Expressway traffic situation during traffic congestion (preliminary report) [national version]

December 24th (Wednesday) to January 4th (Sunday): 12 days
*Comparison target is December 26th (Wednesday) to January 6th (Sunday): 12 days

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January 5, 2009
East Nippon Expressway Co., Ltd.
Central Japan Expressway Co., Ltd.
West Japan Expressway Co., Ltd.

Number of units used during one period

[Number of units used per day]
(Stand)

Expressway meterthis yearlast yearYoY
3,851,9003,709,030103.9%
Main roadDo-O Expressway65,29668,54495.3%
Tohoku Expressway247,949232,754106.5%
Kan-Etsu Expressway179,476175,489102.3%
Tomei Expressway401,122391,528102.5%
ChuoExpressway222,191213,982103.8%
Meishin Expressway234,998234,630100.2%
Higashi-Meihan Expressway195,010191,534101.8%
Sanyo Expressway168,476158,641106.2%
Kyushu Expressway223,720213,043105.0%

2 congestion

[Number of traffic jams]

Congestion extensionthis yearlast yearYoY
Traffic congestion of 10 km or more170 times167 times101.8%
Over 30km of traffic12 times10 times120.0%

[Traffic congestion area]

Work
Strike
Vertical lineRoad nameTraffic jam
(peak)
Traffic jam locationTraffic jam
Extension
Congestion factorsCompany
Division
1Out-bound lineTomei ExpresswayDecember 24 (Wednesday)
Around 19:00
Toyota IC
near
31.8kmAccident and
Traffic concentration
Central Japan
2Out-bound lineMeishin ExpresswaySaturday, December 27
Around 0:45
Ryuou IC
near
28.5kmSnowfall and
Traffic concentration
Western Japan
3Out-bound lineTomei ExpresswaySaturday, January 3
Around 16:45
Iwata IC
near
27.0kmTraffic concentrationCentral Japan
1In-bound lineKyushu RoadSaturday, January 3
Around 17:20
Hirokawa IC
near
58.7 kmAccident and
Traffic concentration
Western Japan
2In-bound lineKan-Etsu ExpresswaySaturday, January 3
Around 18:05
Takasaka SA
near
48.4 kmAccident and
Traffic concentration
East Japan
3In-bound lineTomei ExpresswaySaturday, January 3
Around 17:20
Susono BS
near
45.5kmTraffic concentrationCentral Japan