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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Expressway traffic during the year-end and New Year holidays (Niigata Prefecture) (preliminary report)

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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

The average daily traffic volume of the 10 main sections is also affected by snowfall compared to last year About 6% decrease Did.
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.
The number of traffic jams over 5km Once It was (0 times last year).
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％
E17Kan-Etsu Expressway	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％
E18 Joshin-Etsu Expressway	Joetsutakada IC ~ Joetsu JCT	9,700	10,900	89％
E7 Tohoku Expressway	Niigata Central JCT-Niigata Kameda IC	12,700	13,000	98％
E7 Tohoku Expressway	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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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)