Traffic conditions on Expressway in Niigata during the year-end and New Year period (preliminary report) [Niigata version]
December 22, 2011 (Thursday)-January 4, 2012 (Wednesday) 14 days
(2010 comparison period: December 22, 2010 (Wednesday) to January 4, 2011 (Tuesday) 14 days)
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- Traffic conditions on Expressway in Niigata during the year-end and New Year period (preliminary report) [Niigata version]
January 5, 2012
East Nippon Expressway Co., Ltd.
Niigata Regional Head Office
NEXCO EAST Niigata Regional Head Office (Nishi-ku, Niigata City) summarized the traffic conditions during the year-end and New Year holidays.
Traffic overview
- The year-on-year change in the average daily traffic volume of the main sections, About 2% decrease Did.
- The number of times of traffic over 5km 2 times, 1 increase from the previous year Did.
- The biggest traffic jam that occurred during the period was "5.4km" caused by a traffic accident that occurred on December 26th (Monday) at Hokuriku Expressway (In-bound) Makigata East IC-Niigata West IC was.
Main sections during one period *1 Average daily traffic volume *2 (vehicles/day)
| Road name | section | H23 A | H22 B | Year-on-year A/B |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hokuriku Expressway | Makigata East IC-Niigata West IC | 35,400 | 36,000 | 98％ |
| Joetsu IC-Kakizaki IC | 14,400 | 15,000 | 96％ | |
| Asahi IC-Clairless IC | 12,600 | 12,200 | 103％ | |
| Kan-Etsu Expressway | Ojiya IC-Nagaoka IC | 15,900 | 16,200 | 98％ |
| Minakami IC - Yuzawa IC | 19,900 | 19,100 | 104％ | |
| Ban-Etsu Expressway | Niitsu IC-Niigata Central JCT | 9,700 | 7,400 | 131％ |
| Tsugawa IC-Mikawa IC | 8,400 | 6,500 | 129％ | |
| Joshin-Etsu Expressway | Joetsutakada IC-Joetsu JCT | 9,100 | 9,800 | 93％ |
| Shinano-machi IC - Myoko Kougen IC | 12,000 | 12,300 | 98％ | |
| Tohoku Expressway | Nakajo IC-Arakawa Wombai IC | 8,600 | 14,300 | 60％ |
| Daily traffic volume based on simple average of the above 10 sections | 14,600 | 14,900 | 98％ | |
- 1: Interchange section near the prefectural border and major cities.
- 2: The traffic volume is due to the traffic volume measuring device, and there are some mechanical errors.
- 3: "IC: Interchange", "JCT: Junction"
[Reference] Day arrangement for the year-end and New Year holidays of 2011 and 2010
2 congestion
Congestion occurrence during the year-end and New Year period of 2011 (maximum congestion length of 5 km or more): Occurred twice
| worst | Vertical line | Road name | Date and time of traffic jam | Traffic jam location | Congestion length | Congestion factors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | In-bound line | Hokuriku Expressway | December 26 (Monday) 9:27 | Between Makigata East IC and Niigata West IC | 5.4km | Traffic accident |
| 2 | In-bound line | Kan-Etsu Expressway | Wednesday, January 4, 17:50 | Between Minakami IC and Yuzawa IC | 5.0km | Broken car |
【reference】
Congestion occurrence during the year-end and New Year holidays of 2010 (maximum congestion length of 5 km or more): 1 occurrence
| worst | Vertical line | Road name | Date and time of traffic jam | Traffic jam location | Congestion length | Congestion factors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | In-bound line | Nitto Expressway | Monday, January 3 11:05 | Between Seiro Shibata IC and Nakajo IC | 7.0km | Traffic concentration |
3 Reference materials (attached sheet)
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