Expressway traffic during the Obon period (in Niigata Prefecture)
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11 days from Saturday, August 6, 2016 to Tuesday, August 16, 2016
(Fiscal 2015 comparison period: Saturday, August 8, 2015 to Tuesday, August 18, 2015, 11 days)
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- Expressway traffic during the Bon Festival (in Niigata Prefecture) (flash report)
August 17, 2016
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 1% decrease Did.
- The number of times of traffic over 5km 7 times, 3 times less than the previous year Did.
(Of these, there were 6 congestions due to traffic concentration, which was the same as the previous year.) - The biggest traffic jam that occurred during the period was Hokuriku Road (In-bound line) Nagaoka JCT-Sanjo Tsubame IC "16.4km" caused by the accident that occurred on Sunday, August 14th was.
Major sections during one period *1 Average daily traffic *2 (Unit/day)
"IC: Interchange", "JCT: Junction"
There is a mechanical error of
| Road name | section | FY2016 A | FY2015 B | Year-on-year A / B |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hokuriku Expressway | Makigata East IC-Niigata West IC | 55,200 | 56,500 | 98％ |
| Joetsu IC-Kakizaki IC | 27,600 | 28,100 | 98％ | |
| Familiar IC-Itoigawa IC | 24,900 | 25,000 | 100％ | |
| Kan-Etsu Expressway | Ojiya IC-Nagaoka IC | 32,800 | 33,700 | 97％ |
| Mizukami IC to Yuzawa IC | 35,100 | 36,000 | 98％ | |
| Ban-Etsu Expressway | Yasuda IC-Nitsu IC | 12,900 | 13,300 | 97％ |
| Tsugawa IC-Mikawa IC | 13,100 | 13,400 | 98％ | |
| Joshin-Etsu Expressway | Joetsutakada IC-Joetsu JCT | 22,300 | 22,300 | 100％ |
| Shinano-machi IC - Myoko Kougen IC | 25,600 | 25,200 | 102％ | |
| Tohoku Expressway | Nakajo IC-Arakawa Wombai IC | 15,100 | 15,200 | 99％ |
| Daily traffic volume based on simple average of the above 10 sections | 26,500 | 26,900 | 99％ | |
- 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】2016 And array of days of the week of 2015
![[Reference] Image image of the day arrangement for the Bon Festival period of 2016 and 2015](/rest/pressroom/press_release/niigata/h28/0817/images/01.jpg)
2 Congestion status (maximum congestion length of 5 km or more)
2016 Occurrence of traffic jam during Obon period: 7 times in total (including 6 times due to traffic concentration)| worst | Road name / direction | Date and time of traffic jam | Traffic jam location | Congestion length | Congestion factors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hokuriku Road (above) | Sunday, August 14 12:12 | Nagaoka JCT-Tsubame Sanjo IC | 16.4km | accident |
| 2 | Joshinetsu Road (above) | Monday, August 15 10:29 | Myoko Kougen IC - Nakasato IC | 7.8km | Traffic concentration |
| 3 | Hokuriku Road (above) | Sunday, August 14 15:27 | Nagaoka JCT-Sakae Smart IC | 6.3km | Traffic concentration |
| 4 | Joshinetsu Road (below) | Thursday, August 11 9:20 | Joetsutakada IC-Nakago IC | 6.0km | Traffic concentration |
| 5 | Joshinetsu Road (below) | Sunday, August 14 10:00 | Nakago IC-Shinanomachi IC | 5.7km | Traffic concentration |
| Joshinetsu Road (above) | Sunday, August 14 15:19 | Arai Smart IC-Joetsutakada IC | 5.7km | Traffic concentration | |
| 7 | Joshinetsu Road (below) | Sunday, August 14 10:07 | Joetsutakada IC-Nakago IC | 5.2km | Traffic concentration |
【reference】
2015 Traffic jams during the Obon period: 10 times in total (including 6 times due to traffic concentration)
The table below shows the worst 5th
| worst | Road name / direction | Date and time of traffic jam | Traffic jam location | Congestion length | Congestion factors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hokuriku Road (above) | Saturday, August 15 10:20 | Between Makigata East IC and Niigata West IC | 12.0km | Broken car |
| 2 | Hokuriku Road (above) | Saturday, August 15 13:33 | Sakae Smart IC-Makigata East IC | 9.6km | accident |
| 3 | Joshinetsu Road (below) | Saturday, August 8 9:36 | Between Joetsutakada IC and Nakago IC | 7.9km | Traffic concentration |
| 4 | Hokuriku Road (below) | Saturday, August 15 12:14 | Between Makigata East IC and Sanjo Tsubame IC | 7.7km | accident |
| 5 | Joshinetsu Road (below) | Sunday, August 9 9:19 | Between Joetsutakada IC and Nakago IC | 7.0km | Traffic concentration |
| Joshinetsu Road (above) | Saturday, August 15 14:13 | Arai Smart IC-Joetsu JCT | 7.0km | Traffic concentration |
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