Expressway traffic during the Obon season (breaking news) [national version]
From Thursday, August 6 to Sunday, August 16: 11 days
*Comparison target is August 7th (Thursday) to August 17th (Sunday) of the previous year: 11 days
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- Expressway traffic during the Obon season (breaking news) [national version]
August 17, 2009
East Nippon Expressway Co., Ltd.
Central Japan Expressway Co., Ltd.
West Japan Expressway Co., Ltd.
Honshu-Shikoku Expressway Co., Ltd.
1 congestion
[Number of traffic jams] (The number of traffic jams over 10km includes the number of traffic jams over 30km.)
| Congestion extension | this year | Previous year | YoY | (Reference) Forecast |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Traffic congestion of 10 km or more | 498 times | 303 times | 164.4％ | 664 times |
| Over 30km of traffic | 54 times | 23 times | 234.8％ | 66 times |
[Traffic jam location]
・Main traffic jams this year
*IC: Interchange, SA: Service area, PA: Parking area, TN: Tunnel, BS: Bus stop
| Work Strike | Vertical line | Road name | Traffic jam (peak) | Traffic jam location | Traffic jam Extension | Congestion factors | Company classification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Out-bound line | Tohoku Expressway | Thursday, August 13 Around 4:15 | Yaitakita PA near | 69.0 km | Traffic concentration And accident | East Japan |
| 2 | Out-bound line | Tomei Expressway | Saturday, August 8 Around 12:15 | Yoshida IC near | 55.0 km | Accident and Traffic concentration | Central Japan |
| 3 | Out-bound line | Tohoku Expressway | Saturday, August 8 Around 9:15 | Sano SA near | 51.6km | Traffic concentration And accident | East Japan |
| 1 | In-bound line | Tohoku Expressway | Friday, August 14 Around 17:55 | Yaita IC near | 48.4 km | Traffic concentration And accident | East Japan |
| 2 | In-bound line | Tohoku Expressway | Thursday, August 13 Around 19:30 | Kamikawachi SA near | 46.4km | Accident and Traffic concentration | East Japan |
| 3 | In-bound line | Kan-Etsu Expressway | August 16 (Sun) Around 19:00 | Maebashi IC near | 45.0 km | Traffic concentration And accident | East Japan |
[Reference] Major traffic jams in the previous year
| Work Strike | Vertical line | Road name | Traffic jam (peak) | Traffic jam location | Traffic jam Extension | Congestion factors | Company classification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Out-bound line | Tohoku Expressway | Wednesday, August 13 Around 7:35 | Yaita IC near | 42.6 km | Traffic concentration/accident | East Japan |
| 2 | Out-bound line | Kan-Etsu Expressway | Wednesday, August 13 Around 8:15 | Higashimatsuyama IC near | 41.3km | Traffic concentration/accident | East Japan |
| 3 | Out-bound line | Chinese road | Saturday, August 9 Around 10:40 | Takarazuka East TN near | 38.6km | Traffic concentration/accident | Western Japan |
| 1 | In-bound line | Tohoku Expressway | Friday, August 15 Around 17:45 | Kamikawachi SA near | 55.0 km | Traffic concentration/accident | East Japan |
| 2 | In-bound line | Tohoku Expressway | Thursday, August 14 Around 18:35 | Kamikawachi SA near | 52.2 km | Traffic concentration | East Japan |
| 3 | In-bound line | Tohoku Expressway | Saturday, August 16 Around 17:10 | Utsunomiya IC near | 50.8km | Traffic concentration/accident | East Japan |
2 Traffic volume during the period
[Daily average traffic volume] Main sections of Expressway nationwide (23 cross sections in total)
| this year Average daily traffic (Unit/day) | Previous year Average daily traffic (Unit/day) | YoY | Charge policy | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 54,500 | 47,800 | 1.14 times | 6th and 7th | 1.09 times | Regular cars: Special holiday discounts (weekdays) |
| 8th, 9th | 1.24 times | Regular car: Special holiday discount (holiday) | |||
| 10th-12th | 0.96 times | Standard car: Current discount, Large vehicles: 5 days off (weekdays) | |||
| 13th and 14th | 1.22 times | Regular cars: Special holiday discounts (weekdays) | |||
| 15th and 16th | 1.28 times | Regular car: Special holiday discount (holiday) | |||
- The cross-sectional traffic volume of the main sections of each company is Attachment 1 and Attachment 2 [PDF: 371KB] Please refer to the.
[Year-to-year comparison graph of average daily traffic volume]
[Reference] Customer survey results regarding special discounts during the Bon Festival
![[Reference] Image of customer survey results regarding special discounts during the Bon Festival](/rest/pressroom/press_release/head_office/h21/0817b/images/image_graph02.gif)
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