Congestion prediction on Expressway during the year-end and New Year period [Tohoku region version]
No congestion for more than 5km on both In-bound and Out-bound lines
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December 1, 2006
East Nippon Expressway Co., Ltd.
Tohoku Regional Head Office
NEXCO EAST Tohoku Regional Head Office (Aoba Ward, Sendai City, Regional Head Office President: Kazuo Kumagai) Congestion forecast due to traffic concentration on Expressway in the Tohoku region during the year-end and New Year period [Wednesday, December 27, 2006-Tuesday, January 9, 2007] Is summarized.
During the year-end and New Year Expressway, the weather may change suddenly in addition to the increase in traffic volume. Make sure you have all your winter equipment ready and plan a leisurely trip.
- 1. Congestion prediction
- 2. Traffic jam information
- 3. About "Oku no Snow Road Campaign"
- 4. Request from NEXCO EAST Tohoku Regional Head Office
1 Congestion prediction
The Tohoku Expressway during the year-end and New Year period will have a large traffic volume for customers who spend their New Year in their hometown, Congestion of 5km or more will not occur due to traffic concentration Is expected.
In addition, Tohoku Expressway traffic volume of the peak in the Out-bound line on December 29 (Friday) to 30 (Saturday), the opposite of In-bound line is January 2 (Tuesday) to 3 days (water) Is expected.
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During the year-end and New Year holidays of last year [Tuesday, December 27, 2005-Monday, January 9, 2006, 14 days], traffic congestion of 5 km or more did not occur.
2 Traffic jam information
NEXCO EAST /Central Japan/West Japan has created a traffic jam prediction guide that clearly shows traffic jams nationwide. this The traffic congestion forecast guide will be distributed at the SA information corners and management offices within the Tohoku Regional Head Office. Please use it when making a travel plan.
The road conditions may change due to accidents and weather. For road traffic information on the day of use, please check the “DoraNavi” homepage, the Japan Road Traffic Information Center, Highway Telephone, Highway Fax, etc.
3 About "Oku no Yuki Road Campaign"
NEXCO EAST Tohoku Regional Head Office, Implemented "Oku no Snow Road Campaign" to ensure safe and comfortable driving on winter Expressway doing.
If you access the special site of this campaign with a PC or mobile phone (i-mode, Yahoo! Keitai, Ezweb), you can easily obtain the latest snow road information (snowfall condition, road condition, road condition) etc. in the Tohoku region. You can do it, so please use it before going out, such as for leisure or homecoming.
- [Provision period]
- From Monday, November 20, 2006 to Saturday, March 31, 2007
- [Provided content]
- 1. Expressway snow road information: Weather forecast information up to 24 hours ahead (weather, temperature, snowfall, etc.)
2.SA/PA live camera: Provides images of current snowfall conditions at major SA/PAs in the Tohoku region (scheduled to start in mid-December)
3. Road traffic information: Current road traffic information
4. Useful information on snowy roads: Introducing precautions before going out and while driving on snowy roads
4 Request from NEXCO EAST Tohoku Regional Head Office
- Snowy roads are slippery and the chances of an accident increasing. The number of accidents that occur in the winter on Expressway Tohoku region is higher than in the non-winter About 1.4 times Will increase rapidly.
- In addition, during the year-end and New Year holidays when traffic is heavy, When an accident occurs, it leads to heavy traffic, Annoy many people.
- Complete winter equipment such as winter tires and tire chains, Keep a sufficient distance between cars, and try to drive safely.