Congestion prediction and countermeasures on Expressway during the year-end and New Year period [national version]
-The peak of traffic congestion is January 2 and 3 for both the up and down lines. Distributed use avoiding traffic jams
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- Congestion prediction and countermeasures on Expressway during the year-end and New Year period [national version]
December 3, 2010
West Japan Expressway Co., Ltd.
Central Japan Expressway Co., Ltd.
East Nippon Expressway Co., Ltd.
Honshu-Shikoku Expressway Co., Ltd.
Japan Road Traffic Information Center
West/Middle/East Japan (NEXCO)/JB Honshi Expressway/(Foundation) Japan Road Traffic Information Center is available for year-end and New Year holidays [from December 23, 2010 (Thursday) to January 4, 2011 (Tuesday)] 13 days] Expressway, we summarized traffic congestion prediction and countermeasures due to traffic concentration.
1 Request for distributed use
- For traffic congestion during the year-end and New Year holidays, it is predicted that there will be a lot of traffic with peaks of 10km or more on January 2 (Sun) and 3 (Mon) both on the up and down lines. (Refer to the figure below) Please avoid the traffic congestion by shifting the departure time of the customer before and after the time when peak traffic congestion is expected.
- This traffic congestion forecast is based on the traffic volume increase results and traffic congestion conditions that were confirmed during the traffic congestion seasons such as the year-end and New Year holidays last year, this year's Golden Week, and Obon as the effects of special holiday discounts.
[Prediction of the longest traffic congestion by vertical line]
IC: Interchange, JCT: Junction, TN: Tunnel
| Road name (direction) | Congestion peak Date and time (forecast) | Occurrence location | location | Traffic jam section (End IC ⇒ IC on the top side) | Peak time Congestion length (Km) | Normal time Passing time | Traffic jam peak Time passage time | company name |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tomei Expressway (Out-bound line) from Tokyo Nagoya direction | January 3 (Monday) Around 17:00 | Fuji River SA near | Shizuoka Prefecture Fuji city | Gotemba IC ⇒ Shimizu IC | 35km | About 25 minutes | About 85 minutes | Central Japan |
| Chugoku Expressway (Out-bound line) From Osaka Hiroshima direction | January 2 (Sun) Around 13:00 | Takarazuka East TN near | Hyogo prefecture Takarazuka | Oyamazaki JCT ⇒ Nishinomiya Exit JCT | 30km | About 25 minutes | About 150 minutes | Western Japan |
| Tomei Expressway (In-bound line) From Nagoya Tokyo direction | January 2 (Sun) Around 18:00 | Yamato TN near | Kanagawa Prefecture Yamato City | Gotemba IC ⇒ Yokohama Machida IC | 45km | About 30 minutes | About 110 minutes | Central Japan |
| Higashi-Meihan Expressway (In-bound line) From Ise Nagoya direction | January 2 (Sun) Around 17:00 | Yokkaichi IC near | Mie Prefecture Yokkaichi | Hisai IC ⇒ Yokkaichi IC | 40km | About 30 minutes | About 100 minutes | Central Japan |
| Higashi-Meihan Expressway (In-bound line) From Ise Nagoya direction | January 3 (Monday) Around 17:00 | Yokkaichi IC near | Mie Prefecture Yokkaichi | Hisai IC ⇒ Yokkaichi IC | 40km | About 30 minutes | About 100 minutes | Central Japan |
[Number of daily congestion occurrences predicted to peak at 10 km or more] 204 times in total
Comparison of the number of traffic jams with the year-end and New Year holidays last year H21.12.23 (Wed)-H22.1.4 (Mon): 13 days (including the effects of accidents, etc.)
| Traffic jam scale | (1) Year-end and New Year 2010 | (2) Year-end and New Year 2009 | Difference ((1)-(2)) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| total | going up | going down | total | going up | going down | total | going up | going down | |
| Number of traffic jams over 10km | 204 times | 136 times | 68 times | 212 times | 130 times | 82 times | ▲ 8 times | +6 times | ▲14 times |
| Number of traffic jams over 30km | 9 times | 7 times | Twice | 17 times | 13 times | 4 times | ▲ 8 times | ▲ 6 times | ▲ 2 times |
2 Plan for congestion measures
Based on the situation of congestion prediction and so far the traffic congestion period (GW, Bon Festival, etc.), in the period that is especially predict the intense congestion, In-bound the dark rate decreases alert measures in the slope or the like, by the illumination up of tunnel lighting We are planning to implement measures against congestion such as alleviating the feeling of pressure and pressure, measures to alert the rear end of a traffic jam, the placement of parking lot organizers at rest facilities, the provision of temporary toilets, and the parking of large vehicles.
| Items | Main measures | unit | Measured quantity of each company | 4 companies total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NEXCO East Japan | NEXCO Central Japan | NEXCO Western Japan | JB Four high speed | ||||
| Main line section | (1) In-bound reminder the rate of decrease in the slope, etc. | Location | 37 | 86 | 26 | 10 | 159 |
| (2) Relieving darkness and oppressive feeling by increasing the illumination of tunnel lighting | Location | 63 | 74 | 41 | 2 | 180 | |
| (3) Calling attention to the rear end of a traffic jam | Location | 89 | 62 | 61 | 13 | 225 | |
| SAPA | (4) Placement of parking lot organizers at rest facilities | total People/day | 1,580 | 1,834 | 1,596 | 166 | 5,176 |
| (5) Installation of temporary toilet | Basis | 13 | 242 | 229 | 28 | 512 | |
| (6) Secure parking for large vehicles | Location | 42 | 37 | 45 | 13 | 137 | |
