Congestion prediction on Expressway during the Golden Week [Tohoku region version]
The peak of the Out-bound line is Wednesday, May 3, and the peak of the In-bound line is Friday, May 5.
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April 3, 2006
East Nippon Expressway Co., Ltd.
Tohoku office
NEXCO EAST Tohoku Regional Head Office (Sendai Aoba-ku, Regional Head Office length: Kazuo Kumagai), the Golden Week period of [2006 April 26 (Wednesday) to May 2006 9 days 14 days (Tuesday)] Tohoku We have summarized traffic congestion forecasts due to traffic concentration on Expressway.
Please refer to the traffic congestion forecast this time and make a comfortable travel plan such as avoiding the hours when the peak of traffic congestion is predicted.
1 Congestion prediction
The Tohoku Expressway during the Golden Week period is expected to experience traffic congestion due to the concentration of passengers heading to leisure areas.
(1) Trend of traffic congestion
This year's Golden Week, especially since the holidays are continuous in the second half, Out-bound the line May 3 days (water), In-bound May 5 days for line (gold) It is predicted that a traffic jam of 10 km or more will occur.
<<Locations where traffic congestion of 10 km or more is predicted>>
| Date | Road name | Up and down | Top of traffic jam | Occurrence section (Last to first) |
Maximum traffic length (Peak time) |
Congestion time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 3 （WED） |
Tohoku Expressway | going down Aomori area |
Near Fukushima TN (Approximately 12km beyond Nihonmatsu IC) |
Motomiya IC~ Fukushima Nishi IC |
15km (10 o'clock) |
9:00～ 14:00 |
| May 3 （WED） |
Tohoku Expressway | going down Aomori area |
Near Sanbongi PA | Izumi IC~ Furukawa IC |
15km (11 o'clock) |
10:00～ 14:00 |
| May 3 （WED） |
Tohoku Expressway | going down Aomori area |
Near Ichinoseki IC | Wakayanagi Kinari IC~ Ichinoseki IC |
15km (12 o'clock) |
11:00～ 16:00 |
| May 5 （FRI） |
Tohoku Expressway | going up To Tokyo |
Near Fukushima TN (About 7km ahead of Fukushima Nishi IC) |
Fukushima Iizaka IC~ Nihonmatsu IC |
10km (15:00) |
11:00～ 17:00 |
| May 5 （FRI） |
Tohoku Expressway | going up To Tokyo |
Near Sanbongi PA | Tsukidate IC~ Yamato IC |
10km (17:00) |
16:00～ 18:00 |
* "IC" is an interchange, "PA" is a parking area, and "TN" is a tunnel.
At locations where traffic jams are expected to occur, we have installed electronic display boards that call attention to customers such as "speed reduction" and "caution". Please check the displayed contents, keep in mind safe driving, and cooperate with us to alleviate traffic congestion.
If you find a traffic jam ahead, turn on the hazard lamp and signal the car behind you.
≪Reference 1≫During last year's Golden Week [11 days from April 28, 2005 (Thursday) to May 8, 2005 (Sunday)], traffic congestion of 10 km or more occurred twice on the Tohoku Expressway (2 times Out-bound, 0 times In-bound) Occurred.
*Congestion caused by traffic accidents or broken cars is not included.
(2) Congestion at the interchange (IC) exit
During the Golden Week season, congestion may occur at the nearest IC exit due to the concentration of customers heading to events such as the Sakura Festival and leisure spots.
At the ICs shown in the table below, traffic congestion of about 2 to 3 km occurs mainly in the morning of May 3 and 4 of last year.
In the past, when traffic congestion occurs at the IC exit, we are working to alleviate the traffic congestion by fully opening the toll gate exit lane and arranging guides, but we are also working on road information boards, service areas (SA) and parking areas (PA). ) Please check the traffic jam condition notified at the highway information terminal in ), and use the IC in front or ahead to cooperate with us in alleviating the traffic jam.
| Road name | IC name | Major event or leisure spot |
|---|---|---|
| Tohoku Expressway | Owani Hirosaki IC | Hirosaki Sakura Festival (4/23-5/5) *During the period, it may change depending on the cherry blossom bloom |
| Morioka IC | Koiwai Farm, Lake Tazawa | |
| Hiraizumi Maesawa IC Ichinoseki IC |
Fujiwara Festival in spring (5/1-5/5) *Gen Yoshitsune east Out-bound line: 5/3 |
|
| Shiraishi IC | All Japan Kokeshi Contest (5/3-5/5) | |
| Akita | Omagari IC | Kakunodate Cherry Blossom Festival (4/23-5/5) |
| Joban Expressway | Iwaki Yumoto IC | Spa Resort Hawaiians, Aquamarine Fukushima |
≪Reference 2≫ Sakura flowering forecast
The expected flowering dates for cherry blossoms in the Tohoku region are as follows, and it is expected that there will be many spots that are on average for the average year. (March 29, 2006 Sendai District Meteorological Observatory announcement)
Fukushima: April 10 Sendai: April 10
Yamagata: April 15th Akita: April 18th
Morioka: April 19th Aomori: April 25th
2 Traffic jam information
NEXCO EAST Tohoku Regional Head Office Office has created a leaflet that clearly displays the traffic congestion forecast in the Tohoku region. In NEXCO EAST /Central Japan/West Japan, we have created a traffic congestion forecast guide that clearly displays traffic congestion forecasts nationwide.
This leaflet and congestion prediction guide, Tohoku Regional Head Office so you handed out, etc. SA of Information and the management office of the tube, please take advantage of the time to make a travel plan.
The road conditions may change due to traffic accidents and weather. For road traffic information on the day of use, please check the NEXCO EAST website [http://www.nexco.ne.jp/], Japan Road Traffic Information Center, Highway Telephone, Highway FAX, etc.
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