Traffic situation on Expressway during the Obon season (flash report) [NEXCO EAST Version]

From Thursday, August 7 to Sunday, August 17: 11 days

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August 18, 2008
East Nippon Expressway Co., Ltd.

Number of units used during one period

The number of vehicles used decreased by 3.0% compared to last year.

[Number used per day]

(Stand)

Expressway meter this year last year YoY
1,523,335 1,570,342 97.0%
main
Na
road
Road
Do-O Expressway 115,203 123,179 93.5%
Tohoku Expressway 307,831 320,074 96.2%
Joban Expressway 186,248 194,068 96.0%
Higashi-Kanto Expressway 158,458 165,827 95.6%
Gaikan Expressway 156,467 161,799 96.7%
Kan-Etsu Expressway 201,365 209,015 96.3%
Kita-Kanto Expressway 46,484 31,853 145.9%
Tateyama Expressway 33,006 32,112 102.8%
Hokuriku Expressway (*) 53,322 55,977 95.3%
  • This is the number of passengers used between Asahi IC and Niigata Central JCT.

2 congestion

Traffic congestion has decreased compared to last year.

[Number of traffic jams]

Congestion extension this year last year YoY
Traffic congestion of 10 km or more 83 times 90 times 92.2%
Over 30km of traffic 9 times 14 times 64.3%

[Traffic congestion area]

Up and down
line
Work
Strike
Road name Traffic jam
(peak)
Traffic jam location Traffic jam
Extension
Congestion factors
under
Ri
line
1 Tohoku Expressway Wednesday, August 13
Around 7:35
Near Yaita IC 42.6 km Traffic concentration/accident
2 Kan-Etsu Expressway Wednesday, August 13
Around 8:15
Near Higashimatsuyama IC 41.3km Traffic concentration/accident
3 Joban Expressway Wednesday, August 13
Around 11:30
Near Hitachi Chuo IC 34.5km Accident/traffic concentration
Up
Ri
line
1 Tohoku Expressway Friday, August 15
Around 17:45
Near Kamikawachi SA 55.0 km Traffic concentration/accident
2 Tohoku Expressway Thursday, August 14
Around 18:35
Near Kamikawachi SA 52.2 km Traffic concentration
3 Tohoku Expressway Saturday, August 16
Around 17:10
Near Utsunomiya IC 50.8km Traffic concentration/accident

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