Expressway traffic during the long holiday period in September
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平成27年9月19日（土）～9月23日（水）：5日間
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- Expressway traffic conditions during the long holiday period in September (preliminary report) [national version]
September 24, 2015
East Nippon Expressway Co., Ltd.
Central Japan Expressway Co., Ltd.
West Japan Expressway Co., Ltd.
Honshu-Shikoku Expressway Co., Ltd.
1 Expressway traffic
- The traffic volume during the long holiday period in September increased by 49% compared to the same period last year.
- The number of traffic jams over 10 km was 253, an increase of 202 compared to the same period last year.
- Both traffic volume and the number of traffic jams were lower than this year's Golden Week, which was the same 5 consecutive holidays.
(1) Traffic volume during the period
Major sections of Expressway nationwide (simple average of 27 sections in total on 5 pages)
| Large holidays in September (1) | Same period last year (2) | Contrast (1) / (2) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average daily traffic volume | 50,900 units/day | 34,200 units/day | 149％ |
(Reference) Comparison with this year's Golden Week
| Large holidays in September (1) | Golden Week (3) | Contrast (1)/(3) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average daily traffic volume | 50,900 units/day | 54,400 units/day | 94％ |
(2) Congestion status
Number of traffic jams (Number of traffic jams over 10km includes traffic count over 30km)
| Large holidays in September (1) | Same period last year (2) | Contrast (1)-(2) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Traffic congestion of 10 km or more | 253 times | 51 times | +202 times |
| Traffic congestion of 30 km or more | 24 times | 5 times | +19 times |
(Reference) Comparison with this year's Golden Week
| Large holidays in September (1) | Golden Week (3) | Contrast (1)-(3) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Traffic congestion of 10 km or more | 253 times | 271 times | ▲18 times |
| Traffic congestion of 30 km or more | 24 times | 30 times | ▲ 6 times |
Particularly long congestion points at each company
| Company classification | Vertical line | Road name | Traffic jam location | Traffic jam date and time (peak) | Congestion extension | Cause of traffic jam |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| East Japan | Out-bound line | Kan-Etsu Expressway | Near Higashimatsuyama IC | Sunday, September 20, around 06:40 | 42.5 km | Traffic concentration and accident |
| In-bound line | Tohoku Expressway | Near Kazo IC | Monday, September 21, around 18:10 | 48.2km | Traffic concentration and accident | |
| Central Japan | Out-bound line | Chuo Expressway | Near Fujino PA | Monday, September 21, around 08:45 | 47.2km | Traffic concentration |
| In-bound line | Tomei Expressway | Near Yamato TN | Tuesday, September 22, around 20:20 | 53.7 km | Traffic concentration and accident | |
| Western Japan / Honshi | Out-bound line | Kyushu Road | Near Fukuoka IC | Sunday, September 20, around 12:15 | 39.9km | Traffic concentration and accident |
| In-bound line | Kobe Awaji Naruto Road | Near Maiko TN exit | Tuesday, September 22 around 19:15 | 27.0km | Traffic concentration |
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For traffic conditions by region, please see the published materials of each road company.
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