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

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January 5, 4th year of Reiwa
East Nippon Expressway Co., Ltd.
Tohoku Regional Head Office

NEXCO EAST Tohoku Regional Head Office (Miyagino-ku, Sendai City) is in the Tohoku region managed by the Company during the year-end and New Year period [8 days from December 28, 3rd (Tuesday) to January 4th, 4th (Tuesday)]. We are pleased to inform you that we have summarized the usage status of the Expressway in Sendai.

    Traffic volume

  • The average daily traffic volume in the Tohoku region was 13,700 vehicles / day, a decrease of about 86% compared to the same period in the 2019. (Increased to about 136% compared to the same period in 2020)
  • Congestion

  • The number of traffic jams over 5km was 0.
    However, the number of traffic jams due to snow closure was 2 times (2 times in the Out-bound direction and 0 times in the In-bound direction).

Average daily traffic volume during the period (* 1)

Compared to 2019

[R1: R1.12.27 (Friday) -R2.1.5 (Sunday)]

(1) Reiwa 3rd year results (2) 2019 of achievements Compared to the first 2019 reiwa ((1) / (2))
Average daily traffic volume 13,700 units / day 15,900 units / day 86.2%

(Reference) Compared to 2020

[R2: R2.12.26 (Sat) -R3.1.3 (Sun)]

(1) Reiwa 3rd year results (3) 2020 of experience Compared to 2020 reiwa ((1) / (3))
Average daily traffic volume 13,700 units / day 10,100 units / day 135.6%

(* 1) Average traffic volume in the representative section of the jurisdiction

Number of traffic jams

Compared to 2019

[R1: R1.12.27 (Friday) -R2.1.5 (Sunday)]

Traffic jam scale (1) Reiwa 3rd year results (2) 2019 of achievements Difference ((1)-(2))
total going down going up total going down going up total going down going up
Congestion over 5km 2 2(※2) 0 1 1(※3) 0 1 1 0
Of which, traffic congestion of 10 km or more 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

(Reference) Compared to 2020

[R2: R2.12.26 (Sat) -R3.1.3 (Sun)]

Traffic jam scale (1) Reiwa 3rd year results (3) 2020 of experience Difference ((1)-(3))
total going down going up total going down going up total going down going up
Congestion over 5km 2 2(※2) 0 0 0 0 2 2 0
Of which, traffic congestion of 10 km or more 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

(* 2) Congestion due to snow closure
(* 3) Congestion due to an accident

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