Congestion prediction and countermeasures during Golden Week (in Niigata Prefecture)
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- Congestion prediction and countermeasures during Golden Week (in Niigata Prefecture)
April 14, 2011
East Nippon Expressway Co., Ltd.
Niigata Regional Head Office
We would like to extend our deepest sympathies to all the victims of the Great East Japan Earthquake.
NEXCO EAST Niigata Regional Head Office (Nishi-ku, Niigata City) is during Golden Week [11 days from Thursday, April 28 to Sunday, May 8, 2011] In this section, we have summarized the places where traffic jams are predicted on Expressway in Niigata Prefecture and their countermeasures.
When using the Expressway, please refer to this traffic congestion forecast and avoid the peak traffic time and use the Expressway a decentralized manner.
1 Congestion forecast during Golden Week
- In Niigata Prefecture, we predict traffic jams on the Joshinetsu Expressway, Hokuriku Expressway, Ban-Etsu Expressway Expressway and Nihonkai Tohoku Expressway.
Holiday special discount *1 And free social experiment *2 As a result of traffic congestion prediction based on past traffic congestion results, etc., Attachment 1 [PDF: 205KB] We predict the occurrence of traffic congestion as shown in.
Please be sure to check the latest road traffic information before departure, as the traffic conditions will change significantly depending on the accident and weather conditions. For information on how to obtain road traffic information and requests for safe use of Expressway, please see Attachment 2 [PDF: 112KB] Please refer to because it is described in.
In addition, customers using the areas between Kanto (Kan-Etsu Expressway Fujioka JCT south) and Hokuriku (Hokuriku Expressway Joetsu JCT west) via Niigata Prefecture should check the latest road traffic information before using the Kan-Etsu Expressway Route to detour to (Attachment 3 [PDF: 91KB]) Please also consider. The difference in mileage is about 33km.
- 1: Holiday special discount
Discount applied to Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays for ordinary vehicles such as light vehicles that traveled on ETC on Expressway (except for large city suburbs), and the maximum toll is 1,000 yen. May 2, 2011 (Monday) and May 6, 2011 (Friday) during Golden Week will also be applied. - 2: Free social experiment
In Niigata Prefecture, it is carried out between Niigata Chuo JCT and Arakawa Tonainai IC on the Nihonkai Tohoku Expressway, and all models are free regardless of the day of the week or ETC. The way of passing will not change. If you are an ETC, please insert the ETC card into the in-vehicle device and drive on the "ETC lane". If you are not an ETC, please pick up your ticket at the "general lane" at the entrance and hand it to the staff at the exit.
2 Congestion measures at main lines and rest facilities
- We plan to implement measures to prevent congestion at the main line and rest facilities.
Regarding congestion countermeasures, we will implement the following measures based on this traffic congestion forecast and past traffic congestion situation. In addition, in the past congestion period, small cars were parked in the parking lots for large vehicles, which caused inconvenience to large vehicles, and we plan to focus on securing large vehicles.
| Items | Main measures |
|---|---|
| Main line section | (1) In-bound speed decrease reminder measures at the hill, etc. (*3) |
| (2) Measures to alert the rear end of a traffic jam | |
| Rest facility department | (3) Placement of parking lot organizers at rest facilities |
| (4) Installation of temporary toilet | |
| (5) Secure parking for large vehicles |
- 3 In-bound in a section slope, such as temporarily speed is reduced, to shrink the distance between vehicles, since the traffic congestion caused by vehicle braking occurs, do the measures to encourage speed recovery.
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