Expressway usage during the Obon season [Tohoku region version]

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NEXCO EAST Tohoku Regional Head Office (Aoba Ward, Sendai City) is a Tohoku Expressway managed by the Company during the Obon season [Saturday, August 5, 2017-Wednesday, August 16, 2017] We will inform you about the usage status of.

　During this period, traffic volume and the number of traffic jams were almost the same as the previous year.

1. Traffic volume

[Average traffic volume on the 16 cross sections of the main line]

• All cars: About 99% of the previous year (about 28 thousand units/day) Attachment-1 [PDF:134KB]
• ピーク：下り線は8月11日（金）、上り線は8月15日（火）別添資料-2【PDF：172KB】

2. Congestion situation

Attachment-3 [PDF: 416KB]

• Congestion of 10 km or more on the main line occurred in a total of 24 times (13 times compared to the previous year), 13 times in the Out-bound direction (+1 compared to the previous year) and 11 times in the In-bound direction (4 times compared to the previous year).
• 本線の最大渋滞長は34.0km（前年比+7.8km）で、8月15日（火）（11:23～20:19ピーク時刻16:08）にE4東北自動車道の築館IC～平泉前沢IC間（上り線）で発生しました。この渋滞は、事故及び交通集中が要因となり発生したものです。
• Traffic congestion volume ^* was 1,738 km/h (approximately 139% compared to the previous year), an increase from the previous year.

• Congestion extension (km) × congestion time (h) ÷ 2
  Note) "IC" is an abbreviation for interchange.

Comparison period

For details, please refer to the attached materials.

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