Comfortable drive forecast for Obon period [NEXCO EAST version]
Peak of ~ congestion, Out-bound August 13 in line (Thursday), In-bound August 14 in line (gold) to 16 days (day) and prediction -
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- Comfortable drive forecast for Obon period [NEXCO EAST version]
July 10, 2015
East Nippon Expressway Co., Ltd.
NEXCO EAST (Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo) has summarized traffic congestion prediction and countermeasures due to traffic concentration during the Obon period [August 6th (Thursday) to 16th (Sunday): 11 days].
1 Request for distributed use
- This traffic congestion forecast is based on the traffic conditions of the past Bon Festival, New Year holidays, and Golden Week.
- The tendency of traffic jam during the Obon period is Out-bound line from Thursday, August 13th, In-bound line from Friday, August 14th to Sunday, August 16th We anticipate that there will be a lot of traffic congestion. [Traffic occurrence tendency is as shown below]
- Prediction of the longest congestion in NEXCO EAST [Congestion prediction of maximum congestion length of 25 km or more Attachment 1 [PDF: 267KB]]
・ Out-bound: August 13 (Thursday), near the Kan-Etsu Expressway Hanazono interchange (Fukaya City, Saitama Prefecture) About 45km
・ In-bound direction: August 14 (Fri), Tohoku Expressway, 15th (Sat), 16th (Sun), about 45km on the Kan-Etsu Expressway - When planning your departure, we recommend that you avoid congestion by shifting the peak day or time of expected congestion.
![Image image of forecasted number of traffic congestion (Out-bound traffic congestion of 10km or more)](/rest/pressroom/press_release/head_office/h27/0710/images/01.jpg)
![In-bound image of line congestion prediction number of times (10km or more of the traffic concentration congestion)](/rest/pressroom/press_release/head_office/h27/0710/images/02.jpg)
Traffic jam scale | 2015 (Thursday, August 6th-16th, Sunday) |
2014 (Thursday to August 17th, Sunday) | |
---|---|---|---|
Number of predictions | Total traffic count | Number of traffic jams due to traffic concentration (*) | |
10km or more | 132 times | 142 times | 127 times |
2 Measures to counter congestion
Based on the current traffic congestion forecast and the traffic congestion period (Obon, year-end and New Year holidays, Golden Week, etc.) so far, we will implement the following efforts during the period when we predict particularly heavy congestion. ( Attachment 2 [PDF: 407KB] )
- Initiatives in the main line
-In-bound rear-end collision Beware of speed decrease caution, traffic jam end in slope, etc. - Efforts at rest facilities
・ Arrangement of parking lot organizers ・ Securing large vehicle parking spaces ・ Installation of temporary toilets, etc.
Notice
- Expressway traffic information service "Drive Traffic (DraTra)" (Attachment 3 [PDF: 2.5MB])
Expressway the offers on the Internet, such as real-time road traffic conditions and congestion prediction information. It can be viewed from PCs, smartphones/tablets, and mobile phone terminals.
" DraTra", a Expressway traffic information service provided by NEXCO EASTSmartphone/Tablet (http://www.drivetraffic.jp/smp/)
Mobile phone (http://m.drivetraffic.jp/)
Please use. - Congestion forecast guide
NEXCO EAST Tube, NEXCO CENTRAL Tube Junior College (Chubu District) is posted in the service area / parking area, please use the traffic jam guidance guide. - Expressway are different from ordinary roads. You need to be well prepared and moderately tense when riding.
Do you know Tips for using the Expressway ~ Attachment 4 [PDF: 885KB]
3 Application of ETC holiday discount
During the Obon period, 3 ETC holiday discounts (local areas) are applied.
It is Saturday, August 8, 2015, Sunday, August 9, Saturday, August 15, and Sunday, August 16.
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