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

From Thursday, December 23, 2010 to Tuesday, January 4, 2011: 13 days

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January 5, 2011
East Nippon Expressway Co., Ltd.

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

[Summary of traffic conditions]

  • The year-on-year change in the average daily traffic volume of the 22 main sections is Approximately 4% increase around large cities and 8% increase in rural areas Did.
  • The number of times of traffic congestion of 10 km or more, 34 times, an increase of 6 times (about 21%) compared to last year Did.
  • The number of traffic jams over 20 km is 5 times, +1 time increase (about 25%) compared to last year Did.
  • The biggest traffic jam that occurred during the period was 45.2km that occurred around 16:30 on January 2nd (Sunday), starting from the vicinity of the Kan-Etsu Expressway (In-bound) Kosaka service area (Higashimatsuyama City, Saitama Prefecture). was.

Traffic volume during one period (main 22 sections)

Area classification (1) Year 22
H22.12.23 ~ H23.1.4
13 days average
(Unit/day)
(2) H21 years
H21.12.23 ~ H22.1.4
13 days average
(Unit/day)
(3) H20 years
H20.12.23 ~ H21.1.4
13 days average
(Unit/day)
YoY
(1)/(2)
Year-on-year
(1)/(3)
Around the big city 80,200 77,300 74,500 104% 108%
Rural area 22,000 20,400 18,100 108% 122%
Simple average of the whole 30,100 28,100 25,800 107% 117%

<<Reference>> Day arrangement for the past 3 years

2 congestion

[Number of traffic jams] (The number of traffic jams over 10km includes the number of traffic jams over 20km.)

Congestion extension (1) Year 22
H22.12.23 ~ H23.1.4
(2) H21 years
H21.12.23 ~ H22.1.4
(3) H20 years
H20.12.23 ~ H21.1.4
YoY difference
(1)-(2)
Year-on-year difference
(1)-(3)
(reference)
H22 forecast
Traffic congestion of 10 km or more 34 times 28 times 28 times +6 times +6 times 34 times
Traffic congestion of 20 km or more 5 times 4 times 8 times +1 time ▲ 3 times 6 times

[Traffic congestion area]

  • Major traffic jams during the year-end and New Year holidays
worst Up and down
line
Road name Traffic jam Traffic jam location Congestion length Congestion factors
1 Outside Outer ring road January 2 (Sun)
11:40
Kawaguchi Chuo IC
near
14.1km Traffic concentration and accident
2 Outside Outer ring road December 24th (Friday)
18:25
Kawaguchi Nishi IC
near
12.4km Traffic concentration
3 Out-bound line Tohoku Expressway January 2 (Sun)
11:20
Hanyu PA
near
12.2km Traffic concentration and accident
1 In-bound line Kan-Etsu Expressway January 2 (Sun)
16:30
Takasaka SA
near
45.2km Traffic concentration and accident
2 In-bound line Tohoku Expressway January 2 (Sun)
17:10
Kazo IC
near
30.8km Traffic concentration and accident
3 In-bound line Kan-Etsu Expressway January 3 (Monday)
18:00
Takasaka SA
near
27.7km Traffic concentration and accident
  • [Reference] H21: Major traffic congestion during the year-end and New Year holidays
worst Up and down
line
Road name Traffic jam Traffic jam location Congestion length Congestion factors
1 Out-bound line Kan-Etsu Expressway Wednesday, December 30
Around 7:25
Takasaka SA
near
16.9km Traffic concentration
2 Outside Outer ring road Saturday, January 2
Around 11:25
Kawaguchi Nishi IC
near
13.4km Traffic concentration and accident
3 Out-bound line Tohoku Expressway Saturday, January 2
About 11:45
Hanyu PA
near
12.2km Accident and traffic concentration
1 In-bound line Tohoku Expressway Saturday, January 2
Around 17:50
Hanyu PA
near
33.4km Traffic concentration and accident
2 In-bound line Kan-Etsu Expressway Saturday, January 2
Around 17:15
Akagi IC
near
27.8km Accident and traffic concentration
3 In-bound line Joban Expressway Saturday, January 2
Around 17:05
Misato JCT
near
27.0km Traffic concentration and accident
  • IC: Interchange JCT: Junction SA: Service area PA: Parking area
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