Expressway traffic conditions during the year-end and New Year period (preliminary report) [NEXCO EAST Version]

From Saturday, December 26, 2009 to Tuesday, January 5, 2010: 11 days

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January 6, 2010
East Nippon Expressway Co., Ltd.

NEXCO EAST (Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, Chairman: Shigejiro Yagi) summarized the traffic conditions on the Expressway during the year-end and New Year holidays.

[Summary of traffic conditions]
  • Compared with the year-end and New Year holidays of the previous year, the year-end and New Year holidays of this year are 22 Average daily cross-sectional traffic increases by about 3% around large cities and about 11% in rural areas. Did.
  • Congestion length of 10km or more The number of traffic jams was 24, which is a decrease of 2 compared to last year. was.
    In addition, congestion length of 30 km or more The number of traffic congestion was one, which is one less than last year. was.
  • The maximum traffic length is About 33.4km at the beginning near Hanyu PA on the Tohoku Expressway (near Hanyu City, Saitama Prefecture) around 17:50 on Saturday, January 2 in the In-bound direction was.
  • The actual traffic congestion during the year-end and New Year holidays was lower than the traffic congestion forecast. In the future, I would like to carry out more detailed analysis and improve the accuracy as much as possible.

Traffic volume during one period

[Daily average traffic volume] Main sections of Expressway within the NEXCO EAST (total of 22 sections)

Area classification(1) Year-end and New Year 2009
H21.12.26 ~ H22.1.5
11 days average (vehicle/day)
(2) Year-end and New Year holidays of 2008
H20.12.26 ~ H21.1.5
11 days average (vehicle/day)
YoY
Around the big city78,30075,800103%
Rural area20,50018,400111%
Main section
22 places
28,40026,200108%

2 congestion

[Number of traffic jams] (The number of traffic jams over 10km includes the number of traffic jams over 30km.)
Congestion extensionThis yearLast yearYoY
Traffic congestion of 10 km or more24 times26 times92.3%
Over 30km of trafficOnceTwice50.0%

[Traffic congestion area]

  • Major traffic jams this year
Up and down
line
Work
Strike
Road nameTraffic jam
(peak)
Traffic jam locationTraffic jam
Extension
Congestion factors
under
Ri
line
1Kan-Etsu ExpresswayWednesday, December 30
Around 7:25
Takasaka SA
near
16.9kmTraffic concentration
2Outer ring roadSaturday, January 2
Around 11:25
Kawaguchi Nishi IC
near
13.4kmTraffic concentration/accident
3Tohoku ExpresswaySaturday, January 2
About 11:45
Hanyu PA
near
12.2kmAccident/traffic concentration
Up
Ri
line
1Tohoku ExpresswaySaturday, January 2
Around 17:50
Hanyu PA
near
33.4kmTraffic concentration/accident
2Kan-Etsu ExpresswaySaturday, January 2
Around 17:15
Akagi IC
near
27.8kmAccident/traffic concentration
3Joban ExpresswaySaturday, January 2
Around 17:05
Misato JCT
near
27.0kmTraffic concentration/accident

  • Major traffic congestion points in the previous year
Up and down
line
Work
Strike
Road nameTraffic jam
(peak)
Traffic jam locationTraffic jam
Extension
Congestion factors
under
Ri
line
1Kan-Etsu ExpresswayDecember 31 (Wednesday)
Around 7:40
Numata IC
near
16.5kmSnowfall/traffic concentration
Kan-Etsu ExpresswayJanuary 2 (Friday)
Around 7:05
Numata IC
near
16.5kmSnowfall/traffic concentration
2Kan-Etsu ExpresswaySunday, December 28
Around 8:25
Numata IC
near
14.8kmTraffic concentration/accident
3Kan-Etsu ExpresswayDecember 30 (Tue)
Around 7:20
Takasaka SA
near
12.9kmTraffic concentration
Up
Ri
line
1Kan-Etsu ExpresswaySaturday, January 3
Around 18:05
Takasaka SA
near
48.4 kmAccident/traffic concentration
2Tohoku ExpresswaySaturday, January 3
Around 17:55
Kamikawachi SA
near
30.5kmAccident/traffic concentration
3Kan-Etsu ExpresswaySaturday, January 3
Around 18:15
Akagi IC
near
27.9kmTraffic concentration
  • IC: Interchange JCT: Junction SA: Service area
    PA: Parking area
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