Expressway traffic during the Obon period (Niigata Prefecture) (preliminary report)
From Wednesday, August 8, 2018 to Sunday, August 19, 2018 12 days (2017 comparison period: Wednesday, August 9, 2017 to Sunday, August 20, 2017) 12 days)
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- Expressway traffic during the Obon period (Niigata Prefecture) (preliminary report)
August 20, 2018
East Nippon Expressway Co., Ltd.
Niigata office
NEXCO EAST Niigata branch (Niigata city Chuo Ward) compiled the traffic situation of the Bon Festival period.
<< Outline of traffic situation >>
- The average daily traffic volume of the main sections is year-on-year Almost the same as the previous year (up about 1%) became.
- The peak traffic volume during the period is Out-bound line is Saturday, August 11, and the In-bound line is Tuesday, August 14. have become.
- The number of traffic jams over 5km 7 times, 1 decrease from the previous year Did.
- The biggest traffic jam that occurred during the period was E8Hokuriku Expressway (In-bound line) Nakanoshima Mitsuke IC-Sanjo Tsubame IC "14.5km" due to the traffic concentration that occurred on Tuesday, August 14th was.
1 Major sections during the Bon Festival * 1 Average daily traffic * 2 (Unit / day)
| Road name | section | FY2018 A | FY2017 B | Year-on-year A / B |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| E8 Hokuriku Expressway | Makigata East IC-Niigata West IC | 55,700 | 53,000 | 105% |
| Joetsu IC-Kakizaki IC | 27,900 | 27,500 | 101% | |
| Familiar IC-Itoigawa IC | 26,100 | 25,900 | 101% | |
| E17 Kan-Etsu Expressway | Ojiya IC-Nagaoka IC | 31,800 | 31,900 | 100% |
| Minakami IC to Yuzawa IC | 33,800 | 33,900 | 100% | |
| E49 Ban-Etsu Expressway | Niitsu Nishi Smart IC-Niigata Central JCT | 13,400 | 13,600 | 99% |
| Tsugawa IC-Mikawa IC | 12,600 | 13,000 | 97% | |
| E18 Joshin-Etsu Expressway | Joetsutakada IC-Joetsu JCT | 21,400 | 21,700 | 99% |
| Shinano-machi IC - Myoko Kougen IC | 24,700 | 24,500 | 101% | |
| E7 Tohoku Expressway | Nakajo IC-Arakawa Wombai IC | 14,200 | 14,900 | 95% |
| Daily traffic volume based on simple average of the above 10 sections | 26,200 | 26,000 | 101% | |
"IC: Interchange", "JCT: Junction"
- 1: Interchange section near the prefectural border and near major cities
- 2: Traffic volume is approximate by traffic counter (all models)
| H30 year | 8/8 （WED） | 8/9 （THU） | 8/10 （FRI） | 8/11 （SAT） | 8/12 （SUN） | 8/13 （MON） | 8/14 （TUE） | 8/15 （WED） | 8/16 （THU） | 8/17 （FRI） | 8/18 （SAT） | 8/19 （SUN） | |
| H29 year | 8/9 （WED） | 8/10 （THU） | 8/11 （FRI） | 8/12 （SAT） | 8/13 （SUN） | 8/14 （MON） | 8/15 （TUE） | 8/16 （WED） | 8/17 （THU） | 8/18 （FRI） | 8/19 （SAT） | 8/20 （SUN） |
2 Main traffic congestion points
FY2018 Occurrence of traffic jam during the Obon period (maximum traffic length of 5 km or more): 7 times in total| worst | Road name / direction | Date and time of traffic jam | Traffic jam location | Congestion length | Congestion factors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | E8 Hokuriku Expressway (above) | Tuesday, August 14 11:30 | Nakanoshima Mitsuke-Sanjo Tsubame | 14.5km | Traffic concentration |
| 2 | E18 Joshin-Etsu Expressway (below) | Sunday, August 12 12:00 | Joetsutakada-Myoko Kogen | 9.0km | Traffic concentration |
| 3 | E18 Joshin-Etsu Expressway (below) | Saturday, August 11 8:15 | Myoko Kogen ~ Toyota Iiyama | 7.0km | Traffic concentration |
| 4 | E18 Joshin-Etsu Expressway (above) | Tuesday, August 14 17:15 | Myoko Kogen-Nakago | 6.5km | Traffic concentration |
| 5 | E18 Joshin-Etsu Expressway (below) | Sunday, August 12 9:45 | Myoko Kogen ~ Toyota Iiyama | 6.5km | Traffic concentration |
| 6 | E18 Joshin-Etsu Expressway (below) | Saturday, August 11th 10:30 | Joetsutakada-Nakago | 6.1km | Traffic concentration |
| 7 | E18 Joshin-Etsu Expressway (above) | Wednesday, August 15 17:15 | Myoko Kogen-Nakago | 5.0km | Traffic concentration |
FY2017 Traffic congestion during the Obon period (maximum traffic length of 5 km or more): 8 times in total
| worst | Road name / direction | Date and time of traffic jam | Traffic jam location | Congestion length | Congestion factors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | E18 Joshin-Etsu Expressway (below) | Saturday, August 12 12:00 | Joetsutakada-Myoko Kogen | 11.5km | Traffic concentration |
| 2 | E8Hokuriku Expressway (below) | Saturday, August 12 11:15 | Sanjo Tsubame-Nakanoshima Mitsuke | 9.0km | accident |
| 3 | E18 Joshin-Etsu Expressway (below) | Friday, August 11 11:45 | Joetsutakada-Nakago | 7.0km | Traffic concentration |
| 4 | E18 Joshin-Etsu Expressway (below) | Sunday, August 13 12:15 | Joetsutakada-Nakago | 6.5km | Traffic concentration |
| 5 | E7 Nitto Expressway (below) | Monday, August 14 11:45 | Nakajo-Seigo Shibata | 6.5km | accident |
| 6 | E17Kan-Etsu Expressway (below) | Friday, August 11 10:00 | Shiozawa Ishiuchi to Minakami | 6.1km | accident |
| 7 | E18 Joshin-Etsu Expressway (above) | Sunday, August 13 18:45 | Nakago-Joetsutakada | 5.0km | Traffic concentration |
| 8 | E18 Joshin-Etsu Expressway (above) | Monday, August 14 16:30 | Nakago-Joetsu JCT | 5.0km | Traffic concentration |
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