Traffic conditions on Expressway during the Golden Week period (preliminary report) [NEXCO EAST Version]

From Wednesday, April 25, 2007 to Sunday, May 6, 2007: 12 days

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May 7, 2007
East Nippon Expressway Co., Ltd.

Number of units used during one period

The number of vehicles used increased by 2.3% compared to last year.

[Number used per day]

(Stand)

Expressway meter this year last year YoY
1,462,823 1,429,541 102.3%
main
Na
road
Road
Do-O Expressway 99,300 95,714 103.7%
Tohoku Expressway 308,712 301,426 102.4%
Joban Expressway 181,313 176,946 102.5%
Higashi-Kanto Expressway 161,558 160,479 100.7%
Gaikan Expressway 153,998 149,133 103.3%
Kan-Etsu Expressway 188,518 182,645 103.2%
Hokuriku Expressway (*) 56,296 55,230 101.9%
  • This is the number of passengers used between Asahi IC and Niigata Central JCT.

・2 congestion

The number of passengers increased from last year and the number of traffic congestion increased slightly, but the traffic congestion was about the same level.

[Number of traffic jams]

Congestion extension this year last year YoY
Traffic congestion of 10 km or more 72 times 66 times 109.1%
Over 30km of traffic 9 times 9 times 100.0%

[Traffic congestion area]

worst Vertical line Road name Traffic jam
(peak)
Traffic jam location Traffic jam
Extension
Congestion factors
1 Out-bound line Kan-Etsu Expressway 5/3 (Thurs) around 6:30 Near the Hanazono interchange 48.4 km Traffic concentration/accident
2 Out-bound line Tohoku Expressway 5/4 (Friday) around 9:00 Near the Hanyu parking area 39.8km Traffic concentration/accident
3 Out-bound line Tohoku Expressway May 3 (Thurs) 7:55 Near the Kazo interchange 35.2km Traffic concentration/accident
1 In-bound line Tohoku Expressway May 4 (Fri) 18:20 Near the Kazo interchange 37.1km Traffic concentration/accident
2 In-bound line Tohoku Expressway 5/6 (Sun) around 12:50 Near Yaita Interchange 37.0km Traffic concentration/accident
3 In-bound line Tohoku Expressway April 30 (Monday) around 18:25 Near the Kazo interchange 35.9km Accident/traffic concentration

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