Prediction of traffic congestion during the year-end and New Year holidays and requests for safe driving (Niigata Prefecture version)
～ We do not expect traffic congestion of 5km or more due to traffic concentration ～
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- Prediction of traffic congestion during the year-end and New Year holidays and requests for safe driving (Niigata Prefecture version)
November 20, 2019
East Nippon Expressway Co., Ltd.
Niigata Regional Head Office
NEXCO EAST Niigata Regional Head Office (Chuo-ku, Niigata City) is the year-end and New Year period [2019 10 days from December 27th (Friday) to 2020 January 5th (Sunday)] In addition, at Expressway in Niigata Regional Head Office jurisdiction, it is predicted that congestion of 5 km or more due to traffic concentration will not occur. However, during the year-end and New Year holidays excluding New Year's Day, skiers may concentrate on the Yuzawa IC and become crowded (less than 1km), so please be careful about the distance between vehicles.
In winter, road traffic conditions will change significantly due to sudden changes in weather, accidents, broken cars, etc., so please check various road information [Attachment 1 [PDF: 656KB]] and leave with plenty of time. ..
- About congestion at Yuzawa IC
- Request for safe driving
- Request for cooperation in snow removal work
- Application of ETC holiday discount
- Extension of business hours at rest facilities
1 Congestion at Yuzawa IC
During the year-end and New Year holidays except New Year's Day, E17 Customers skiing at the Yuzawa IC on the Kan-Etsu Expressway may be crowded (less than 1 km). Sudden braking on a winter road is extremely dangerous, so please be careful about the distance between vehicles.
- 1 New Year's Day 2018. December 28, except for the (gold) ~ 2019, January 6 (Sunday) 9 days
2 Request for safe driving
お客さまへの安全運転のお願いに関する詳細は【別紙2【PDF：1.43MB】】をご覧ください。また、特に注意していただきたい箇所を【別紙3【PDF：1.37MB】】の安全チェックポイントに記載しておりますのでご活用ください。
3 Request for cooperation in snow removal work
Snow removal work on Expressway is necessary to ensure the safety of customers while driving. In addition to the work for checking the road surface condition even when it is not snowing, there is a possibility to carry out work such as spraying anti-freezing agent if road surface freezing is expected.
Even if there is no snowfall or snowfall, this work will be necessary for safe and secure Expressway management. We appreciate your understanding and cooperation.
4 Application of ETC holiday discount
The 3 discount of ETC holiday discount (local discount) is applied in the year-end and New Year period, 2019 December 28 (Sat) 29 (Sunday), 2020 January 1 (Wed ) ~ 5th (Sun).
5 Extension of business hours at rest facilities
During the year-end and New Year period (2019 December 27th to 2020 January 5th), regular business hours will be Large and we are waiting for customers to visit us. Please note that business hours may change depending on the rest facility, so after about 20th December DraPla site Please confirm.
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