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February 26 (Sun) Ken-O Road (between Sakai Furukawa IC and Tsukuba Central IC) opens

～About the traffic situation for one week after opening～

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March 10, 2017 (Friday)
Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport
East Nippon Expressway Co., Ltd.

Ken-O Road improved convenience of further, traffic volume increased about 20% in the adjacent section of the opening and the segment

[Traffic volume on the Ken-Ken-O Road]

Between Higashi Kanto Expressway and Joban Expressway
: Approximately 16,800 units / day * 1 (23% increase from approximately 13,700 units / day) * 2
Between Joban Expressway and Tohoku Expressway Expressway
: Approximately 22,600 units / day * 1 [All lines open section]
Between Tohoku Expressway Expressway and Kan-Etsu Expressway
: Approximately 48,500 units / day * 1 (18% increase from approximately 41,100 units / day) * 2
Between Kan-Etsu Expressway and Chuo Expressway
: Approximately 62,700 units / day * 1 (2% increase) * 2
Between Chuo Expressway and Tomei Expressway
: Approximately 54,200 units / day * 1

Wide-area tourism exchange is gradually Large

  • Visitors to the Ume Festival in Mito and Kairakuen (February 18th to March 31st) said they realized that the time required was shortened.
    In the morning hours (7am-9pm) when the city center is crowded
    The time required from Hachioji JCT to Tsukuba JCT is reduced by about 15 minutes (about 100 minutes → about 85 minutes).
    *There will be no change at 12:00 when the congestion in the city center will ease
  • Some say that the reason for the increase in the number of visitors is the opening of the Ken-O Road, which is expected to increase the number of tourists in the future.
  1. After opening: Average daily traffic volume from February 27 (Monday) to March 5 (Sunday), 2017
  2. Before opening: Compared with the average daily traffic volume from February 19th (Sun) to February 25th (Sat), 2017

Effect (1) Ken-O Road improve convenience of further

  • Ken-O Road improved convenience of further, traffic volume increased about 20% in the adjacent section of the opening and the segment
Effect (1) Ken-O Road convenience is further improved image image

Effect (2) Wide-area tourism exchange is gradually Large

  • Visitors to the Ume Festival in Mito and Kairakuen said that using the Ken-O Road, they realized that the time required was shortened.
    (Hachioji JCT → Tsukuba JCT shortened by about 15 minutes)
  • Some say that the increase in the number of visitors is due to the opening of the Ken-O Road, which is expected to increase the number of tourists in the future.
Effect (2) Image image of gradually Large wide-area tourism exchange

Time required:

  1. Route via city center:
    Average travel time (preliminary value) from 7:00 to 9:00 calculated from ETC2.0 road probe data (Sunday, February 19, 2017-Saturday, February 25, 2017)
  2. Ken-O Road route:
    Average travel time (preliminary value) from 7:00 to 9:00 calculated from ETC2.0 road probe data (Monday, February 27, 2017 to Sunday, March 5, 2017)

Overview of the Ken-O Road Expressway section

Overview of this section

Route name: National Route 468 Ken-o Expressway (Ken-O Road)

  • Opening section: Sakai Furukawa IC (Nishizumida, Sakaijima-gun, Ibaraki Prefecture)-Tsukuba Central IC (Arai, Tsukuba City, Ibaraki Prefecture)
  • Opening date: Sunday, February 26, 2017
  • Extension: 28.5km
  • Opening IC: Bando IC, Joso IC
  • Number of lanes: Provisional 2 lanes
  • Access Road: (Main) Yuki Bando Line Bypass, National Route 294

Traffic status of the Ken-O Road Expressway for one week

[Ken-O Road traffic volume of one week after the opening of the inter-border Furukawa IC ~ Tsukuba Central IC]

[Ken-O Road image of border Furukawa IC ~ traffic volume of one week after the opening of between Tsukuba Central IC]
  1. Traffic volume is NEXCO data
  2. For the weather, the general weather conditions of Mito City, Ibaraki Prefecture are described (from the Japan Weather Association website).

[Ken-O Road opened after the traffic situation between the Kuki Shiraoka JCT ~ Tsukuba JCT]

It is used by many customers, and congestion and traffic congestion occur especially in the morning and evening at the junction of the driving lane and the passing lane. We will continue to grasp the traffic situation in detail.

[Ken-O Road image of Kuki Shiraoka JCT ~ opened after the traffic situation between Tsukuba JCT]
  • 3 Traffic volume: NEXCO data (average value from February 27, 2017 to March 5, 2017 (minimum to maximum value))
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