conditions, the actual traffic congestion may differ from the forecast due to accidents and weather 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 congestionOut-bound is expected to have a lot of traffic on Saturday, August 13th, and In-bound is expected to have a lot of traffic on August 14th (Sun).
By using the traffic congestion prediction and avoiding traffic congestion peaks, we hope that you can reduce traffic congestion and shorten travel time.
Out-bound (outer route *1, eastbound *2)
In-bound (inward route*1, westbound*2)
- 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.
| Direction | Peak month/day/weekday | Road name | Top of traffic jam (location) | Time zone | Peak time | Peak traffic length | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
under | 8/6 Sat | ChuoExpressway | Near Sagamiko IC | Sagamihara, Kanagawa Prefecture (Sagami Harashi) | 6：00～13：00 | 7 o'clock | 40km |
| 8/11 Thu | Kan-Etsu Expressway | Near Higashimatsuyama IC | Higashimatsuyama City, Saitama Prefecture (Higashishima Matsuyama) | 6：00～13：00 | 8 o'clock | 40km | |
| ChuoExpressway | Near Sagamiko IC | Sagamihara, Kanagawa Prefecture (Sagami Harashi) | 5：00～13：00 | 9 o'clock | 40km | ||
| 8/13 Sat | Kan-Etsu Expressway | Near the Hanazono IC | Fukaya City, Saitama Prefecture (Fukayashi) | 5：00～13：00 | 8 o'clock | 45km | |
| ChuoExpressway | Near Sagamiko IC | Sagamihara, Kanagawa Prefecture (Sagami Harashi) | 5：00～13：00 | Six o'clock | 45km | ||
| Up | 8/7 days | Kan-Etsu Expressway | Near Takasaka SA | Higashimatsuyama City, Saitama Prefecture (Higashishima Matsuyama) | 15：00～22：00 | 18:00 | 40km |
| 8/14 days | Tohoku Expressway | Near Kamikawachi SA | Utsunomiya City, Tochigi Prefecture (Depression only) | 14:00 to 0:00 the following day | 17:00 | 45km | |
| Kan-Etsu Expressway | Near Takasaka SA | Higashimatsuyama City, Saitama Prefecture (Higashishima Matsuyama) | 14:00 to 1:00 the next day | 18:00 | 45km | ||
| Tomei Expressway | Near Yamato TN | Yamato City, Kanagawa Prefecture (Yamatoshi) | 14:00 to 0:00 the following day | 18:00 | 45km | ||
| Tomei Expressway | Near Yamato TN | Yamato City, Kanagawa Prefecture (Yamatoshi) | 14：00～23：00 | 17:00 | 40km | ||
(3) Comparison of the number of traffic jams with the Bon Festival period (Saturday, August 8, 2015 to Tuesday, August 18, 2015) last year
| 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 | 81 | 128 | 209 | 63 | 120 | 183 | 18 | 8 | 26 |
| Of which, the number of traffic congestions of 30 km or more | 11 | 15 | 26 | 11 | 10 | 21 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
(The unit of the numerical value in the table is "times")
*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]
~ Requesting customers to drive safely ~
- 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
~ Requesting our customers to cooperate in alleviating traffic congestion ~
- 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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