Expressway usage during the year-end and New Year period [Tohoku region version]

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January 5, 2016
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 26, 2015 (Saturday) to January 4, 2016 (Monday) 10 days] We will inform you about the usage status of Expressway in the Tohoku region managed by.

 The number of vehicles used during this period was almost the same as the previous year, and there was no traffic congestion.

With the opening of the Joban Expressway on March 1, 2015, the traffic from the Tohoku Expressway will continue to be converted.

1 Number of units used

[Average traffic volume on 7 cross sections of the main line] ・・・ Same as the past comparison section

[Average traffic volume on the 8 cross sections of the main line] ・・・ Added between Joban Expressway Yamamoto IC and Watari IC

  • All vehicles: Approximately 102% of the previous year (approximately 19 thousand units/day)

[Number of interchanges used (number of vehicles passing through exit toll gates, etc.)]

  • All cars: About 102% of the previous year (about 269,000 units/day)
  • Vehicle type
    : Small vehicles about 103% of the previous year (about 237,000 units/day)
    : Large vehicles about 94% of the previous year (about 33,000 vehicles/day)
    Attachment-3 [PDF: 128KB]
  • By prefecture [YoY change]
    Aomori Prefecture: About 101% (about 20 thousand units/day), Iwate Prefecture: About 102% (about 38,000 units/day), Akita Prefecture: About 98% (about 22,000 units/day), Miyagi Prefecture: About 103 % (About 87,000 units/day), Yamagata: about 109% (about 31,000 units/day), Fukushima: about 100% (about 72,000 units/day) Attachment-4 [PDF: 266KB]

2 Joban Expressway traffic conditions

Attachment-5 [PDF:348KB]

The average traffic volume during the year-end and New Year holidays for the two-way section between the two lanes (between Iwaki Chuo IC and Watari IC) was 8,200-14,500 vehicles/day, and traffic conversion from the Tohoku Expressway continues following H27SW.

3 congestion

Attachment-6 [PDF: 185KB]

  • There was no congestion of more than 10km on the main line. (Previous year, Out-bound line twice, In-bound line one of a total of three times)

Comparison period

Image of comparison period

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