Expressway traffic during the Bon Festival (in Niigata Prefecture) (flash report)
From Wednesday, August 8, 2012 to Thursday, August 16, 2012 9 days
(FY2011 comparison period: Wednesday, August 10, 2011 to Thursday, August 18, 2011, 9 days)
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- Expressway traffic during the Bon Festival (in Niigata Prefecture) (flash report)
August 17, 2012
East Nippon Expressway Co., Ltd.
Niigata Regional Head Office
NEXCO EAST Niigata Regional Head Office (Chuo-ku, Niigata City) has summarized traffic conditions during the Obon period.
[Summary of traffic conditions]
- The year-on-year change in the average daily traffic volume of the main sections, About 8% decrease Did.
- The number of times of traffic congestion over 5 km 8 times, the same number as the previous year was.
- The biggest traffic jam that occurred during the period was Joshinetsu Expressway (Out-bound line) Joetsutakada IC-Myokokogen IC "11.4km" due to the traffic concentration that occurred on Saturday, August 11th was.
1 Main section *1 Average daily traffic *2 (Unit/day)
| Road name | section | 2012 fiscal year A | 2011 B | Year-on-year A / B |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hokuriku Road | Makigata East IC-Niigata West IC | 59,200 | 66,400 | 89% |
| Joetsu IC-Kakizaki IC | 29,300 | 31,800 | 92% | |
| Asahi IC-Clairless IC | 26,900 | 28,500 | 94% | |
| Kanetsu Expressway | Ojiya IC-Nagaoka IC | 36,100 | 37,100 | 97% |
| Minakami IC ~ Yuzawa IC | 37,600 | 37,800 | 99% | |
| Ban overpass | Niitsu Nishi Smart IC-Niigata Central JCT | 15,400 | 20,300 | 76% |
| Tsugawa IC-Mikawa IC | 15,400 | 19,800 | 78% | |
| Joshinetsu Road | Joetsutakada IC-Joetsu JCT | 23,800 | 24,100 | 99% |
| Shinanomachi IC-Myoko Kogen IC | 27,300 | 27,600 | 99% | |
| Tohoku Expressway | Nakajo IC-Arakawa IC | 16,100 | 17,200 | 94% |
| Daily traffic volume based on simple average of the above 10 sections | 28,700 | 31,100 | 92% | |
- 1: Interchange section near the prefectural border and major cities
- 2: The traffic volume is due to the traffic volume measuring device, and there is some mechanical error.
- 3: "IC: Interchange", "JCT: Junction"
[Reference] Day arrangement for the Bon festival period of 2012 and 2011
![[Reference] Image of array of days of the week for the Bon festival period of 2012 and 2011](/rest/pressroom/press_release/niigata/h24/0817/images/01.jpg)
2 congestion
2012 fiscal year Traffic congestion during the Obon period (maximum traffic length of 5km or more): Worst 5th place (total 8 times)| worst | Vertical line | Road name | Date and time of traffic jam | Traffic jam location | Congestion length | Congestion factors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Out-bound line | Joshin-Etsu Expressway | Saturday, August 11 8:07 | Between Joetsutakada IC and Myokokogen IC | 11.4㎞ | Traffic concentration |
| 2 | Out-bound line | Hokuriku Expressway | Friday, August 10 14:55 | Between Niigata West IC and Sanjo Tsubame IC | 8.3㎞ | Old car |
| 3 | In-bound line | Joshin-Etsu Expressway | Wednesday, August 15 14:11 | Between Nakago IC and Joetsu JCT | 8.1㎞ | Traffic concentration |
| 4 | Out-bound line | Joshin-Etsu Expressway | Saturday, August 11th, 10:30 | Between Myoko Kogen IC and Toyota Iiyama IC | 7.0㎞ | Traffic concentration |
| 5 | Out-bound line | Ban-Etsu Expressway | Sunday, August 12 9:39 | Between Yasuda IC and Mikawa IC | 6.0㎞ | accident |
【reference】
Traffic congestion during the 2011 Bon Festival (maximum traffic length of 5 km or more): Worst 5th place (total 8 times)
| worst | Vertical line | Road name | Date and time of traffic jam | Traffic jam location | Congestion length | Congestion factors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | In-bound line | Joshin-Etsu Expressway | Monday, August 15 11:32 | Between Nakago IC and Joetsu JCT | 14.1km | Traffic concentration |
| 2 | In-bound line | Hokuriku Expressway | Monday, August 15 9:06 | Between Sanjo Tsubame IC and Niigata West IC | 12.5km | Accident |
| 3 | Out-bound line | Joshin-Etsu Expressway | Saturday, August 13 8:07 | Between Joetsutakada IC and Myokokogen IC | 11.7km | Traffic concentration |
| 4 | In-bound line | Joshin-Etsu Expressway | Sunday, August 14 15:05 | Between Nakago IC and Joetsu JCT | 11.7km | Traffic concentration |
| 5 | Out-bound line | Joshin-Etsu Expressway | Sunday, August 14 8:41 | Between Joetsutakada IC and Nakago IC | 10.2km | Traffic concentration |
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