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NEXCO EAST Tohoku Regional Head Office (Aoba Ward, Sendai City) Congestion prediction due to traffic concentration on Expressway in the Tohoku region during the Golden Week period [Thursday, April 28, 2016-Sunday, May 8, 2016] Is summarized.

When you use the traffic congestion forecast information and use the Expressway, try to avoid traffic congestion by decentralized use such as shifting the date and time when traffic congestion is predicted to occur, and go out with a comfortable travel plan.

1 Congestion prediction

On the Tohoku Expressway it is predicted that congestion will occur due to the concentration of passengers heading to holiday destinations during Golden Week.

Tohoku Expressway and Joban Expressway, Sendai-Tobu Road at 10km or more of congestion is Out-bound 5 times in line, In-bound occurs 4 times for a total of nine times in the line, Out-bound line-In-bound a maximum of congestion of the line is predicted that as follows: I will. (See Attachments 1 and 2 [PDF: 205KB] reference)

• "IC" is an interchange and "TN" is a tunnel.

Last year's traffic jam record (reference)

Last year's Golden Week period in the 2015 April 28, 11 days (Tuesday) - 2015 May 8 (Friday)] is, is 10km or more of congestion Out-bound six times in the line, In-bound four times in the line It has occurred 10 times in total. Maximum of congestion, Out-bound the line Tohoku Expressway leading to 15.9km (traffic concentration) May 2 days in (Saturday) near to Ichinoseki TN (Hiraizumi Maezawa IC ~ Wakayanagi Kim Sung-IC), In-bound in the line Tohoku Expressway May 3 in ( On Sunday, it was 16.0km (accident and traffic concentration), starting from the Shirakawa Chuo Smart IC area (Shirakawa IC-Sukagawa IC).

Locations where traffic congestion of 10 km or more is predicted (congestion frequency: 5 times Out-bound line, 4 times In-bound line)
◎ Out-bound line (5 times of congestion)

◎ In-bound Line (4 times of traffic jam)

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

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 Golden Week period, congestion is expected at the 44 rest facilities shown in the table below.
( Attachment 4 [PDF: 191KB] reference)

• “SA” stands for service area and “PA” stands for parking area.

3 On-site congestion countermeasures

We plan to implement the measures shown in the table below as a countermeasure for congestion on the Expressway during Golden Week.

• The above table is a plan as of March 25, 2016, and is subject to change due to future consultation and coordination with related organizations.

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 departure.

• Use of mobile phones and smartphones while driving is prohibited. Before use, please use it before departure, during breaks, or by passengers.

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5 Request from NEXCO EAST Tohoku Regional Head Office

[Before going out]

[On Expressway]

[Because it doesn't fit into the accident ・If an accident occurs]

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