Expressway traffic during the Obon period (breaking news) [national version]
From Wednesday, August 10 to Tuesday, August 16: 7 days
*Comparison target: Wednesday, August 11th to Tuesday, August 17th: 7 days
Last year, August 12th (Wednesday) to August 18th (Tuesday): 7 days
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- Expressway traffic during the Obon period (breaking news) [national version]
August 17, 2011
East Nippon Expressway Co., Ltd.
Central Japan Expressway Co., Ltd.
West Japan Expressway Co., Ltd.
Honshu-Shikoku Expressway Co., Ltd.
Japan Road Traffic Information Center
1 congestion
[Number of traffic jams] (The number of traffic jams over 10km includes the number of traffic jams over 30km.)
| Congestion extension | This year (1) H23 achievement | Last year (2) H22 achievement | Last year (3) H21 achievement | Contrast (1)/(2) | Contrast (1)/(3) | [Reference] H20 results (Before holiday special discount) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Traffic congestion of 10 km or more | 374 times | 261 times | 328 times | 143％ | 114％ | 194 times |
| Over 30km of traffic | 52 times | 20 times | 39 times | 260％ | 133％ | 21 times |
- Main traffic congestion
*PA: Parking area, IC: Interchange, SA: Service area
| Vertical line | Road name | Traffic jam date and time (peak) | Traffic jam location | Traffic jam Extension | Congestion factors | Company Division | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| （1） | Out-bound line | Tohoku Expressway | Saturday, August 13 | Around 4:45 | Near Yaitakita PA | 69.4km | Traffic concentration and accident | East Japan |
| （2） | Out-bound line | Kyushu Road | Saturday, August 13 | Around 12:45 | Near Hirokawa IC | 67.3 km | Traffic concentration and accident | Western Japan |
| （3） | Out-bound line | Tohoku Expressway | Saturday, August 13 | Around 10:45 | Near Adata Tara SA | 60.9 km | Traffic concentration and accident | East Japan |
| （1） | In-bound line | Kan-Etsu Expressway | August 14 (Sun) | Around 20:05 | Near Takasaka SA | 49.0 km | Accident and traffic concentration | East Japan |
| （2） | In-bound line | Tohoku Expressway | August 16 (Tue) | Around 17:15 | Near Tsukidate IC | 46.3 km | Broken car and traffic concentration | East Japan |
| （3） | In-bound line | Kyushu Road | Saturday, August 13 | Around 16:20 | Near Yawata IC | 45.6km | Traffic concentration and broken car | Western Japan |
2 Traffic volume during the period
[Average daily traffic volume] Main sections of Expressway nationwide (Attachment 1 [PDF: 73KB] A simple average of 23 cross sections)
| This year (1) H23 achievement | Last year (2) H22 achievement | Last year (3) H21 achievement | Contrast (1) / (2) | Contrast (1)/(3) | [Reference] H20 results (Before holiday special discount) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 58,000 | 56,600 | 56,400 | 102％ | 103％ | 47,500 |
- Attachment 2: Average daily traffic volume during the 2011 Bon Festival (Honshu-Shikoku Connecting Bridge, Tokyo Wan Aqua-Line Expressway) [PDF: 48KB]
- Attachment 3: Congestion situation in the Tohoku region [PDF: 59KB]
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