Expressway traffic conditions during the consecutive holidays in September (preliminary report) [national version]

September 19th (Sat) to September 23rd (Wed/holiday): 5 days
*Comparison target is 5 days from May 2 (Sat) to May 6 (Wed/holiday) of this year's GW: 5 days

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September 24, 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 10 km includes the number of traffic jams over 30 km.)

Congestion extension this time
(September holidays)
GW
(May holidays)
GW ratio (Reference) Forecast
Traffic congestion of 10 km or more 353 times 378 times 93.4% 424 times
Over 30km of traffic 66 times 55 times 120.0% 35 times

[Traffic congestion area]

・Main traffic congestion

*IC: Interchange, JCT: Junction, SA: Service area, TN: Tunnel

worst Vertical line Road name Traffic jam
(peak)
Traffic jam location Traffic jam
Extension
Traffic jam
Factor
Company
Division
(1) Out-bound line Tohoku Expressway September 21 (Mon)
Around 9:30
Sano
Near SA
60.1km Accident and
Traffic concentration
East Japan
(2) Out-bound line Kan-Etsu Expressway Monday, September 21
About 11:35
Flower garden (Hanazono)
Near IC
52.9 km Traffic concentration
And accident
East Japan
(3) Out-bound line Kan-Etsu Expressway Sunday, September 20
Around 8:20
Flower garden (Hanazono)
Near IC
51.9 km Traffic concentration
And accident
East Japan
(1) In-bound line Tomei Expressway Tuesday, September 22
About 17:55
Yamato
Near TN
55.3km Accident and
Traffic concentration
Central Japan
(2) In-bound line Chuo Expressway Tuesday, September 22
Around 18:50
Small Buddha
Near TN
52.7 km Traffic concentration
And accident
Central Japan
(3) In-bound line Kan-Etsu Expressway Monday, September 21
Around 22:05
Tsurugashima
(Tsurugashima)
Near JCT
49.4km Traffic concentration
And accident
East Japan

2 Traffic volume during the period

[Average daily traffic volume] Main Expressway sections nationwide (23 cross sections)

September 2009 Large holiday period
(Unit/day)
2009 GW period
(Unit/day)
GW ratio
62,100 64,800 0.96 times

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