Expressway traffic during the year-end and New Year period
(Niigata Prefecture) (Flash report)
10 days from Saturday, December 26, 2015 to Monday, January 4, 2016
(FY2014 comparison period: December 26, 2014 (Friday) to January 4, 2015 (Sunday) 10 days)
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- Expressway traffic during the year-end and New Year period (in Niigata Prefecture) (preliminary report)
January 5, 2016
East Nippon Expressway Co., Ltd.
Niigata Regional Head Office
NEXCO EAST Niigata Regional Head Office (Chuo-ku, Niigata City) has 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 3% increase Did.
- The peak of the Out-bound line of traffic was Wednesday, December 30, and the peak of the In-bound line was Sunday, January 3.
- The number of traffic jams over 5 km was two (0 in the previous year).
- The largest traffic jam during the period was caused by traffic congestion on Kan-Etsu Expressway (Out-bound) between Yuzawa IC and Minakami IC on Wednesday, December 30th, and the maximum length of the traffic jam was 6.6 km.
Major sections during one period *1 Average daily traffic *2 (Unit/day)
| Road name | section | 2015 A | 2014 B | Year-on-year A / B |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hokuriku Expressway | Makigata East IC-Niigata West IC | 33,600 | 32,600 | 103% |
| Joetsu IC-Kakizaki IC | 14,100 | 13,600 | 104% | |
| Familiar IC-Itoigawa IC | 13,600 | 13,000 | 105% | |
| Kan-Etsu Expressway | Ojiya IC-Nagaoka IC | 16,400 | 16,200 | 101% |
| Minakami IC - Yuzawa IC | 23,800 | 23,100 | 103% | |
| Ban-Etsu Expressway | Niitsu Nishi Smart IC-Niigata Central JCT | 7,300 | 6,800 | 107% |
| Tsugawa IC-Mikawa IC | 6,800 | 6,500 | 105% | |
| Joshin-Etsu Expressway | Joetsutakada IC-Joetsu JCT | 9,900 | 9,600 | 103% |
| Shinano-machi IC - Myoko Kougen IC | 12,400 | 12,600 | 98% | |
| Tohoku Expressway | Nakajo IC-Arakawa Wombai IC | 7,200 | 7,400 | 97% |
| Daily traffic volume based on simple average of the above 10 sections | 14,500 | 14,100 | 103% | |
"IC: Interchange", "JCT: Junction"
- 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.
[Reference] Weekday arrangement for the year-end and New Year period of 2015 and 2014

2 congestion
Occurrence of traffic jam during the year-end and New Year period of 2015 (maximum traffic length of 5 km or more): 2 times in total
| worst | Vertical line | Road name | Traffic jam date and time (peak) | Traffic jam location | Maximum traffic length | Congestion factors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | under | Kan-Etsu Expressway | December 30 (Wednesday) around 9:47 | Near Yuzawa IC | 6.6km | Traffic concentration |
| 2 | under | Kan-Etsu Expressway | December 29 (Tue) around 8:37 | Near Yuzawa IC | 5.1km | Traffic concentration |
3 Reference materials (attached sheet)

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