Expressway traffic conditions during Golden Week (flash report)
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May 8, 2020
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 Golden Week period [Friday, April 28, 2013 to Sunday, May 7, 2023: 10 days].,It will be announced.

≪Overview of traffic conditions≫

  1. 代表区間の平均日交通量は、対令和4年比※1113%でした。
    (対令和元年比※2では76%
  2. 期間中の交通量は、下り線で5月3日(水)、上り線で5月5日(金)に最大となりました。
  3. 5km以上の渋滞は、4回であり、対令和4年比では2回増加しました。
  4. 期間中最大の渋滞は、E8北陸道(下り線)長岡JCT~巻潟東ICで、5月3日(水)に発生した事故及び交通集中を要因とする『20.5km』でした。
  5. 期間中に通行止めはございませんでした。

[Comparison period]

  1. 令和4年4月29日(金)~令和4年5月8日(日):10日間
  2. 平成31年4月26日(金)~令和元年5月5日(日):10日間

1. Average daily traffic volume in representative sections *3 (vehicles/day)

Road name Section *4 2020
A.
2020
B.
Compared to 2022
A/B
2019
C.
Compared to 2019
A/C
E7 Nitto Expressway Niigata Kameda IC - Niigata Higashi SIC 15,400 13,000 118% 20,400 75%
Nakajo IC - Tainai SIC 11,900 10,000 119% 16,100 74%
E8Hokuriku Expressway Itoigawa IC - Nou IC 23,700 21,100 112% 33,000 72%
Joetsu IC-Kakizaki IC 24,400 21,700 112% 32,600 75%
Sanjo Tsubame IC-Makigata East IC 47,100 42,400 111% 57,800 81%
E17Kan-Etsu Expressway Mizukami IC to Yuzawa IC 26,400 23,200 114% 35,400 75%
Ojiya IC - Nagaoka Minamikoshi SIC 23,500 20,700 114% 30,900 76%
E18 Joshin-Etsu Expressway Shinano-machi IC - Myoko Kougen IC 22,200 20,300 109% 28,900 77%
Nakago IC-Joetsutakada IC 20,700 19,000 109% 26,800 77%
E48 Ban-Etsu Expressway Nishiaizu IC-Tsugawa IC 11,300 8,800 128% 16,000 71%
Niitsu Nishi SIC - Niigata Chuo JCT 11,400 9,800 116% 15,600 73%
Simple average daily traffic volume for the above 11 sections 21,600 19,100 113% 28,500 76%
  • 3 Traffic volume is an approximate value based on the traffic counter (all models)
  • 4 IC:インターチェンジ、SIC:スマートインターチェンジ、JCT:ジャンクション

≪Reference: Comparison period≫ Days of the week during Golden Week in 2020, 2021, 2019

2020 4/28
(金)
4/29
(土)
4/30
(日)
5/1
(月)
5/2
(火)
5/3
(水)
5/4
(木)
5/5
(金)
5/6
(土)
5/7
(日)
Reiwa 4 years 4/29
(Money)
4/30
(soil)
5/1
(Day)
5/2
(Moon)
5/3
(fire)
5/4
(water)
5/5
(wood)
5/6
(Money)
5/7
(soil)
5/8
(Day)
令和元年 4/26
(Money)
4/27
(soil)
4/28
(Day)
4/29
(Moon)
4/30
(fire)
5/1
(water)
5/2
(wood)
5/3
(Money)
5/4
(soil)
5/5
(Day)

2. Main congestion points

Reiwa 5th year Golden Week traffic congestion situation (maximum traffic congestion length 5 km or more): 4 times in total

worst Road name / direction Traffic jam location Peak date and time Extension Congestion factors
1 E8Hokuriku Expressway (below) Nagaoka JCT - Makigata Higashi IC 5月3日(水) 10:45頃 20.5km Accident and traffic concentration
2 E8 Hokuriku Expressway (above) Niigata Nishi IC-Sanjo-Tsubame IC 5月3日(水) 10:20頃 10.6km Accident and traffic concentration
3 E8 Hokuriku Expressway (above) Nagaoka JCT - Nishiyama IC 5月4日(木) 10:25頃 6.4km Accident and traffic concentration
4 E8Hokuriku Expressway (below) Nakanoshima Mitsuke IC - Makigata Higashi IC 5月4日(木) 12:35頃 5.6km Accident and traffic concentration

2020 Traffic congestion situation during Golden Week (maximum traffic congestion length of 5 km or more): 2 times in total

worst Road name / direction Traffic jam location Peak date and time Extension Congestion factors
1 E8 Hokuriku Expressway (above) Niigata West IC-Makigata East IC May 3 (Tuesday) around 13:20 6.8km Road closures and traffic congestion
2 E8 Hokuriku Expressway (above) Makigata Higashi IC - Sanjo Tsubame IC May 3 (Tuesday) around 11:00 5.0km accident

≪Reference≫ Congestion occurrence situation during Golden Week 2019 (maximum congestion length of 5 km or more): 3 times in total

worst Road name / direction Traffic jam location Peak date and time Extension Congestion factors
1 E8Hokuriku Expressway (below) Makigata East IC-Niigata West IC April 28 (Sun) around 17:30 12.0km Accident and traffic concentration
2 E8 Hokuriku Expressway (above) Makigata Higashi IC - Sanjo Tsubame IC May 4th (Sat) around 12:15 11.9km Accident and traffic concentration
3 E8Hokuriku Expressway (below) Sanjo Tsubame IC-Makigata East IC May 4th (Sat) around 12:45 9.5km Accident and traffic concentration

3. Daily traffic conditions for representative sections (average for 11 sections)

代表区間の日別交通状況(11区間平均)≪下り線≫のイメージ画像
代表区間の日別交通状況(11区間平均)≪上り線≫のイメージ画像
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