Congestion prediction and countermeasures during Golden Week (in Niigata Prefecture)
~Please use distributed usage to ease congestion~
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- Congestion prediction and countermeasures during Golden Week (in Niigata Prefecture)
March 28, 2014
East Nippon Expressway Co., Ltd.
Niigata Regional Head Office
NEXCO EAST Niigata Regional Head Office (Chuo-ku, Niigata City) is a place where traffic congestion in Niigata Prefecture is predicted during the Golden Week period (12 days from Friday, April 25, 2014 to Tuesday, May 6). And the measures are summarized.
1 Request for distributed use
- On Expressway Niigata Prefecture, during the period, Peak 5km or more Is predicting congestion.
(Where traffic congestion is predicted Attachment 1 [PDF: 125KB],Attachment 2 [PDF: 76KB] As of) - This traffic congestion forecast is based on the traffic conditions in the past congestion period.
- Traffic conditions can change significantly depending on accidents and the effects of the weather, so make sure to check the latest road traffic information before departure and take time to go out. For information on how to obtain road traffic information and requests for safe use of Expressway, please see Attachment 3 [PDF: 88KB] Please refer to because it is described in.
2 Initiatives for congestion measures
Regarding congestion countermeasures, we will implement the following measures based on this traffic congestion forecast and past congestion situation. Also, in the past congestion period, small cars were parked in large car parking lots, which caused inconvenience to large car customers, and we plan to secure large car parking.
| Main line section | Rest facility |
|---|---|
| In-bound speed decrease reminder measures at the hill, etc. * 1 | Arrangement of parking lot organizers at rest facilities |
| Relieve darkness and oppressive feeling by increasing the illumination of tunnel lighting | Installation of temporary toilet |
| Measures to alert the rear end of a traffic jam | Secure parking for large vehicles |
- 1 In-bound in a section that temporarily speed such slope is reduced, it shrinks inter-vehicle distance, for congestion by vehicle braking occurs, do provide speed recovery information by mark plate or the like.

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