Expressway usage during the Obon period [Tohoku region version]
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August 17, 2011
East Nippon Expressway Co., Ltd.
Tohoku Regional Head Office
NEXCO EAST Tohoku Regional Head Office (Aoba Ward, Sendai City) uses the Tohoku Expressway managed by the Company during the Obon period [9 days from August 8 (Wednesday) to August 16 (Thursday)] I have summarized the situation, so let me know.
1 Number of units used
[Average traffic volume on 7 cross sections of main line]
- All cars: About 83% of the previous year (about 37,000 units/day)
- Vehicle type
: Small vehicles (light vehicles, ordinary vehicles) About 87% of the previous year (about 32,000 units/day)
: Large vehicles (medium-sized vehicles, large vehicles, oversized vehicles) Approximately 63% of the previous year (approximately 50 thousand units/day)
Attachment-1 [PDF: 73KB] - Peak: The Out-bound line is Saturday, August 11, and the In-bound line is Wednesday, August 15.
Attachment-2 [PDF: 83KB]
[Number of interchanges used (number of vehicles passing through exit toll gates, etc.)]
- All cars: about 81% of the previous year (about 397,000 units/day)
- Vehicle type
: Small vehicles about 87% of the previous year (about 355,000 units/day)
: Large vehicles about 53% of the previous year (about 43,000 units/day)
Attachment-3 [PDF: 81KB] - By prefecture [YoY change]
Aomori: About 78% (about 32,000 units/day), Iwate: About 74% (about 59,000 units/day), Akita: About 87% (about 39,000 units/day), Miyagi: About 79 % (About 107,000 units/day), Yamagata: about 91% (about 63,000 units/day), Fukushima: about 83% (about 98,000 units/day)
Attachment-4 [PDF: 104KB]
2 congestion
- Congestion of 10 km or more on the main line occurred 20 times in the Out-bound direction (2 times from the previous year) and 11 times in the In-bound direction (16 times from the previous year) for a total of 31 times (14 times from the previous year).
- The maximum length of congestion on the main line was approximately 55km (△ 6km compared to the previous year), and it occurred between Shirakawa Interchange and Nihonmatsu Interchange (Out-bound) on the Tohoku Expressway Saturday, August 11th.
This traffic jam was caused by a combination of accidents that occurred near the Adachi Tara service area, mergers from the Adachi Tara service area to the main line, and sags (*2) in the vicinity. - Traffic congestion (*1) Was 2,995 km/h (about 60% of the previous year).
Attachment-5 [PDF:209KB]
- 1 Congestion extension (km) × congestion time (h) ÷ 2
- 2 Out-bound from the hill In-bound where it reaches the hill
Comparison period
For details, please refer to the attached document.
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