Congestion prediction on Expressway during Golden Week
[Tohoku version]

~The peak Out-bound is up to 15km on the 5/3 Tohoku Tohoku Expressway, and the In-bound is up to 10km on the 5/5 Tohoku Expressway~

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March 27, 2020
East Nippon Expressway Co., Ltd.
Tohoku Regional Head Office

NEXCO EAST Tohoku Regional Head Office (Miyagino-ku, Sendai City) has forecasted congestion on Expressway in the Tohoku region (5km or more traffic congestion) will be announced.
In order to alleviate traffic congestion, we ask for your cooperation in "distributing usage" and avoiding busy days and times.

1. 1. Congestion forecast

On Expressway in the Tohoku region, it is predicted that traffic congestion of 5 km or more will occur 12 times in total, six times on the Out-bound line and six times on the In-bound.

Forecasting the longest traffic jam in the Tohoku region

【渋滞予測の詳細は別紙-1【PDF:97KB】別紙-2【PDF:193KB】に記載】

  • Out-bound line:
    Friday, May 3
    E4 Tohoku Expressway near Fukushima TN (Motomiya IC - Fukushima Nishi IC) maximum 15km
  • In-bound line:
    May 5 (Sun)
    E4 Tohoku Expressway near Fukushima TN (Fukushima JCT - Fukushima Matsukawa PA) maximum 10km
Image image of the predicted number of Out-bound line congestion (traffic congestion of 5 km or more)
Image image of the number of forecasts of traffic congestion on the In-bound line (traffic congestion of 5 km or more)

Comparison of number of traffic jams with Golden Week period in 2020

Traffic jam scale Reiwa 6 traffic jam prediction
April 26th (Friday) - May 6th (Monday)
Reiwa 5 traffic congestion record *
April 27th (Thursday) - May 7th (Sunday)
Number of predictions Total traffic count Number of traffic jams caused by concentrated traffic (*)
5km or more 12 6 4
  • ``Number of traffic jams due to traffic concentration'' refers to the number of traffic jams excluding the effects of accidents, etc.

2. Information on special website for traffic congestion season, traffic jam forecast guide, etc.

NEXCO EAST 's customer website `` DraPla'' has a special site for traffic congestion periods. In addition to posting a traffic jam forecast guide on the special site, traffic jam forecasters from each Regional Head Office provide video explanations of key points for avoiding traffic jams. The traffic jam forecast guide will also be distributed in booklet form at each rest facility.
Expressway information is also distributed on the LINE official account and the X official account, so please make use of them.

Image of the 2024 Golden Week Traffic Congestion Forecast Guide by NEXCO EAST Official Congestion Forecaster
Image of traffic forecast guide
Friend registration LINE two-dimensional code image link (external link)

3. Request to customers to drive safely and alleviate traffic congestion

When using Expressway, please check Attachment 3 [PDF: 100KB] of "Requests when using Expressway" before departure to ensure the safety of all drivers and passengers. .

Four. Holiday discounts are not applied during Golden Week.

To avoid increased traffic congestion, holiday discounts will not be applied during this period. Please see below for details.

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