Expressway traffic during the Obon period [Niigata Prefecture] (preliminary report)
11 days from Thursday, August 8, 2013 to Sunday, August 18, 2013
(2012 comparison period: Thursday, August 9, 2012 to Sunday, August 19, 2012, 11 days)
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- Expressway traffic during the Obon period [Niigata Prefecture] (preliminary report)
August 19, 2013
East Nippon Expressway Co., Ltd.
Niigata Regional Head Office
NEXCO EAST Niigata branch (Niigata city Chuo Ward) compiled the traffic situation of the Bon Festival period.
[Summary of traffic conditions]
- The year-on-year change in the average daily traffic volume of the main sections, About 2% increase Did.
- The number of times of traffic over 5km 6 times, 2 times less than the previous year Did.
- The biggest traffic jam that occurred during the period was Joshinetsu Expressway (Out-bound Line) Joetsutakada IC-Myokokogen IC "11.2km" due to the traffic concentration that occurred on Saturday, August 10th was.
Major sections during one period *1 Average daily traffic *2 (Unit/day)
| Road name | section | 2013 A | 2012 fiscal year B | Year-on-year A / B |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hokuriku Road | Makigata East IC-Niigata West IC | 59,200 | 58,400 | 101％ |
| Joetsu IC-Kakizaki IC | 29,900 | 29,100 | 103％ | |
| Familiar IC-Itoigawa IC | 27,200 | 26,600 | 102％ | |
| Kanetsu Expressway | Ojiya IC-Nagaoka IC | 36,000 | 35,300 | 102％ |
| Minakami IC ~ Yuzawa IC | 37,500 | 37,100 | 101％ | |
| Ban overpass | Niitsu Nishi Smart IC-Niigata Central JCT | 15,200 | 15,700 | 97％ |
| Tsugawa IC-Mikawa IC | 15,800 | 15,500 | 102％ | |
| Joshinetsu Road | Joetsutakada IC-Joetsu JCT | 24,800 | 23,700 | 105％ |
| Shinanomachi IC-Myoko Kogen IC | 28,300 | 27,200 | 104％ | |
| Tohoku Expressway | Nakajo IC-Arakawa IC | 16,600 | 15,900 | 104％ |
| Daily traffic volume based on simple average of the above 10 sections | 29,100 | 28,500 | 102％ | |
"IC: Interchange", "JCT: Junction"
- 1: Interchange section near the prefectural border and near major cities
- 2: The traffic volume is due to the traffic volume measuring device, and there is some mechanical error.
[Reference] Day arrangement for the Bon period of 2013 and 2012
![[Reference] Image image of the day arrangement for the Bon festival period of 2013 and 2012](/rest/pressroom/press_release/niigata/h25/0819/images/01.jpg)
2 congestion
2013 Occurrence of traffic congestion during the Obon period (maximum traffic length of 5 km or more): 6 times in total
The table below shows the worst 5th
| worst | Vertical line | Road name | Date and time of traffic jam | Traffic jam location | Congestion length | Congestion factors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | under | Joshin-Etsu Expressway | Saturday, August 10 8:30 | Between Joetsutakada IC and Myokokogen IC | 11.2km | Traffic concentration |
| 2 | under | Joshin-Etsu Expressway | Sunday, August 11 9:12 | Between Joetsutakada IC and Nakago IC | 9.5km | Traffic concentration |
| 3 | under | Hokuriku Expressway | Friday, August 9 14:25 | Between Sanjo Tsubame IC and Nagaoka JCT | 6.8km | accident |
| 4 | Up | Kan-Etsu Expressway | Friday, August 16 10:34 | Between Yuzawa IC and Muikamachi IC | 6.2km | accident |
| 5 | under | Joshin-Etsu Expressway | Wednesday, August 14 8:45 | Between Joetsutakada IC and Myokokogen IC | 5.6km | Traffic concentration |
【reference】
Traffic jam situation during the 2012 Bon Festival (maximum traffic congestion length of 5 km or more): 8 times in total
| worst | Vertical line | Road name | Date and time of traffic jam | Traffic jam location | Congestion length | Congestion factors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | under | Joshin-Etsu Expressway | Saturday, August 11 8:07 | Between Joetsutakada IC and Myokokogen IC | 11.4㎞ | Traffic concentration |
| 2 | under | Hokuriku Expressway | Friday, August 10 14:55 | Between Niigata West IC and Sanjo Tsubame IC | 8.3㎞ | Old car |
| 3 | Up | Joshin-Etsu Expressway | Wednesday, August 15 14:11 | Between Nakago IC and Joetsu JCT | 8.1㎞ | Traffic concentration |
| 4 | under | Joshin-Etsu Expressway | Saturday, August 11th, 10:30 | Between Myoko Kogen IC and Toyota Iiyama IC | 7.0㎞ | Traffic concentration |
| 5 | under | Ban-Etsu Expressway | Sunday, August 12 9:39 | Between Yasuda IC and Mikawa IC | 6.0㎞ | accident |
3 Reference materials (attached sheet)
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