Comfortable drive forecast during Golden Week [NEXCO EAST]
～The peak of traffic congestion is predicted to be May 3 and 4 for the Out-bound line and May 4 and 5 for the In-bound line～
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- Comfortable drive forecast during Golden Week [NEXCO EAST]
March 30, 2012
East Nippon Expressway Co., Ltd.
NEXCO EAST (Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo) has summarized traffic congestion prediction and countermeasures due to traffic congestion during the Golden Week period (April 27 (Fri)-May 6 (Sun): 10 days).
1 Request for distributed use
- This traffic congestion forecast is based on the past Golden Week period when the special holiday discount (up to 1,000 yen in rural areas) was not applied, and the traffic conditions such as last year's Bon Festival and New Year holidays.
- The number of traffic jams during the Golden Week period (more than 10km at peak) 111 times, 3 times more than 108 in the previous year It is a forecast.
- Out-bound line 46 times: +5 times (41 times last year), In-bound line 65 times: ▲ 2 times (67 times last year) * Previous year (H23.4.27-5.6:10 days)
- Congestion trends during the Golden Week period Out-bound line is May 3 (Thu) and 4 (Fri), and the In-bound line is May 4 (Fri) and 5 (Sat). We anticipate that there will be a lot of traffic congestion. (The traffic congestion tendency is as shown below)
- Prediction of the longest traffic jam in NEXCO EAST (Congestion with a maximum congestion length of 30 km or more Attachment 1 [PDF: 180KB])
- Out-bound: May 3 (Thu) Near Kan-Etsu Expressway Flower Garden Interchange (Fukaya City, Saitama Prefecture) About 45km
- In-bound: May 4 (Fri), 5 (Sat) Kan-Etsu Expressway Kosaka Service Area (Higashimatsuyama City, Saitama Prefecture) About 45km
- Please avoid using traffic congestion by shifting your departure time before and after the expected peak time of traffic congestion.
- The number of traffic congestion forecasts is counted on the day when the traffic congestion peaks.
[Past Golden Week period traffic count comparison]
2 Plan for congestion measures
Based on the current traffic congestion forecast and the traffic congestion period (Golden Week, Obon, year-end and New Year holidays, etc.), we will take the following measures during the period when we are forecasting particularly heavy congestion. ( Attachment 2 [PDF: 203KB] )
● Initiatives in the main line
- In-bound speed decrease caution in slope, etc.
- Calling attention to the end of the traffic jam
●Efforts at rest facilities
- Parking lot arranging staff
- Secure parking for large vehicles
- Installation of temporary toilet
Such
"Notice"
- Traffic information provision service "Drive traffic: popular name DraTra "Attachment 3 [PDF:929KB]
Expressway 's traffic information service is a PC version information site "DraTra], mobile phone version information site "DraTra" (http://m.drivetraffic.jp/).
Each information site "DraTra In addition to real-time traffic information, various kinds of information such as traffic congestion prediction information are posted, so please make use of it.
Also, NEXCO EAST 's information site DraPla] Provides Expressway rates and SA/PA information, so please use them together. - Expressway are different from ordinary roads. You need to be well prepared and moderately tense when riding.
Attachment 4 [PDF: 187KB]
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