Comfortable driving forecast for Golden Week (Niigata Prefecture)
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- Comfortable driving forecast for Golden Week (Niigata Prefecture)
April 10, 2009
East Nippon Expressway Co., Ltd.
Niigata Regional Head Office
NEXCO EAST Niigata Regional Head Office (Nishi-ku, Niigata City, Regional Head Office: Yoshio Shiraishi) is congested on the Expressway in Niigata during the Golden Week [12 days from April 25 (Sat) to May 6 (Wed) 2009]. We have summarized the places where is predicted, so let me know.
Customers using the Expressway should refer to the comfortable driving forecast and shift the days and times of use to make a comfortable travel plan.
A new Expressway toll discount has started on Saturday, March 28th. Traffic trends are different from before, and the location, time, and scale of congestion may change. Please use the road traffic information [PDF: 136KB] that you can get before going out, while driving or taking a break, and make use of it for safe driving.
Also, for the prevention of accidents due to running out of fuel, please refer to the business locations [PDF: 275KB] of gas stations on Expressway help us refuel early.
1 Congestion prediction
- Congestion occurs in the second half of the consecutive holidays (May 2 to 6).
- Congestion occurs frequently on the Joshin-Etsu Expressway.
The details are as follows.
(1) Joshin-Etsu Expressway (Niigata Prefecture) In-bound: Tokyo bound Out-bound: Joetsu bound
| Date | direction | section | Traffic jam Point | Km post | Time zone | peak Time | Peak time Congestion length | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Traffic jam Head side | Traffic jam Rear side | |||||||
| 5/2 (soil) | going up | Myoko Kogen IC | Joetsutakada IC | Myoko SA near | 178 | 8：00～ 16：00 | 12 o'clock | 10km |
| going down | Nakago IC | Shinanomachi IC | Myoko SA near | 178 | 6：00～ 17：00 | 11 o'clock | 5km | |
| going up | Nakago IC | Joetsu JCT | Kannondaira TN near | 195 | 8：00～ 15：00 | 12 o'clock | 10km | |
| going down | Joetsutakada IC | Nakago IC | Kannondaira TN near | 195 | 6：00～ 18：00 | 9 o'clock | 5km | |
| 5/3 (Day) | going up | Myoko Kogen IC | Joetsutakada IC | Myoko SA near | 178 | 8：00～ 22：00 | 16:00 | 15km |
| going down | Nakago IC | Shinanomachi IC | Myoko SA near | 178 | 8：00～ 19：00 | 11 o'clock | 5km | |
| going up | Nakago IC | Joetsu JCT | Kannondaira TN near | 195 | 8：00～ 20：00 | 11 o'clock | 10km | |
| going down | Joetsutakada IC | Nakago IC | Kannondaira TN near | 195 | 8：00～ 19：00 | 11 o'clock | 5km | |
| 5/4 (Month) | going up | Myoko Kogen IC | Joetsutakada IC | Myoko SA near | 178 | 9：00～ 23：00 | 17:00 | 15km |
| going down | Nakago IC | Shinanomachi IC | Myoko SA near | 178 | 9：00～ 19：00 | 17:00 | 5km | |
| going up | Nakago IC | Joetsu JCT | Kannondaira TN near | 195 | 8：00～ 21：00 | 17:00 | 10km | |
| going down | Joetsutakada IC | Nakago IC | Kannondaira TN near | 195 | 9：00～ 20：00 | 16:00 | 5km | |
| 5/5 (fire) | going up | Myoko Kogen IC | Joetsutakada IC | Myoko SA near | 178 | 10：00～ 18：00 | 16:00 | 5km |
| going down | Nakago IC | Shinanomachi IC | Myoko SA near | 178 | 15：00～ 18：00 | 16:00 | 5km | |
| going up | Nakago IC | Joetsu JCT | Kannondaira TN near | 195 | 10：00～ 18：00 | 16:00 | 5km | |
| going down | Joetsutakada IC | Nakago IC | Kannondaira TN near | 195 | 15：00～ 18：00 | 16:00 | 5km | |
| 5/6 (water) | going up | Myoko Kogen IC | Joetsutakada IC | Myoko SA near | 178 | 10：00～ 18：00 | 16:00 | 5km |
| going down | Nakago IC | Shinanomachi IC | Myoko SA near | 178 | 15：00～ 18：00 | 16:00 | 5km | |
| going up | Nakago IC | Joetsu JCT | Kannondaira TN near | 195 | 10：00～ 18：00 | 16:00 | 5km | |
| going down | Joetsutakada IC | Nakago IC | Kannondaira TN near | 195 | 15：00～ 18：00 | 16:00 | 5km | |
IC: Interchange, JCT: Junction, TN: Tunnel, SA: Service area
(2) Hokuriku Expressway (Niigata Prefecture) In-bound: For Maibara Out-bound: For Niigata
| Date | direction | section | Traffic jam Point | Km post | Time zone | peak Time | Peak time Congestion length | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Traffic jam Head side | Traffic jam Rear side | |||||||
| 5/2 (soil) | going down | Sanjo Tsubame IC | Nakanoshima Mitsuke IC | Sakae PA near | 441 | 7：00～ 12：00 | 9 o'clock | 5km |
| 5/6 (water) | going up | Nakanoshima Mitsuke IC | Sanjo Tsubame IC | Sakae PA near | 441 | 15：00～ 19：00 | 16:00 | 5km |
(3) Ban-Etsu Expressway (Niigata Prefecture) In-bound: Aizu-Wakamatsu area Out-bound: Niigata area
| Date | direction | section | Traffic jam Point | Km post | Time zone | peak Time | Peak time Congestion length | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Traffic jam Head side | Traffic jam Rear side | |||||||
| 5/2 (soil) | going up | Niitsu IC | Niigata Central JCT | Liquor store BS near | 208 | 8：00～ 11：00 | 9 o'clock | 5km |
| 5/3 (Day) | going up | Mikawa IC | Yasuda IC | Hojuzan TN near | 186 | 8：00～ 11：00 | 9 o'clock | 5km |
| 5/3 (Day) | going down | Mikawa IC | Tsugawa IC | Yoshitsu TN near | 175 | 8：00～ 11：00 | 9 o'clock | 5km |
| 5/4 (Month) | going down | Mikawa IC | Tsugawa IC | Yoshitsu TN near | 175 | 15：00～ 19：00 | 17:00 | 5km |
| 5/5 (fire) | going down | Mikawa IC | Tsugawa IC | Yoshitsu TN near | 175 | 16：00～ 18：00 | 17:00 | 5km |
| 5/6 (water) | going down | Mikawa IC | Tsugawa IC | Yoshitsu TN near | 175 | 16：00～ 18：00 | 17:00 | 5km |
(4) Nihonkai-Tohoku Expressway (Niigata Prefecture) In-bound: Niigata area Out-bound: Murakami area
| Date | direction | section | Traffic jam Point | Km post | Time zone | peak Time | Peak time Congestion length | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Traffic jam Head side | Traffic jam Rear side | |||||||
| 5/2 (soil) | going down | Nakajo IC | Seiro Shibata IC | Nakajo IC | 37 | 8：00～ 15：00 | 11 o'clock | 5km |
IC: Interchange, JCT: Junction, TN: Tunnel, SA: Service area
2 Highways outside the prefecture (reference)
Of the Expressway outside the prefecture, Over 30km on the Kan-Etsu Expressway The traffic congestion forecast is as follows.
Kan-Etsu Expressway (outside Niigata Prefecture) In-bound: Tokyo area Out-bound: Nagaoka area
| Date | direction | section | Traffic jam Point | Km post | Time zone | peak Time | Peak time Congestion length | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Traffic jam Head side | Traffic jam Rear side | |||||||
| 5/2 (soil) | going down | Hanazono IC | Oizumi JCT | Hanazono IC near | 56 | 4：00～ 15：00 | 7 o'clock | 55km |
| 5/3 (Day) | going down | Hanazono IC | Tokorozawa IC | Hanazono IC near | 56 | 6：00～ 14：00 | 8 o'clock | 40km |
| 5/4 (Month) | going up | Arashiyama Ogawa IC | Takasaki JCT | Hanazono IC near | 55 | 15：00～ 2：00 | 18:00 | 30km |
| 5/4 (Month) | going down | Higashimatsuyama IC | Oizumi JCT | Takasaka SA near | 32 | 6：00～ 13：00 | 8 o'clock | 30km |
| 5/5 (fire) | going up | Arashiyama Ogawa IC | Takasaki IC | Hanazono IC near | 55 | 13：00～ 2：00 | 17:00 | 30km |
IC: Interchange, JCT: Junction, TN: Tunnel, SA: Service area
3 How to obtain road traffic information and requests to customers
Regarding how to obtain road traffic information and requests for safe use of the Expressway during the Golden Week period, Attachment 1 [PDF: 131KB] Please refer to the above.
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