Congestion prediction on Expressway during the year-end and New Year period [national version]
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November 29, 2013
East Nippon Expressway Co., Ltd.
Central Japan Expressway Co., Ltd.
West Japan Expressway Co., Ltd.
Honshu-Shikoku Expressway Co., Ltd.
(Public foundation) Japan Road Traffic Information Center
NEXCO EAST / NEXCO CENTRAL / NEXCO WEST / JB Motoshi Highway / (public interest incorporated foundation) Japan Road Traffic Information Center Year-end and New Year period [11 days from Thursday, December 26, 2013 to Sunday, January 5] We have compiled a traffic jam forecast based on the concentration of traffic on the Expressway.
For customers using Expressway, For example, staggering the dates to be moved, staggering the departure time before or after the expected traffic jam, etc. Please avoid using the traffic.
・For the In-bound line, it is predicted that congestion will occur especially during the U-turn period (January 2-4)
・ Out-bound lines tend to be dispersed as a whole, and it is predicted that traffic congestion will occur less frequently than In-bound lines.
1 Congestion prediction
Peak day (day when it is predicted that there will be many congestions of 10 km or more)
[Out-bound Line] December 28 (Sat), 29 (Sun) [In-bound Line] January 2 (Thu)-4 (Sat)
[Number of traffic congestion forecasts] Vertical lines total 184 times
[Especially long traffic jam prediction]
SIC: Interchange, TN: Tunnel
| Vertical line | Road name | Congestion peak date and time | Traffic jam location | Peak congestion length (km) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Out-bound line | Tomei Expressway | Saturday, December 28, around 12:00 | Near Otowa Gamagori IC | 30km |
| Tomei Expressway | January 2 (Thursday) 17:00 | Near Otowa Gamagori IC | 30km | |
| Tomei Expressway | January 3 (Friday) around 17:00 | Near Otowa Gamagori IC | 30km | |
| In-bound line | Tomei Expressway | Friday, January 3, around 15:00 | Near Yamato TN | 35km |
| Tomei Expressway | Saturday, January 4, around 17:00 | Near Yamato TN | 35km |
*Congestion over 30km during peak hours other than the above table, Attachment [PDF: 68KB] Please confirm.
2 Request for distributed use
- Of expected traffic congestion Drive plans with different peak days or hours!
- Relatively little traffic congestion Drive plan from night to early morning!
[Avoidance effect during peak traffic hours]
For example, if you use the Tomei Shizuoka IC to Tokyo TB on Thursday, January 3, 2013, By shifting the departure time, you can avoid congestion and shorten the time required was. (See table below)
[Providing road traffic information and traffic congestion prediction information]
Road traffic information (including snow road information) and traffic congestion prediction information can be used from the following sites.
Japan Road Traffic Information Center ( http://www.jartic.or.jp/ )
- Latest road traffic situation May be subject to traffic congestion due to accidents, weather, etc. Please make use of this before departure or during travel.
- Traffic congestion forecast , You can see the location of the congestion, the length of the congestion for each time zone, the time of peak congestion, etc. Please use it to plan your travel dates and times.
*We also distribute a traffic jam forecast information booklet (congestion forecast guide) at rest facilities.
3 Request for alleviation of traffic congestion
Customer's Alleviate traffic congestion with a little effort connect. Thank you for your cooperation.
- Do not slow down
In-bound in a place that is alerting the slowdown, such as slope, for your cooperation to speed recovery! - Do not reduce the distance between vehicles too much
Ensure sufficient inter-vehicle distance so that you do not press the brakes while driving! - Do not concentrate on the passing lane
Excessive lane changes during traffic jams will worsen traffic congestion!
4 Request for safe driving
Accidents frequently occur during traffic congestion. When using the Expressway "Wear all seat belts" When "Frequent and early breaks" Please take the following precautions. In addition, on the Expressway we guide you to the warning of a rear-end collision at the end of a traffic jam.
5 Plans for measures against congestion at rest facilities
Based on traffic congestion forecasts and past traffic congestion periods (GW, Obon, year-end and New Year holidays, etc.) Parking lot arranging staff, Installation of temporary toilet, Securing parking for large vehicles We are planning to implement measures against congestion.
6 Beware of snow on Expressway winter
On winter Expressway, you may experience sudden heavy snowfall. In case of emergency, please bring a tire chain and use winter tires (such as studless tires).
Snowy roads in winter are slipperier than dry ones. On such a road surface, driving with a sudden (sudden steering wheel, sudden acceleration, sudden braking) is extremely dangerous. Moderate speed To Sufficient inter-vehicle distance Please take precautions for safe driving.
(reference)
The 2012 results include: It includes traffic jams caused by accidents and snow.
| Traffic jam scale | (1) 2013 forecast | (2) FY2012 results *2 | Difference ((1)-(2)) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| total | going down | going up | total | going down | going up | total | going down | going up | |
| Number of traffic congestion of 10km or more * 1 | 184 times | 60 times | 124 times | 226 times | 83 times | 143 times | ▲42 times | ▲23 times | ▲ 19 times |
| Number of traffic jams over 30km | 9 times | 3 times | 6 times | 14 times | 4 times | 10 times | ▲ 5 times | ▲ once | ▲ 4 times |
- 1 The number of traffic jams over 10 km includes the number of traffic jams over 30 km.
- 2 FY 2012 results are calculated for 11 days from December 26 (Wednesday) to 1/5 (Saturday) of 2012.
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