Expressway traffic conditions during Golden Week (flash report)
[Niigata version]
-Reiwa 3rd April 28th (Wednesday) -May 5th (Wednesday) 8 days-
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May 6, 3rd year of Reiwa
East Nippon Expressway Co., Ltd.
Niigata Regional Head Office
NEXCO EAST Niigata Regional Head Office (Chuo-ku, Niigata City) summarized the traffic conditions during Golden Week.
≪Overview of traffic conditions≫
- The average daily traffic volume of the main section, versus 2019 fell to 41% in the ratio. (Increased to 235% compared to last year)
- The peak traffic during the period was Saturday, May 1st on the Out-bound line and Tuesday, May 4th on the In-bound line.
- The number of traffic jams over 5km was 0, which was 3 times less than 2019.
- The largest traffic jam during this period was 1.3 km long on the E17 Kan-Etsu Expressway (Out-bound) between Minakami IC and Yuzawa IC, caused by a road closure due to an accident on Sunday, May 2nd.
[Comparison period]
From Wednesday, April 28, 3rd year of Reiwa to Wednesday, May 5, 3rd year of Reiwa, 8 days
April 25, 2020 2020 May 6th, 2nd year, 12 days
2019 April 26 (Friday) -2019 May 6 (Monday) 11 days
1. 1. Average daily traffic volume for major sections during Golden Week * (vehicles / day)
| Road name | section | Reiwa 3 years A |
2019 B |
2019 ratio A / B |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| E8Hokuriku Expressway | Asahi IC-Clairless IC | 13,400 | 32,400 | 41％ |
| E17Kan-Etsu Expressway | Yuzawa IC-Shiozawa Ishiuchi IC | 12,400 | 29,800 | 42％ |
| Daily traffic volume based on simple average of the above 2 sections | 12,900 | 31,100 | 41％ | |
"IC: Interchange"
(reference)
| 2020 C |
2020 ratio A / C |
|---|---|
| 5,700 | 235％ |
| 5,300 | 234％ |
| 5,500 | 235％ |
- Traffic volume is approximate by traffic counter (all models)
«Reference» Ryowa three years and 2019 the day of the week sequence of the Golden Week period of
| Reiwa 3 years | 4/28 (water) |
4/29 (wood) |
4/30 (Money) |
5/1 (soil) |
5/2 (Day) |
5/3 (Month) |
5/4 (fire) |
5/5 (water) |
|||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 4/26 (Money) |
4/27 (soil) |
4/28 (Day) |
4/29 (Month) |
4/30 (fire) |
5/1 (water) |
5/2 (wood) |
5/3 (Money) |
5/4 (soil) |
5/5 (Day) |
5/6 (Month) |
2. Main congestion points
Congestion situation during the Golden Week period of 3 years in Reiwa
(Maximum congestion length 5km or more): Occurs 0 times in total
(Maximum congestion length 1km or more): Occurs once in total
| worst | Road name / direction | Traffic jam location | Peak date and time | Extension | Congestion factors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | E17Kan-Etsu Expressway (below) | Minakami to Yuzawa | May 2nd (Sun) around 23:00 | 1.3km | Accident closed |
«Reference» 2019 traffic congestion situation of the Golden Week period (maximum congestion length 5km or more): a total of three times occurrence
| worst | Road name / direction | Traffic jam location | Peak date and time | Extension | Congestion factors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | E8Hokuriku Expressway (below) | Makigata East-Niigata West | April 28 (Sun) around 17:25 | 12.0km | Accident and traffic concentration |
| 2 | E8 Hokuriku Expressway (above) | Makigata East-Sanjo Tsubame | May 4th (Sat) around 12:15 | 11.9km | Accident and traffic concentration |
| 3 | E8Hokuriku Expressway (below) | Tsubame Sanjo-Makigata East | May 4th (Sat) around 12:40 | 9.5km | Accident and traffic concentration |
3. 3. Average daily traffic volume of representative sections (average of 2 sections)
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