Expressway traffic during the Obon period (flash report)
[National version]

August 8th (Thursday) to August 18th (Sunday): 11 days
*Comparison target is Thursday, August 9th to Sunday, August 19th: 11 days

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August 19, 2013
East Nippon Expressway Co., Ltd.
Central Japan Expressway Co., Ltd.
West Japan Expressway Co., Ltd.
Honshu-Shikoku Expressway Co., Ltd.

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)
H25 achievement
Last year (2)
H24 results
Contrast (1) / (2)
Traffic congestion of 10 km or more 444 times 442 times 100%
Traffic congestion of 30 km or more 27 times 48 times 56%

・Major traffic congestion locations

*IC: Interchange, TN: Tunnel, SA: Service area

  Vertical line Road name Traffic jam
(peak)
Traffic jam location Congestion extension Congestion factors Company classification
(1) Out-bound line Tomei Saturday, August 10
Around 6:50
Hatano Nakai
Near IC
44.7km Traffic concentration
And accident
Central Japan
(2) Out-bound line Chinese road Saturday, August 10
Around 8:55
Takarazuka Higashi
Near TN
39.2km Traffic concentration
And accident
Western Japan
(3) Out-bound line Kan-Etsu Expressway Tuesday, August 13
Around 11:30
Near the Hanazono IC 38.6km Traffic concentration
And accident
East Japan
(1) In-bound line Kan-Etsu Expressway Tuesday, August 13
Around 17:05
Near Takasaka SA 40.9km Accident and
Traffic concentration
East Japan
(2) In-bound line Tohoku Expressway Saturday, August 17
Around 16:30
Near Fukushima TN 38.6km Accident and
Traffic concentration
East Japan
(3) In-bound line Tomei Saturday, August 17
Around 17:15
Near Yamato TN 34.0km Accident and
Traffic concentration
Central Japan

2 Traffic volume during the period

[Average daily traffic volume] Main sections of Expressway nationwide (Attachment 1 [PDF: 74KB] Simple mean of)

This year (1)
H25 achievement
Last year (2)
H24 results
Contrast
(1)/(2)
50,800 49,600 102%
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