Regarding prediction of congestion on Expressway during Golden Week [Metropolitan area version]

Be careful of traffic jams in both directions up and down during the second half of the 4-day weekend! Congestion prediction up to 45km
~Please refer to traffic congestion predictions and cooperate with distributed usage~

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March 27, 2020
East Nippon Expressway Co., Ltd. Kanto Regional Head Office
Central Japan Expressway Co., Ltd. Tokyo Regional Head Office
Central Japan Expressway Co., Ltd. Hachioji Regional Head Office

The Kanto Regional Head Office East Nippon Expressway Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as NEXCO EAST) and the Tokyo Regional Head Office and Hachioji Regional Head Office of Central Nippon Expressway Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as NEXCO CENTRAL) operate Expressway in the Kanto-Koshin region and Shizuoka Prefecture. Golden Week period [11 days from Friday, April 26, 2020 to Monday, May 6, 2020] We would like to inform you that we have compiled traffic congestion predictions (traffic congestion over 10km).
This traffic congestion prediction is based on past traffic congestion records and recent traffic conditions, but may differ from actual traffic congestion due to traffic disturbances such as accidents, weather conditions, etc. Please check the latest traffic information before departure. In addition, Holiday discounts are not applied during Golden Week. Please be careful.

1. 1. Congestion forecast

◆Overview of traffic congestion prediction

  • This year's Golden Week has a pattern of 3 days off in the first half and 4 days in the second half, so the days of the week are easy to go out throughout the period.
  • In addition, last year's Golden Week was affected by people refraining from going out due to stormy weather, so the number of traffic jams this year is expected increase​ ​compared to last yearto .

(1) Prediction of traffic congestion over 10km (number of times per day)

Congestion prediction for 10 km or more (number of times per day) Out-bound image
Image of traffic jam prediction for 10 km or more (number of times per day) In-bound direction
Legend image image

(2) Prediction of especially long traffic jams (35 km or more)

Image of prediction for particularly long traffic jams (35 km or more)
<The maximum in each direction, Out-bound and In-bound is written in bold.>

 より詳しい渋滞予測の一覧などの詳細については別紙-1【PDF:369KB】をご覧ください。

(3) Comparison with last year (number of traffic jams)

A comparison of the number of traffic jams with 2020 (last year) is as follows. Please note that the 2020 results include traffic jams caused by accidents and other causes.

■Comparison with 2020

The unit of the numerical value in the table is "times"

Traffic jam scale ①Forecast for 2020 *1 ② Reiwa 5 results *2 Difference (①-②)
going down going up Total going down going up Total going down going up Total
Number of traffic jams over 10km 78 135 213 61 85 146 17 50 67
Number of traffic jams of 30 km or more 8 6 14 8 3 11 0 3 3
  1. Forecasts for 2020 are compiled for 11 days from Friday, April 26, 2020 to Monday, May 6, 2020.
  2. Results for 2020 are compiled for 11 days from Thursday, April 27, 2020 to Sunday, May 7, 2020.

2. Useful driving information

 リアルタイムの道路交通情報や渋滞予測などドライブにお役立ていただける様々な情報を配信しています。詳しくは、別紙-2【PDF:311KB】をご覧ください。

3. To our customers

 高速道路をご利用いただくお客さまに守っていただきたい大切なお願いと、お客さまサービスの取組み(混雑対策)を掲載しています。詳しくは、別紙-3【PDF:223KB】をご覧ください。

Four. For customers planning to use Haneda Airport

 CA東京湾アクアライン(下り線)を先頭とする渋滞が、首都高速道路【B】湾岸線および【K6】川崎線まで伸びると予測しています。特に東京方面から羽田空港をご利用予定のお客さまはご注意ください。
 詳しくは別紙-4【PDF:456KB】をご覧ください。

Five. Holiday discounts are not applied during Golden Week.

To avoid increased traffic congestion, holiday discounts will not be applied during this period. Please see below for details.

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