Concerning traffic congestion on Expressway during Nagaoka Fireworks and Obon Festival (Niigata Prefecture version)
～ The peak of traffic jam is Out-bound August 14th (Wednesday) and In-bound August 15th (Thursday) ～
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- Concerning traffic congestion on Expressway during Nagaoka Fireworks and Obon Festival (Niigata Prefecture version)
July 10, 2019
East Nippon Expressway Co., Ltd.
Niigata Regional Head Office
NEXCO EAST Niigata Regional Head Office (Chuo-ku, Niigata City) has Nagaoka Fireworks Date and Bon Festival [August 2 (Fri), 3 (Sat), 8 (Thu) 2019 (Sun) 13 days] This is a summary of traffic congestion prediction and countermeasures due to traffic concentration on Expressway within the Niigata Regional Head Office of.
1 Request for distributed usage by forecasting traffic congestion and changing usage days and times
- NEXCO EAST Niigata Regional Head Office In Expressway in the jurisdiction, Up to 11km of traffic Is predicting.
- Plan your departure for expected traffic congestion Shift from peak day Or, from night to early morning when there is relatively little traffic Shift in time Please use it while avoiding traffic congestion.
<< Congestion forecast on Nagaoka Fireworks Day (August 2 (Fri) and 3 (Sat)) >>
| Road name | Vertical line | Congestion peak date and time | Peak traffic congestion | Traffic jam location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kan-Etsu Expressway | In-bound line | Friday, August 2 16:00 | 2km | Near Nagaoka IC |
| Saturday, August 3 16:00 | 2km | Near Nagaoka IC |
《Longest traffic forecast for each line during the Bon Festival (August 8th (Thu) -18th (Sun))》
| Road name | Vertical line | Congestion peak date and time | Peak traffic congestion | Traffic jam location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hokuriku Expressway | In-bound line | Tuesday, August 13 12:00 | 6km | Near Nakanoshima Mitsuke IC |
| Joshin-Etsu Expressway | Out-bound line | Wednesday, August 14 11:00 | 2km | Near Nakago north BS |
| In-bound line | Thursday, August 15 16:00 | 11km | Near Myoko SA |
NEXCO EAST In Niigata Regional Head Office, Ban-Etsu Expressway and Tohoku Expressway in the Sea of Japan, it is predicted that there will be no congestion due to traffic concentration.
All traffic congestion forecasts other than the above, [Attachment 1] [PDF: 442KB] Please confirm. Also, regarding distributed use by changing the use day / time zone, [Attachment 2] [PDF: 459KB] Please confirm.
《Number of times traffic congestion is predicted to exceed 1km in NEXCO EAST Niigata Regional Head Office》
A total of 13 times of vertical lines (August 2 (Fri), 3 (Sat), 8 (Thu) -18 (Sun))
(Reference) Comparison with last year's results
| Traffic jam scale | [1] This year's forecast | [2] Last year's results * 1 | Difference ([1]-[2]) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| total | Out-bound line | In-bound line | total | Out-bound line | In-bound line | total | Out-bound line | In-bound line | |
| Over 1km Number of traffic jams | 13 times | 4 times | 9 times | 21 times | 7 times | 14 times | -8 times | -3 times | -5 times |
- Last year's results are the 14-day Nagaoka fireworks dates and Obon period from August 2nd (Thursday), 3rd (Friday), 8th (Wednesday) to 19th (Sunday), 2018.
(Does not include traffic congestion due to accidents or construction work)
Traffic conditions can change significantly depending on accidents and the effects of weather, so please check the latest road traffic information before departure and allow yourself time to go.
How to get road traffic information, [Attachment 3] [PDF: 330KB] Please confirm.
2 Measures to counter congestion
(1) Measures on the main line
Based on this traffic congestion forecast and past congestion situation, we will implement the following efforts.
- : In-bound in a section that temporarily speed, such as slope is reduced, to shrink the distance between vehicles, since the traffic congestion caused by vehicle braking occurs, make the provision of speed recovery information by the LED indicator.
(2) Measures in service area (SA) and parking area (PA)
We have secured the following large vehicle parking mass in light of the inconvenience caused to large-sized customers, such as small-sized cars stopping in large-sized parking spaces during past traffic congestion periods. I will.
(3) "Drive Plaza (DraPla)" full of information on Expressway
NEXCO EAST "is to provide DraPla In", Expressway other provision of real-time road traffic conditions and congestion prediction information, Expressway offers a search service of the required time taking into account the fees and congestion prediction. You can view it from your computer, smartphone, or tablet device, so please take advantage of it.
DraPla
(4) Congestion forecast guide & congestion forecast calendar
NEXCO EAST and Central Japan (Chubu area) traffic jam forecast guides are distributed by SA / PA. In addition, please make use of DraTra" that contains real-time road traffic conditions and traffic congestion forecast calendars.
DraTra
(5) Extension of business hours at rest facilities
On Nagaoka Fireworks Day and Obon Festival, we are Large our normal business hours and look forward to your visit. Please note that the business hours may change depending on the rest facility, so please check the DraPla after Monday, July 15th.
3 Application of ETC holiday discount
On the Nagaoka Fireworks Day and Obon Festival, 3 ETC holiday discounts (local areas) will be applied on Saturday, August 3, 10th (Saturday) to 12th (Monday), 17th (Saturday). ), 18th (Sunday). On the 4th (Sunday), the ETC holiday discount (local area) is also applied.
4 Requests for safe driving from customers
During the Obon period, traffic is the most congested in a year, and it gets crowded every day. Before departure, once again so that passengers using the Expressway can drive safely during the period [Attachment 4] [PDF: 901KB] Please make sure to check and check before driving.
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