Congestion prediction and countermeasures on Expressway during the Obon period [national version]
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July 13, 2012
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
NEXCO EAST / NEXCO CENTRAL / NEXCO WEST /JB Motoshi Expressway / Japan Road Traffic Information Center is in the Obon period [Wednesday, August 8, 2012-August 19, 2012] We summarized the traffic congestion forecast and countermeasures due to traffic concentration at Expressway on [12 days of Sunday (Sun)].
1 Request for distributed use
- Obon traffic is Out-bound line From Saturday, August 11 to 12th Sunday And the In-bound line is From Tuesday, August 14 to 15th Wednesday It is predicted that there will be a lot of traffic congestion at 10 km or more during peak hours (see the figure below).
Please avoid using traffic congestion by shifting your departure time before and after the expected peak time of traffic congestion. - This traffic congestion forecast is based on the past Bon Festival where the special holiday discount (up to 1,000 yen in rural areas) was not applied and the traffic conditions such as this year's GW during the busy season.
[Estimation of particularly long traffic jams by vertical lines]
SA: Service area, PA: Parking area, IC: Interchange, JCT: Junction, TN: Tunnel
| Road name (direction) | Congestion peak Date and time (forecast) | Traffic jam Point | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kan-Etsu Expressway (Out-bound line) From Tokyo to Niigata | Sunday, August 12, 8:00 | Hanazono IC near | Saitama Fukaya | Tokorozawa IC ⇒ Hanazono IC | 45km | About 30 minutes | About 1 hour 30 minutes | East Japan |
| Chuo Expressway (Out-bound line) From Tokyo to Nagoya | Saturday, August 11 6:00 | Sagami Lake IC near | Kanagawa Prefecture Sagamihara City | Takaido IC ⇒ Sagami Lake IC | 40km | About 30 minutes | About 2 hours 00 minutes | Central Japan |
| Chinese road (Out-bound line) From Osaka to Hiroshima | Saturday, August 11, 8:00 | Takarazuka East TN near | Hyogo prefecture Takarazuka | Meishin/Kyoto Minami IC ⇒ Chugoku Expressway / Nishinomiya Yamaguchi JCT | 40km | About 30 minutes | About 3 hours 05 minutes | Western Japan |
| Kan-Etsu Expressway (In-bound line) From Niigata to Tokyo | Tuesday, August 14 19:00 | Takasaka SA near | Saitama Higashimatsuyama City | Fujioka JCT ⇒ Tsurugashima IC | 45km | About 30 minutes | About 1 hour 30 minutes | East Japan |
| Kan-Etsu Expressway (In-bound line) From Niigata to Tokyo | Wednesday, August 15 18:00 | Takasaka SA near | Saitama Higashimatsuyama City | Fujioka JCT ⇒ Tsurugashima IC | 45km | About 30 minutes | About 1 hour 30 minutes | East Japan |
| Tomei (In-bound line) From Nagoya to Tokyo | Thursday, August 16 17:00 | Yamato TN near | Kanagawa Prefecture Yamato City | Gotemba IC ⇒ Yokohama Machida IC | 35km | About 25 minutes | About 1 hour 25 minutes | Central Japan |
- Congestion over 30km during peak hours other than the above, Attachment [PDF: 83KB] Please confirm.
[Number of daily congestion occurrences predicted to peak at 10 km or more] 410 times in total
[Comparison of traffic congestion with Obon last year] [Last year: 8/10 (Wed)-21 (Sun) *Including the impact of accidents, etc.]
| Traffic jam scale | (1) 2012 forecast | (2) FY2011 results | Difference ((1)-(2)) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| total | going down | going up | total | going down | going up | total | going down | going up | |
| Number of traffic jams over 10km | 410 times | 169 times | 241 times | 479 times | 206 times | 273 times | ▲69 | ▲37 | ▲32 |
| Number of traffic congestions of 30km or more | 30 times | 17 times | 13 times | 60 times | 36 times | 24 times | ▲30 | ▲19 | ▲11 |
[Shin-Tomei Expressway opening effect]
Shin-Tomei Expressway (Gotemba JCT-Mikkabi JCT) was opened on Saturday, April 14, 2012. In 2011, there were 47 times of traffic congestion heading on the Tomei Expressway (Gotemba JCT to Mikkabi JCT), but in 2012, the opening of the Tomei Expressway resulted in the opening of the Tomei/New Tomei (Gotemba JCT to Mikkabi JCT). It is expected that the traffic congestion of 10km or more, headed by, will be almost eliminated in two times.
| Traffic jam scale | (1) 2012 forecast | (2) FY2011 results | Difference ((1)-(2)) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| total | going down | going up | total | going down | going up | total | going down | going up | |
| Number of traffic jams over 10km | Twice | Twice | 0 times | 47 times | 24 times | 23 times | ▲45 | ▲22 | ▲23 |
| Number of traffic congestions of 30km or more | 0 times | 0 times | 0 times | 5 times | 3 times | Twice | ▲5 | ▲3 | ▲2 |
2 Plan for congestion measures
Based on the situation of congestion prediction and past traffic congestion period (GW, Bon Festival, year-end and New Year holidays, etc.), in the period that is especially predict the intense congestion, In-bound speed decrease caution in the slope or the like, a rear-end collision attention to the traffic jam at the end We are planning to implement measures against congestion, such as inviting people, arranging parking lot organizers at rest facilities, installing temporary toilets, and securing large vehicle parking spaces.
[Countermeasure example]
3 Request for safe driving
Accidents frequently occur during traffic congestion. When using the Expressway, please be sure to "wear all seat belts" and "reserve frequent breaks".
[Related press release]
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