Expressway usage during the year-end and New Year period [Tohoku region version]
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- Expressway usage during the year-end and New Year period [Tohoku region version]
January 5, 2012
East Nippon Expressway Co., Ltd.
Tohoku Regional Head Office
NEXCO EAST Tohoku Regional Head Office (Aoba Ward, Sendai City) is our company during the year-end and New Year period [December 22, 2011 (Thursday) to January 4, 2012 (Wednesday) 14 days] I would like to inform you that we have summarized the usage status of Expressway in the Tohoku region managed by.
1. Number of units used [Attachments-1, 2, 3] [PDF: 236KB]
During this period, in addition to the effects of the free Expressway measures in the Tohoku region, the weather was generally good, and many customers used the Expressway.
- The average traffic volume on the seven cross sections of the Tohoku region's main line was approximately 155% (approximately 29,000 vehicles/day) for all vehicles. By vehicle type, small vehicles (light vehicles such as ordinary vehicles) are approximately 154% of the previous year (approximately 23,000 units/day), and large vehicles (medium-sized vehicles, large vehicles, oversized vehicles) are approximately 159% of the previous year (approximately) It became 60,000 units/day).
As for the peak, the Out-bound line was Thursday, December 29 and the In-bound line was Tuesday, January 3. - The total number of interchanges used (the number of cars that have passed through exit toll booths, etc.) will be approximately 6.066 million units for a cumulative period, and the number of vehicles used per day will be approximately 433,000 units (small vehicles: approximately 366,000, large vehicles: approximately). 67,000 units), about 137% of the previous year (H22: about 317,000 units/day).
- By prefecture, Iwate, Miyagi, and Fukushima prefectures, which have implemented Expressway measures in the Tohoku region, showed a significant increase from the previous year (Iwate prefecture: about 188%, Miyagi prefecture: about 195%, Fukushima prefecture: about On the other hand, in Aomori, Akita, and Yamagata prefectures, it decreased from the previous year due to the completion of the Expressway free social experiment (Aomori prefecture: about 99%, Akita prefecture: about 70%, Yamagata prefecture: about 56%). )Did.
2. Congestion status [Attachment-4] [PDF:236KB]
There were no traffic congestion last year, but traffic congestion that seems to be the effect of Expressway free measures in the Tohoku region occurred as follows.
- Congestion of 10 km or more on the main line occurred once in the Out-bound direction and twice in the In-bound direction, for a total of three times.
- The total amount of traffic congestion (Note 1) on the main line was 101 km·h.
3. ETC usage status [Attachment-5] [PDF:236KB]
- The ETC utilization rate was about 70% (about 27% during the Obon season).
(Note) 1 Total traffic volume: Traffic jam extension (km) × traffic jam time (h) ÷ 2
Comparison period
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