Usage status of Expressway during the Obon traffic congestion season [Tohoku region version]
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August 17, 2009
East Nippon Expressway Co., Ltd.
Tohoku Regional Head Office
NEXCO EAST Tohoku Regional Head Office (Aoba Ward, Sendai City, Regional Head Office President: Mikio Kashima) Usage status of Expressway in the Tohoku region managed by the Company during the Obon traffic congestion period "Thursday, August 6, 2009 to Sunday, August 16, 2009" I have compiled the above, so I will inform you.
- Compared to last year's Bon festival, this year, due to the special holiday discount, the daily average cross-sectional traffic volume of the seven major sections in the Tohoku region is About 25% increase Did.
- The number of interchanges used (the number of cars that have passed through exit toll booths, etc.) is an average of about 1 day 33.9 10,000 units compared to the previous year, About 14.9% Has increased.
- Congestion during the period, congestion of 10 km or more, total 13 times on the Out-bound line (5 times last year) and 23 times on the In-bound line (11 times last year). 36 times Did.
- The maximum congestion length, Out-bound towards August 13 (Thu) at around 11 Tohoku Expressway was Adatara service area (SA) near (in the vicinity of Fukushima Prefecture Motomiya) beginning at about 51km.
- During the period, the usage rate of ETC is 79.8% (60.4% last year), an increase of about 19.4 points.
1 Number of units used
On the Expressway in the Tohoku region during the Obon period, customers are concentrated on the day when the discount is applied due to the effect of the Large holiday special discounts. Average daily traffic volume (Traffic volume passing through the Expressway cross-section of the seven major representative sections in the Tohoku region) 36,900 units/day Than last year (29,500 units/day) About 25% increase However, it was used by many customers.
In addition, the number of vehicles passing through exit toll gates such as Expressway in the Tohoku region is about 339,000 on average per day, which is an increase of about 14.9% compared to last year (average of about 295,000 per day). ..
2 Congestion status (Peak for Out-bound line is Thursday, August 13th, Peak for In-bound line is Saturday, August 15th to Sunday, August 16th)
Due to the increase in traffic volume due to the special discount for holidays and the Large applicable period, this year's Bon Festival has many long and long traffic jams. Traffic congestion of 10 km or more Is 13 times on the Out-bound line (5 times last year), 23 times In-bound line (11 times last year) 36 times (16 times last year) Did.
During the Bon Festival 7 times of traffic congestion over 30km The maximum traffic length is about 50km in the Out-bound direction near the Adachi Tara Service Area (SA) on Thursday, August 13th, and about 50km in the In-bound direction on Sunday, August 16th, near the Nihonmatsu interchange. It was about 40km.
In terms of traffic volume, which indicates the size of traffic congestion, About 6 times of 4,350km・h have become.
- Congestion volume: [Congestion extension (km) x congestion time (h)/2]
3 ETC usage status
ETC usage rate Regarding 79.8% (60.4% last year) About 19.4 points increase have become.
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