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Expressway traffic conditions during the year-end and New Year period (preliminary report)

December 26, 2012 (Wednesday) to January 6, 2013 (Sunday) 12 days

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January 7, 2013
East Nippon Expressway Co., Ltd.

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

[Summary of traffic conditions]

  • The number of traffic jams over 10km, 58 times, 25 times more than last year (about 76% increase) Did.
  • The number of times of congestion over 30 km, Once and like last year was.
  • The biggest traffic jam that occurred during the period was 41.2km that occurred around 17:20 on January 2 (Wednesday), starting from the area near Takasaka SA of Kan-Etsu Expressway (In-bound). was.
  • The year-on-year change in the average daily traffic volume of the 23 main sections is About 6% decrease Did.

1 congestion

[Number of traffic jams]

[Last year: H23.12.26 (Mon)-H24.1.6 (Fri)]

Image of the number of traffic jams

2-day average traffic volume

[Average daily traffic volume for the 23 main sections*]

[Last year: H23.12.26 (Mon)-H24.1.6 (Fri)]

Image of average daily traffic volume

[Reference 1] Traffic status of Tokyo Wan Aqua-Line Expressway

[Reference 1] Image image of traffic conditions on the Tokyo Wan Aqua-Line Expressway

[Reference 2] Past day arrangement

[Reference 2] Image of past day arrangement

3 Main traffic congestion points

[Major traffic jam locations during the year-end and New Year period of 2012]

worst Vertical line Road name Traffic jam date and time (peak) Traffic jam location Congestion length Congestion factors
1 Out-bound line Kan-Etsu Expressway Saturday, December 29
Around 8:40		 Near Numata IC 20.7km Chain check
And traffic concentration
2 Outside Outer ring road Wednesday, December 26
Around 8:15		 Near Soka IC 20.2km Accident and traffic concentration
3 Out-bound line Kan-Etsu Expressway Saturday, December 29
Around 7:10		 Near Takasaka SA 18.9km Traffic concentration and accident
1 In-bound line Kan-Etsu Expressway Wednesday, January 2
Around 17:20		 Near Takasaka SA 41.2km Traffic concentration and accident
2 In-bound line Kan-Etsu Expressway January 3 (Thursday)
Around 16:45		 Near Takasaka SA 27.7km Accident and traffic concentration
3 In-bound line Tohoku Expressway January 3 (Thursday)
Around 17:40		 Nishinasuno Shiobara
(Nishinasunoshioba) IC vicinity		 25.9km Traffic concentration

[Reference] Major traffic congestion points during the year-end and New Year period of last year (H23)

worst Vertical line Road name Traffic jam date and time (peak) Traffic jam location Congestion length Congestion factors
1 Out-bound line Kan-Etsu Expressway December 30th (Friday)
Around 6:50		 Near Takasaka SA 17.3km Accident and
Traffic concentration
2 Out-bound line Tohoku Expressway December 27 (Tue)
Around 19:00		 Near Zao PA 13.6km Accident suspension
And emergency work
3 Out-bound line Kan-Etsu Expressway December 29 (Thursday)
Around 7:05		 Near Kawagoe IC 13.5km Accident and
Traffic concentration
1 In-bound line Kan-Etsu Expressway January 2 (Monday)
Around 17:35		 Near Takasaka SA 45.2km Traffic concentration
And accident
2 In-bound line Tohoku Expressway January 2 (Monday)
Around 17:45		 Near Hanyu IC 25.6km Traffic concentration
3 In-bound line Joban Expressway January 2 (Monday)
Around 17:25		 Misato (Misato) Near JCT 21.0km Traffic concentration
And accident
  • IC: Interchange JCT: Junction SA: Service area PA: Parking area
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