Expressway traffic conditions during the Golden Week period (flash report) [East Japan version]

12 days from Saturday, April 25, 2015 to Wednesday, May 6, 2015

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May 7, 2015
East Nippon Expressway Co., Ltd.

NEXCO EAST (Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo) has summarized traffic conditions during the Golden Week period.

[Summary of traffic conditions]

The number of times of traffic congestion of 10 km or more, 102 times same as last year was.
The number of times of congestion over 30 km, 14 times, 2 times less than last year Did.
The maximum congestion length is 63.9km that occurred around 10:00 on Sunday, May 3rd around Tohoku Expressway (Out-bound line) Iwafune JCT was.
The year-on-year change in the average daily traffic volume of the 23 main sections is About 2% increase Did.

1 congestion

[Number of traffic jams]

[Last year: H26.4.25 (Fri)-5.6 (Tue): 12 days]

Traffic jam scale	(1) 2015 results			(2) 2014 results			(3) Difference ((1)-(2))
Traffic jam scale	total	going down	going up	total	going down	going up	total	going down	going up
Number of traffic jams over 10 km	102	39	63	102	39	63	±0	±0	±0
Of which, the number of traffic congestions of 30 km or more	14	8	6	16	9	7	▲2	▲1	▲1

2-day average traffic volume

[Main 23 sections ^* Average daily traffic during the period in

[Last year: H26.4.25 (Fri)-5.6 (Tue): 12 days]

	(1) 2015 results	(2) 2014 results	YoY (1) / (2)
Average daily traffic volume	38,900 units/day	38,100 units/day	102％

Detailed daily average traffic volume Attachment 1 [PDF: 117KB] Please refer to the.

[Reference] Past day arrangement

[Reference] Image of past day arrangement

3 Main traffic congestion points

[Major traffic jam locations during the 2015 Golden Week period]

	Vertical line	Road name	Traffic jam date and time (peak)	Traffic jam location	Congestion length	Congestion factors
1	Out-bound line	Tohoku Expressway	May 3 (Sun) around 10:00	Near Iwafune JCT	63.9km	Traffic concentration and accident
2	Out-bound line	Kan-Etsu Expressway	Sunday, May 3, around 9:45	Near the Hanazono IC	48.8km	Accident and traffic concentration
3	Out-bound line	Joban Expressway	Sunday, May 3, around 10:20	Near Tomobe JCT	46.6km	Traffic concentration and accident
1	In-bound line	Kan-Etsu Expressway	Monday, May 4th, around 19:10	Near Tsurugashima IC	49.0 km	Traffic concentration and accident
2	In-bound line	Tohoku Expressway	Monday, May 4, around 17:50	Near Hanyu PA	41.0 km	Traffic concentration and accident
3	In-bound line	Tohoku Expressway	Monday, May 4th, around 16:30	Near Kamikawachi SA	34.2km	Accident and traffic concentration

[Reference] Major traffic congestion points during the Golden Week period of last year (H26)

	Vertical line	Road name	Traffic jam date and time (peak)	Traffic jam location	Congestion length	Congestion factors
1	Out-bound line	Tohoku Expressway	Saturday, May 3, around 9:35	Near Iwafune JCT	63.9km	Traffic concentration and accident
2	Out-bound line	Kan-Etsu Expressway	Saturday, May 3 at 8:50	Near the Hanazono IC	52.6km	Traffic concentration and accident
3	Out-bound line	Kan-Etsu Expressway	Sunday, May 4, around 8:55	Near the Hanazono IC	49.0 km	Traffic concentration and accident
1	In-bound line	Kan-Etsu Expressway	May 5 (Monday) around 15:50	Near Takasaka SA	44.0 km	Traffic concentration
2	In-bound line	Tohoku Expressway	May 5 (Monday) around 16:55	Near Kamikawachi SA	42.8km	Traffic concentration and accident
3	In-bound line	Tohoku Expressway	May 5 (Monday) around 17:00	Near Hanyu PA	34.8km	Traffic concentration and accident

JCT: Junction, IC: Interchange, SA: Service area, PA: Parking area

[Reference] Number of traffic jams nationwide (NEXCO EAST /Central/West Japan, Honshi Expressway)

[Last year: H26.4.25 (Fri)-5.6 (Tue): 12 days]

Traffic jam scale	(1) 2015 results			(2) 2014 results			(3) Difference ((1)-(2))
Traffic jam scale	total	going down	going up	total	going down	going up	total	going down	going up
Number of traffic jams over 10 km	328	137	191	284	118	166	+44	+19	+25
Of which, the number of traffic congestions of 30 km or more	30	17	13	33	18	15	▲3	▲1	▲2

Reference material

2015 Golden Week Period Traffic Volume Preliminary Value (All Vehicles) [PDF: 117KB]

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