Congestion prediction on Expressway during Obon period
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July 10, 2015
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 Obon period [11 days from Thursday, August 6th to Sunday, August 16th, 2015] We have compiled a traffic jam forecast based on the concentration of traffic on the Expressway.
- A lot of traffic jams from Thursday, August 13th to Sunday, August 16th I predict.
- Avoiding traffic congestion based on the forecast content Do distributed use.
- Before departure and during use Utilization of the latest road traffic information To.
1 Congestion prediction
[Out-bound line]: Thursday, August 13 [In-bound Line]: Saturday, August 15
[Number of traffic congestion predictions over 10 km] Vertical line total 419 times
[Each company's prediction of particularly long congestion]
IC: Interchange, SA: Service area, TN: Tunnel
| Company classification | Vertical line | Road name | Congestion peak date and time | Peak traffic congestion | Traffic jam location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| East Japan | Out-bound line | Kan-Etsu Expressway | Thursday, August 13th, around 9:00 | 45㎞ | Near Hanazono IC |
| In-bound line | Kan-Etsu Expressway | Saturday, August 15th, around 18:00 | 45㎞ | Near Takasaka SA | |
| Central Japan | Out-bound line | ChuoExpressway | Thursday, August 13th, around 6:00 | 35㎞ | Near Sagami Lake IC |
| In-bound line | Tomei Expressway | Saturday, August 15, around 17:00 | 40㎞ | Near Yamato TN | |
| Western Japan / Honshi | Out-bound line | Chugoku Expressway | Thursday, August 13th around 7:00 | 35㎞ | Near Takarazuka East TN |
| In-bound line | Kyushu Expressway | Saturday, August 15th, around 18:00 | 30㎞ | Near Hirokawa IC |
- Congestion over 30km during peak hours other than the above table, Attachment [PDF: 84KB] Please confirm.
2 Request for distributed use
- Of expected traffic congestion Drive plans that avoid time zones!
- 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 the Tokyo IC on Friday, August 15, 2014, By changing 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]
- 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.
- You can use road traffic information and traffic congestion prediction information from the following sites.
- We also distribute a traffic jam forecast information booklet (congestion forecast guide) at rest facilities.
3 Requests for alleviating traffic congestion
Customer's A little effort will help alleviate traffic congestion. Thank you for your cooperation.
- In-bound attention to the rate of decrease in the slope
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 change lanes
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 keep in mind. In addition, on the Expressway we guide you to the warning of a rear-end collision at the end of a traffic jam.
5 Measures for congestion measures at rest facilities
Considering the traffic congestion forecast and the past traffic congestion period (GW, Obon, year-end and New Year holidays, etc.) Arrangement of parking lot organizers, installation of temporary toilets, and securing of parking spaces We will implement measures such as congestion.
(reference)
In 2014 results, It includes traffic jams caused by accidents.
| Traffic jam scale | (1) FY2015 forecast | (2) FY2014 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 | 419 times | 164 times | 255 times | 437 times | 173 times | 264 times | ▲18 times | ▲9 times | ▲9 times |
| Number of traffic jams over 30km | 28 times | 13 times | 15 times | 27 times | 11 times | 16 times | +1 time | +2 times | ▲ once |
*2 FY2014 results are calculated for 11 days from August 7th (Thursday) to 17th (Sunday) in 2014.
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