Expressway traffic conditions during the Obon period (preliminary report)
[Tohoku region version]
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- Expressway traffic conditions during the Obon period (preliminary report) [Tohoku region version]
August 17, 5th year of Reiwa
East Nippon Expressway Co., Ltd.
Tohoku Regional Head Office
NEXCO EAST Tohoku Regional Head Office (Miyagino-ku, Sendai City) summarizes the traffic situation in the Tohoku region during the Bon festival period [8 days from Wednesday, August 9, 2020 to Wednesday, August 16, 2023]. so I will let you know.
Traffic volume
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- The average daily traffic volume in the Tohoku region was 24,800 vehicles/day, about 120% compared to the same period last year.
- Traffic peaked on August 11th (Friday) for Out-bound line and on August 15th (Tuesday) for In-bound line.
Congestion
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- The number of traffic jams over 5 km was 10 times for Out-bound direction (+9 times compared to last year) and 10 times for In-bound direction (+10 times compared to last year), for a total of 20 times (+19 times compared to last year).
- The maximum traffic jam length was 28.1km, which occurred around 6:10 on Friday, August 11, near the Koriyama JCT on the E4 Tohoku Tohoku Expressway (Out-bound line). This traffic jam was caused by an accident.
1. 1. Comparison period
- 2020: August 9, 2020 (Wednesday) to August 16, 2020 (Wednesday), 8 days
- Last year: August 10, 2020 (Wednesday) to August 17, 2020 (Wednesday) 8 days
2. Average daily traffic volume during the period
Major sections of Expressway in the Tohoku region (17 sections)
| 2020 results (1) | Last year's results (2) | Contrast (1) / (2) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average daily traffic (all cars) | 24,800 units/day | 20,700 units/day | 120％ |
3. number of traffic jams
[Last year comparison]
| 2020 results (1) | Last year's results (2) | Difference ((1)-(2)) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| total | going down | going up | total | going down | going up | total | going down | going up | |
| Congestion over 5km | 20 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 9 | 10 |
| Congestion of 10 km or more | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 4 |
For details, please refer to Attachment-3 [PDF: 253KB].
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