Traffic situation on Expressway during the Obon season (flash report) [NEXCO EAST Version]
12 days from Thursday, August 5, 2010 to Monday, August 16, 2010
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- Traffic situation on Expressway during the Obon season (flash report) [NEXCO EAST Version]
August 17, 2010
East Nippon Expressway Co., Ltd.
NEXCO EAST (Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo) has summarized the traffic conditions on Expressway during the Obon season.
[Summary of traffic conditions]
- The number of times of traffic congestion of 10 km or more, 130 times, ▲39 times, 23% decrease compared to last year was. In addition, the number of traffic congestion over 30 km, Compared to 10 times last year, ▲15 times decreased by 60% was.
- The maximum traffic length is 52.8km heading near the Mitokita Smart IC on Joban Expressway (Mito City, Ibaraki Prefecture) around 18:40 on Saturday, August 14 in the In-bound direction was.
- Compared to the Bon festival period of the previous year, the daily average cross-sectional traffic volume of the 22 main sections is Same level around big cities, 2% decrease in rural areas Did.
- The actual traffic jam during the Bon Festival this year was below the traffic forecast. In the future, we will continue to carry out more detailed analysis to improve the accuracy as much as possible, and will make various efforts to prevent traffic congestion and provide information.
Traffic volume during one period
[Daily average traffic volume] Main sections of Expressway within NEXCO EAST (total of 22 locations)
| Area classification | (1) Year 22 H22.8.5 ~ 8.16 12 days average (Unit/day) |
(2) H21 year H21.8.6 ~ 8.17 12 days average (Unit/day) |
(3) H20 years H20.8.7 ~ 8.18 12 days average (Unit/day) |
YoY (1)/(2) |
Year-on-year (1)/(3) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Around the big city | 103,800 units/day | 104,000 units/day | 96,400 units/day | 100％ | 108％ |
| Rural area | 36,200 units/day | 37,000 units/day | 29,300 units / day | 98％ | 124％ |
| 22 main sections Simple average of the whole |
45,500 units/day | 46,200 units/day | 38,500 units/day | 98％ | 118％ |
In addition, the daily average traffic volume of the 22 main sections is Attachment 1 [PDF: 22KB] Please refer to the.
[Day of the week arrangement]
2 congestion
[Number of traffic jams] (The number of traffic jams over 10km includes the number of traffic jams over 30km.)
| Congestion length | (1) 22 years H22.8.5 ~ 8.16 |
(2) 21 years H21.8.6 ~ 8.17 |
(3) H20 years H20.8.7 ~ 8.18 |
YoY (1)/(2) |
Year-on-year (1)/(3) |
(reference) H22 forecast |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Traffic congestion of 10 km or more | 130 times | 169 times | 85 times | 77％ | 153％ | 168 times |
| Over 30km of traffic | 10 times | 25 times | 9 times | 40％ | 111％ | 16 times |
[Traffic congestion points] Major traffic congestion points during the H22 Obon season
| Vertical line | worst | Road name | Traffic jam (peak) |
Traffic jam location | Congestion extension | Congestion factors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Out-bound line | （1） | Tohoku Expressway | Saturday, August 7 Around 9:40 |
Near Iwafune JCT | 46.9km | Traffic concentration And accident |
| （2） | Kan-Etsu Expressway | Saturday, August 7 Around 8:50 |
Near Higashimatsuyama IC | 38.3km | Traffic concentration And accident |
|
| （3） | Tohoku Expressway | Thursday, August 12 Around 9:10 |
Near Yaitakita PA | 32.7km | Traffic concentration And accident |
|
| In-bound line | （1） | Joban Expressway | Saturday, August 14 Around 18:40 |
Near Mitokita Smart IC | 52.8 km | Traffic concentration And accident |
| （2） | Joban Expressway | Sunday, August 15 Around 18:40 |
Near Mitokita Smart IC | 46.9km | Traffic concentration And accident |
|
| （3） | Tohoku Expressway | Sunday, August 15 Around 19:25 |
Near Kamikawachi SA | 46.7km | Traffic concentration And accident |
[Reference] Major traffic jams during the H21 Obon season
| Vertical line | worst | Road name | Traffic jam (peak) |
Traffic jam location | Congestion extension | Congestion factors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Out-bound line | （1） | Tohoku Expressway | Thursday, August 13 Around 4:15 |
Near Yaitakita PA | 69.0 km | Traffic concentration And accident |
| （2） | Tohoku Expressway | Saturday, August 8 Around 9:15 |
Near Sano SA | 51.6km | Traffic concentration And accident |
|
| （3） | Tohoku Expressway | Thursday, August 13 Around 11:10 |
Near Adata Tara SA | 51.0 km | Accident and Traffic concentration |
|
| Kan-Etsu Expressway | Thursday, August 13 Around 6:35 |
Near the Hanazono IC | 51.0 km | Traffic concentration And accident |
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| In-bound line | （1） | Tohoku Expressway | Friday, August 14 Around 17:55 |
Near Yaita IC | 48.4 km | Traffic concentration And accident |
| （2） | Tohoku Expressway | Thursday, August 13 Around 19:30 |
Near Kamikawachi SA | 46.4km | Accident and Traffic concentration |
|
| （3） | Kan-Etsu Expressway | August 16 (Sun) Around 19:00 |
Near Maebashi IC | 45.0 km | Traffic concentration And accident |
- IC: Interchange, JCT: Junction, SA: Service area, PA: Parking area
Related press release materials
Expressway traffic during the Obon period (flash report)
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