Traffic conditions on Expressway during the year-end and New Year period (preliminary report) [NEXCO EAST Version]
From Wednesday, December 24, 2008 to Sunday, January 4, 2009: 12 days
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- Traffic conditions on Expressway during the year-end and New Year period (flash report) [NEXCO EAST version] December 24, 2008 (Wednesday) to January 4, 2009 (Sunday): 12 days
January 5, 2009
East Nippon Expressway Co., Ltd.
Number of units used during one period
The number of vehicles used increased by 4.9% compared to last year.
[Number of units used per day]
(Stand)
| Expressway meter | this year | last year | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,224,727 | 1,167,676 | 104.9％ | ||
| Main road | Do-O Expressway | 65,296 | 68,544 | 95.3％ |
| Tohoku Expressway | 247,949 | 232,754 | 106.5％ | |
| Joban Expressway | 162,328 | 156,298 | 103.9％ | |
| Higashi-Kanto Expressway | 146,100 | 142,750 | 102.3％ | |
| Gaikan Expressway | 137,831 | 131,526 | 104.8％ | |
| Kan-Etsu Expressway | 179,476 | 175,489 | 102.3％ | |
| Hokuriku Expressway (*) | 36,513 | 34,766 | 105.0％ | |
- This is the number of passengers used between Asahi IC and Niigata Central JCT.
2 congestion
The number of traffic jams was almost the same as last year.
[Number of traffic jams]
| Congestion extension | this year | last year | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Traffic congestion of 10 km or more | 29 times | 29 times | 100.0％ |
| Over 30km of traffic | Twice | Once | 200.0％ |
[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 | Kan-Etsu Expressway | December 31 (Wednesday) Around 7:40 | Numata IC near | 16.5km | Snowfall/traffic concentration |
| Kan-Etsu Expressway | January 2 (Friday) Around 7:05 | Numata IC near | 16.5km | Snowfall/traffic concentration | ||
| 2 | Kan-Etsu Expressway | Sunday, December 28 Around 8:25 | Numata IC near | 14.8km | Traffic concentration/accident | |
| 3 | Kan-Etsu Expressway | December 30 (Tue) Around 7:20 | Takasaka SA near | 12.9km | Traffic concentration | |
| Up Ri line | 1 | Kan-Etsu Expressway | Saturday, January 3 Around 18:05 | Takasaka SA near | 48.4 km | Accident/traffic concentration |
| 2 | Tohoku Expressway | Saturday, January 3 Around 17:55 | Kamikawachi SA near | 30.5km | Accident/traffic concentration | |
| 3 | Kan-Etsu Expressway | Saturday, January 3 Around 18:15 | Akagi IC near | 27.9km | Traffic concentration |