Congestion prediction and countermeasures for Expressway during the year-end and New Year period
～ Please avoid traffic to reduce traffic congestion ～
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- Congestion prediction and countermeasures for Expressway during the year-end and New Year period
November 20, 1st 2019
East Nippon Expressway Co., Ltd. Kanto Regional Head Office
Central Nippon Expressway Co., Ltd. Tokyo Regional Head Office
Central Nippon Expressway Co., Ltd. Hachioji Regional Head Office
East Nippon Expressway Co., Ltd. (hereinafter, NEXCO EAST) Kanto Regional Head Office and Central Nippon Expressway Co., Ltd. (hereinafter, NEXCO CENTRAL) Tokyo Regional Head Office and Hachioji Regional Head Office Expressway Kanto Koshin region and Shizuoka Prefecture. Year-end and New Year holidays [2019 December 27 (Friday) -2020, January 5 (Sunday) of 10 days] We would like to inform you that we have summarized the trends and countermeasures for traffic congestion forecasts (traffic congestion of 10 km or more) in Japan.
Please refer to this traffic jam forecast and use it for making travel plans, such as avoiding peak traffic jams and adjusting departure times. This forecast is based on the past year-end and New Year traffic congestion results and recent traffic conditions, but the actual traffic congestion situation may differ from the forecast due to accidents and the influence of the weather, so it is the latest before departure. Please check the traffic information of.
In addition, Expressway company provides traffic congestion forecast information and road traffic information with various tools. Please use it when using the Expressway
During the year-end and New Year holidays, traffic congestion is expected to occur especially from January 2nd (Thursday) to January 3rd (Friday).
⇒December 31st (Tuesday), January 1st (Wednesday), January 5th (Sunday),etc.
using it on days when there is relatively little traffic!Please consider
- For detailed traffic congestion forecast, please check the official websites of various Expressway companies and various tools.
1 Congestion prediction
(1) Number of traffic congestion of 10km or more
- 1: C3 Regarding the number of traffic jams predicted on the Gaikan Expressway, the direction toward the Takaya JCT (clockwise) is the "outward direction" and the direction toward the Oizumi JCT (counterclockwise) is the "inward direction", C4 Ken-o Expressway expresses the direction toward the Daiei JCT (clockwise) as the "outward direction" and the direction toward the Chigasaki JCT (counterclockwise) as the "inward direction".
(2) Prediction of particularly long congestion (30 km or more)
| Direction | Peak Month, Day and the weekday |
Road name | Top of traffic jam (location) |
Time zone | Peak time | Peak Congestion length |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| going down | 12/28 Sat | E1 Tomei Expressway |
Near Hadano-Nakai IC | Kanagawa Prefecture Hadano City |
6：00 ～ 17：00 |
8 o'clock | 30km |
| 12/29 | E1 Tomei Expressway |
Near Hadano-Nakai IC | Kanagawa Prefecture Hadano City |
6：00 ～ 17：00 |
8 o'clock | 30km | |
| 12/30 month | E1 Tomei Expressway |
Near Hadano-Nakai IC | Kanagawa Prefecture Hadano City |
6：00 ～ 17：00 |
9 o'clock | 30km | |
| going up | 1/1 water | E1 Tomei Expressway |
Near Yamato TN | Kanagawa Prefecture Yamato City |
12：00 ～ 23：00 |
16:00 | 30km |
| 1/2 tree | E4 Tohoku Expressway |
Near Kazo IC | Saitama Kazo City |
15：00 ～ 21：00 |
18:00 | 30km | |
| 1/2 tree | E17 Kan-Etsu Expressway |
Near Takasaka SA | Saitama Higashimatsuyama City |
14：00 ～ 21：00 |
17:00 | 30km | |
| 1/2 tree | E1 Tomei Expressway |
Near Yamato TN | Kanagawa Prefecture Yamato City |
8:00 ~ 1:00 the next day |
12 o'clock | 30km | |
| 1/3 gold | E4 Tohoku Expressway |
Near Kazo IC | Saitama Kazo City |
15：00 ～ 22：00 |
18:00 | 35km | |
| 1/3 gold | E17 Kan-Etsu Expressway |
Near Takasaka SA | Saitama Higashimatsuyama City |
13：00 ～ 23：00 |
17:00 | 35km | |
| 1/3 gold | E1 Tomei Expressway |
Near Yamato TN | Kanagawa Prefecture Yamato City |
8:00 ~ 1:00 the next day |
13:00 | 35km | |
| 1/4 Sat | E1 Tomei Expressway |
Near Yamato TN | Kanagawa Prefecture Yamato City |
12：00 ～ 23：00 |
16:00 | 35km | |
Please refer to Attachment-1 [PDF: 113KB] 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.
See Attachment-3 [PDF: 310KB] for examples of avoiding particularly long traffic jams.
(3) the last fiscal year of the year-end and New Year holidays (2018, December 27, 2007 (Thursday) -2019 congestion number of times compared with the January 5 (Saturday))
The unit of the numerical value in the table is "times"
| Traffic jam scale | [1] 2019 of the forecast | [2] Results for FY2018 * | Difference ([1]-[2]) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| going down | going up | Total | going down | going up | Total | going down | going up | Total | ||
| Number of traffic jams over 10km | 37 | 68 | 105 | 43 | 68 | 111 | ▲6 | ±0 | ▲6 | |
| Of which, the number of traffic congestions of 30 km or more | 3 | 8 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 4 | +3 | +4 | +7 | |
* 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: 252KB] Please see.
3 Customer service initiatives (countermeasures against congestion)
We will work to strengthen our customer services, such as measures to alert the end of a traffic jam, assign parking lot organizers in the service area, install temporary toilets, and secure parking for large vehicles.
[Countermeasure example]
- 2: The sections for which congestion extension information is provided are as follows.
E1 Tomei (Tokyo IC-Toyokawa IC), E1A Shintomei (Atsugi Minami IC-Isehara JCT, Gotemba JCT-Mikkabi JCT), E4 Tohoku Expressway (Kawaguchi JCT-Yaita IC), E6 Joban Expressway (Misato JCT-Hitachi Minamiota IC), E17 Kan-Etsu Expressway (Nerima IC-Showa IC), E50 North Kanto Expressway (Takasaki JCT-Ota Yabutsuka IC, Ota Kiryu IC-Iwafune JCT, Tochigi Tsuga JCT-Utsunomiyakami Mikawa IC, Kasama West IC-Mito Minami IC), E51 East Kanto Expressway (starting point-Narita IC), E52 Chubu Crossing (Shin-Shimizu JCT-Tomizawa IC), E65 New Airport Road, E14 Keiyo Road, Tateyama Road, Futtsu Tateyama Road (excluding the Konan Toyama IC-Tomiura IC), C3 Outer Ring Road, C4 Ken-O Road O Expressway (Akiruno IC-Daiei JCT), CA Tokyo Wan Aqua-Line Expressway / Aqualine connecting road - 3: Some information boards may not be able to display the red triangle mark.
~ Requesting customers to drive safely ~
- Please check the car before driving to prevent troubles during driving.
- Falling objects on the Expressway lead to serious accidents
Let's check not only before departure, but also when using SA / PA to check for loose ropes when traveling long distances. - Be sure to wear seat belts on all seats, including the back seats
- Insert the ETC card securely
- Enter the ETC lane after decelerating to 20 km / h or less, and drive slowly inside the ETC lane.
- For fuel and toilet, take an appropriate break as soon as possible and keep in mind to drive safely.
- 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. - There are many rear-end collisions at the end of traffic jams
Do not drive aside and drive at the end of the traffic jam with an early warning lamp to signal the following vehicle, etc. to prevent a rear-end collision. - A motorcycle accident has occurred
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. - There are many accidents in which people are hit by Expressway.
If you are forced to get out of the car due to an accident or breakdown, signal the car behind you with hazards, flaming tubes, and stop indicator materials, evacuate to a safe place such as the outside of the guardrail, and call the emergency phone etc. - 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: 310KB] please look at - In-bound as well as attention to the slowdown in the hill, take the vehicle-to-vehicle distance to enough, except for overtaking at the time, please use the driving lane
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