Prediction of traffic congestion on Expressway in Niigata prefecture during the year-end and New Year holidays
-It is predicted that there will be no traffic congestion of 5 km or more due to traffic concentration-
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- Prediction of traffic congestion on Expressway in Niigata prefecture during the year-end and New Year holidays
November 25, 2016
East Nippon Expressway Co., Ltd.
Niigata Regional Head Office
NEXCO EAST Niigata Regional Head Office (Chuo-ku, Niigata City) is focusing on the traffic conditions of Expressway in Niigata during the year-end and New Year period from December 28, 2016 (Wednesday) to January 4, 2017 (Wednesday). It is predicted that there will be no congestion of more than 5 km due to
In addition, since there are many winter fatalities and injuries on Expressway in the prefecture, our Regional Head Office will jointly work with related organizations to promote early installation of winter tires and to continue awareness of safe driving on winter roads.
Congestion forecast at the end of the year
We predict that there will not be more than 5 km of traffic congestion due to traffic concentration on Expressway in the prefecture.
During the year-end and New Year holidays, we predict that there will be no traffic congestion on Expressway in Niigata Prefecture over 5 km due to traffic concentration, but traffic congestion due to slowdown during snowfall and chain check* will occur. There is likely to be.
In addition, the road traffic situation will change significantly due to the impact of accidents, broken cars, etc. Attachment [PDF:166KB] Please check and make sure you have enough time to go out.
The year-end and New Year traffic congestion forecasts for Expressway outside the prefecture are posted below.
- A chain check is a rest facility in front of which you head toward the mountains during heavy snowfall, and it is used to check the installation status of winter tires or chains for the safety of customers.These are the Kan-Etsu Expressway and Joshin-Etsu Expressway. It may be carried out.
2 Request for safe driving on the Expressway
There are many winter casualties at Expressway in the prefecture.
This Regional Head Office in, Niigata Prefecture, Expressway Upon cooperation with the traffic police, etc. of the relevant agencies, traffic safety educational activities continue to implement but we have called for safe driving, the future marks the full-fledged winter, winter tires Please replace it with a new one in advance for winter equipment.
In addition, make sure you have a sufficient distance between cars, and never stop dangerous "acceleration, steering, braking" on snowy roads.
For more information about requests to customers, Attachment [PDF:166KB] Please refer to the.
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