Concerning traffic congestion prediction and measures for the year-end and New Year Expressway [Metropolitan area version]
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- Concerning traffic congestion prediction and measures for the year-end and New Year Expressway [Metropolitan area version]
November 28, 2017
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 Japan Highway Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as NEXCO EAST) Kanto branch office and Chuo Nippon Expressway Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as NEXCO CENTRAL) Tokyo branch office and Hachioji branch office predicts occurrence on the highway in the Kanto Koshin region and Shizuoka prefecture during New Year's holidays [Thursday, 28th December 2017 to Thursday, January 4, 2018], traffic concentration We are pleased to announce the trends and countermeasures for traffic jams (over 10 km), and so on.
Please use this traffic forecast to avoid peak traffic and adjust your departure time to help plan your trip. This forecast is based on past traffic jams during the year-end and New Year period and recent traffic conditions, but actual traffic conditions may differ from the forecast due to accidents, weather, etc. Please check the latest traffic information.
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 to the district December 30 (Saturday) and January 2 (Tuesday), In-bound direction has predicted that congestion on January 2 (Tuesday) is concentrated.
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 C3 Gaikan Expressway, the direction is “outer direction” toward Misato Minami IC, “inward direction” toward Oizumi JCT, and the C4 Ken-o Expressway goes to Daiei JCT "Outer direction" and "Inner direction" toward the Chigasaki JCT.
(2) Prediction of particularly long congestion (30 km or more)
| Person surface | Peak month/day/weekday | Road name | Top of traffic jam (location) | Time zone | peak Times of Day | peak of time Congestion length | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| going down | 12/30 (Sat) | E1Tomei Expressway | Near Isehara BS | Kanagawa Prefecture Isehara City | 5：00 ～ 16：00 | 8 o'clock | 30km |
| going up | 1/1 (Monday) | E1Tomei Expressway | Near Yamato TN | Kanagawa Prefecture Yamato City | 12：00 ～ 0：00 | 16:00 | 30km |
| 1/2 (Tue) | E1Tomei Expressway | Near Yamato TN | Kanagawa Prefecture Yamato City | 9:00 ~ 1:00 the next day | 14:00 | 35km | |
| 1/2 (Tue) | E4 Tohoku Expressway | Near Kazo IC | Saitama Kazo City | 15：00 ～ 21：00 | 17:00 | 35km | |
| 1/2 (Tue) | E17 Kan-Etsu Expressway | Near Takasaka SA | Saitama Higashimatsuyama City (Higashishima Matsuyama) | 12：00 ～ 23：00 | 17:00 | 35km | |
| 1/3 (Wednesday) | E1Tomei Expressway | Near Yamato TN | Kanagawa Prefecture Yamato City | 9:00 ~ 1:00 the next day | 13:00 | 30km | |
For a list of major traffic jams (peak traffic length of 10km or more) on Expressway in the Kanto Koshin region and Shizuoka prefecture, Attachment-1 [PDF: 105KB] Please refer to.
(3) Comparison of traffic congestion times with last year's New Year's Holiday period (Thursday, December 28, 2016 - Thursday January 4, 2017)
| Traffic jam scale | (1) Forecast for FY2017 | (2) Results for FY2016 * | Difference ((1)-(2)) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| going down | going up | Total | going down | going up | Total | going down | going up | Total | |
| Number of traffic jams over 10km | 23 | 44 | 67 | 28 | 49 | 77 | -5 | -5 | -10 |
| Of which, the number of traffic congestions of 30 km or more | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 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:249KB] 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 have to go out of the car due to an accident or breakdown, signal the car behind you with a hazard, flaming cylinder, or triangular stop display plate, 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.
Especially for avoiding long traffic jams Attachment-3 [PDF: 351KB] Please refer to the - 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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