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Expressway traffic during the year-end and New Year period
(Niigata Prefecture) (breaking news)

December 28, 2017 (Thursday) to January 4, 2018 (Thursday) 8 days
(2016 comparison period: December 28, 2016 (Wednesday) to January 4, 2017 (Wednesday) 8 days)

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January 5, 2018
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

  1. The average daily traffic volume of the 10 main sections is also affected by snowfall compared to last year About 6% decrease Did.
  2. The peak of the Out-bound line of traffic was Saturday, December 30, and the peak of the In-bound line was Wednesday, January 3.
  3. The number of traffic jams over 5km Once It was (0 times last year).
  4. The maximum length of the traffic jam is around 14:45 on Wednesday, January 3 E17 Kan-Etsu Expressway (In-bound line) It was "12.5km" caused by the effect of a broken car near the Taru barrel PA.

Main sections during one period * 1 Average daily traffic * 2 (Unit / day)

Road name section 2017
A		 2016
B		 Year-on-year
B / A
E8Hokuriku Expressway Familiar IC ~ Itoigawa IC 13,300 14,800 90％
Joetsu IC-Kakizaki IC 13,900 15,000 93％
Makigata East IC-Niigata West IC 32,700 34,500 95％
E17Kan-Etsu Expressway Minakami IC ~ Yuzawa IC 24,100 24,800 97％
Ojiya IC-Nagaoka IC 16,700 17,400 96％
E49 Ban-Etsu Expressway Tsugawa IC-Mikawa IC 6,400 6,900 93％
E18 Joshin-Etsu Expressway Shinanomachi IC ~ Myoko Kogen IC 12,600 13,500 93％
Joetsutakada IC ~ Joetsu JCT 9,700 10,900 89％
E7 Tohoku Expressway Niigata Central JCT-Niigata Kameda IC 12,700 13,000 98％
Seiro Shibata IC-Nakajo IC 8,300 8,700 95％
10 section average 15,000 16,000 94％
"IC: Interchange", "JCT: Junction"
  • : "Main section" is an interchange section near the prefectural border and near major cities, and "Traffic volume" is a preliminary value.

[Reference] Day arrangement for the year-end and New Year period of 2017 and 2016

[Reference] Image images of the day arrangement for the year-end and New Year periods of 2017 and 2016

2 congestion

2017 Traffic congestion during the year-end and New Year period (maximum traffic length of 5 km or more): 1 time

Road name / direction Traffic jam section Congestion peak date and time Maximum traffic length Traffic jam
Factor		 Traffic jam start-end time
E17 Kan-Etsu Expressway
(Up)		 Around Tachiru PA ~
Near Shiozawa Ishiuchi IC		 Wednesday, January 3
Around 14:45		 12.5km Broken car 11: 15 ~
Around 16:45

【reference】
2016 Traffic congestion during the year-end and New Year period (maximum traffic length of 5 km or more): None

3 Reference materials (attached sheet)

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