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NEXCO EAST Niigata branch (Niigata city Chuo Ward), summer traffic congestion period from Nagaoka fireworks to Bon Festival[15 days from August 2 (Wed),2017 - August 16 (Wed)] This section summarizes the places where traffic congestion is predicted due to traffic concentration in Niigata Prefecture and the countermeasures.

1. Request for distributed use

• On Expressway Niigata Prefecture, during the period, Peak 1km or more Is predicting congestion.
  (The place where traffic jam is predicted is Attachment 1 [PDF: 329KB], Attachment 2 [PDF: 122KB] As of)
• This traffic congestion forecast is based on the traffic conditions during past traffic congestion.
• Traffic conditions can change significantly depending on accidents and weather, so be sure to check the latest road traffic information before leaving 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: 110KB] Please refer to because it is described in.

2. Efforts to prevent congestion

Regarding congestion countermeasures, we will implement the following measures based on this traffic congestion forecast and past congestion situation. Also, in the past traffic congestion period, small cars were parked in large cars, which caused inconvenience to large cars, and we plan to secure parking for large cars.

1. Main line section





1. 上り坂など一時的に速度が低下する区間では、車間距離が縮まり、ブレーキをかける車両による渋滞が発生するため、LED標識による速度回復情報の提供を行います。
2. Rest facility

3．休憩施設の営業時間延長

During the summer traffic congestion period, we are Large our normal business hours and look forward to your visit.
Please note that business hours vary depending on the rest facility. Attachment 4 [PDF:173KB] See

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