NEXCO EAST Tohoku Regional Head Office (Aoba Ward, Sendai City) predicts congestion due to traffic concentration on Expressway in the Tohoku region during the Obon period [12 days from Wednesday, August 8 to Sunday, August 19, 2012]. I summarized it.

Please use the traffic congestion prediction information and make a leisurely travel plan such as avoiding traffic congestion by decentralizing the use of Expressway before and after the day or time when traffic congestion is predicted.

1 Congestion prediction

Every year, Expressway in the Tohoku region are congested due to summer festival tourism and the concentration of passengers spending their Obon holidays in their hometowns.

This year's Obon period, Tohoku Expressway 10km or more of a traffic jam in is, 24 times (Out-bound line 10 times, In-bound line 14 times) occurs, traffic jam, especially more than 30km, in Fukushima, Miyagi Prefecture, Out-bound August 11 in line It is predicted that it will occur on Saturday, 12th (Sun), and on the In-bound line on August 15th (Wednesday) and 16th (Thursday). (Attachments 1 and 2 [PDF:244KB] reference)

[Results from last year (reference)]

During the Bon Festival last year [Wednesday, August 10, 2011-Tuesday, August 16, 2011], traffic congestion of 10km or more occurred at Tohoku Expressway and Ban-Etsu Expressway 38 times (Out-bound line 18 times, In-bound line 20 times) and the maximum congestion length is Tohoku Expressway towards Out-bound on August 13 (Sat) Adachi Tara service area Approximately 61 km (main traffic in Fukushima Prefecture) and traffic accidents, and in the direction of In-bound, on August 16 (Tue), around Furukawa Interchange (Osaki City, Miyagi Prefecture) approximately 46 km (failure) It was car and traffic concentration).

Locations where traffic congestion of 10 km or more is predicted (number of traffic congestion 10 times Out-bound line, 14 In-bound lines)
Out-bound line (10 times of congestion)

• "IC" is an interchange, "JCT" is a junction, "SA" is a service area, "PA" is a parking area, "TN" is a tunnel, and "BS" is a bus stop.

In-bound line (14 traffic jams)

• "IC" is an interchange, "JCT" is a junction, "SA" is a service area, "PA" is a parking area, "TN" is a tunnel, and "BS" is a bus stop.

[Congestion prediction method]

Congestion prediction takes into account traffic trends, and based on past congestion records and changes in traffic volume, excludes congestion caused by unusual events such as accidents and traffic closures, and predicts the time and place of congestion occurrence. .

2 Major rest facilities where congestion is expected

During the Obon season, congestion is expected at the 41 rest facilities shown in the table below. ( See Attachment 3 [PDF: 221KB] )

3 Measures against congestion on site

NEXCO EAST Tohoku Regional Head Office is planning to implement the measures shown in the table below as a measure to prevent congestion in the Obon area on Expressway. (See Attachment 5 [PDF:216KB])

4 Providing traffic congestion information

In order to drive Expressway safely and comfortably, you can easily get the latest Expressway information (congestion status, road surface status, road status) etc. on your PC or mobile phone. Please use it before going out.

[Traffic prediction information]

[Status of traffic jam]

• Traffic conditions may change significantly due to accidents, weather conditions, etc., so please check the latest road traffic information on "DraPla" etc. before departure.

5 Request from NEXCO EAST Tohoku Regional Head Office

• Currently, the restoration work of the damaged area due to the Great East Japan Earthquake (paving work is scheduled to be completed in December this year) is ongoing, and there are steps and undulations on some sections, so be careful please.
• Recently, the number of fallen objects is increasing on the Expressway.
  Prior to departure, please fix the load, drive too fast, and pay close attention to the distance between vehicles when riding.
• If the distance between vehicles is short and the vehicle is congested, it may cause traffic jams.
• Since many rear-end collision accidents occur in the traffic jam section, if you confirm a front-side traffic jam, please turn on the hazard lamp and cooperate with the following vehicle to prevent a rear-end collision accident.
• Fatigue tends to accumulate when driving at night or for long hours.
  There are many fatal accidents, so take appropriate breaks using SA etc. and try to drive safely.
• In the unlikely event of an accident or malfunction, please evacuate to a safe place, such as outside the guardrail, and contact us.
• Expressway it is mandatory to wear seat belts for all seats including the rear seats, so please wear them.
• Please refuel and use the toilet as soon as possible before using the Expressway or before traffic jams.
• If you find an abnormality on the road, you can dial the road emergency dial " # 9910 Please report to.