Expressway traffic conditions during the year-end and New Year period (preliminary report) [NEXCO EAST Version]
From Saturday, December 26, 2015 to Monday, January 4, 2016 10 days
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January 5, 2016
East Nippon Expressway Co., Ltd.
NEXCO EAST (Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo) has summarized traffic conditions during the year-end and New Year holidays.
- The number of times of traffic congestion of 10 km or more, 37 times, 6 times less than last year Did.
- The number of times of congestion over 30 km, 2 times and 1 time compared to last year Did.
- The maximum congestion length is 49.0km that occurred around 18:10 on Saturday, January 2nd, around the Kan-Etsu Expressway (In-bound line) Tsurugashima IC was.
- The year-on-year change in the average daily traffic volume of the 23 main sections is About 1% increase Did.
1 congestion
[Number of traffic jams]
[2014: H26.12.26 (Fri)-H27.1.4 (Sun)]
| Traffic jam scale | (1) 2015 results | (2) 2014 results | (3) Difference ((1)-(2)) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| total | going down | going up | total | going down | going up | total | going down | going up | |
| Number of traffic jams over 10 km | 37 | 10 | 27 | 43 | 15 | 28 | ▲6 | ▲5 | ▲1 |
| Of which, the number of traffic congestions of 30 km or more | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | ▲1 | ±0 | ▲1 |
2-day average traffic volume
[Main 23 sections * Average daily traffic during the period in
[2014: H26.12.26 (Fri)-H27.1.4 (Sun)]
| (1) 2015 results | (2) 2014 results | YoY (1) / (2) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average daily traffic volume | 30,200 units/day | 29,900 units/day | 101％ |
- Detailed daily average traffic volume Attachment 1 [PDF: 164KB] Please refer to the.
[Reference] Past day arrangement
![[Reference 1] Image of past day arrangement](/rest/pressroom/press_release/head_office/h28/0105b/images/02.jpg)
3 Main traffic congestion points
[Major traffic congestion points during the year-end and New Year period of 2015]
| Vertical line | Road name | Traffic jam date and time (peak) | Traffic jam location | Congestion length | Congestion factors | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Out-bound line | Kan-Etsu Expressway | December 30 (Wednesday) around 7:00 | Near Takasaka SA | 21.1km | Traffic concentration and accident |
| 2 | Out-bound line | Kan-Etsu Expressway | December 30 (Wednesday) around 9:50 | Near the Hanazono IC | 15.7km | Accident and traffic concentration |
| 3 | Out-bound line | Aqua Line | Saturday, January 2, around 10:35 | Near Kisarazu Kaneda IC | 14.8km | Traffic concentration |
| 1 | In-bound line | Kan-Etsu Expressway | Saturday, January 2, around 18:10 | Near Tsurugashima IC | 49.0 km | Traffic concentration and accident |
| 2 | In-bound line | Tohoku Expressway | Saturday, January 2, around 17:05 | Near Kazo IC | 42.0km | Traffic concentration and accident |
| 3 | In-bound line | Kan-Etsu Expressway | Sunday, January 3 15:00 | Near Takasaka SA | 25.7km | Accident and traffic concentration |
[Reference] Major traffic congestion points during the year-end and New Year period of last year (2014)
| Vertical line | Road name | Traffic jam date and time (peak) | Traffic jam location | Congestion length | Congestion factors | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Out-bound line | Kan-Etsu Expressway | December 30 (Tue) around 7:05 | Near Takasaka SA | 16.9km | Traffic concentration and accident |
| 2 | Out-bound line | Kan-Etsu Expressway | Saturday, January 3, around 9:20 | Near Numata IC | 16.5km | Chain regulation |
| 3 | Out-bound line | Kan-Etsu Expressway | Sunday, December 28, around 7:05 | Near Takasaka SA | 15.1km | Traffic concentration |
| 1 | In-bound line | Tohoku Expressway | January 2 (Friday) around 16:50 | Near Hanyu PA | 37.4km | Accident and traffic concentration |
| 2 | In-bound line | Kan-Etsu Expressway | Saturday, January 3, around 16:50 | Near Takasaka SA | 33.7km | Accident and traffic concentration |
| 3 | In-bound line | Tohoku Expressway | Saturday, January 3, around 17:45 | Near Hanyu PA | 33.4km | Traffic concentration and accident |
- IC: Interchange, SA: Service area, PA: Parking area
[Reference] Number of traffic jams nationwide (NEXCO EAST, NEXCO CENTRAL, NEXCO WEST, Honji High speed)
[2014: H26.12.26 (Fri)-H27.1.4 (Sun)]
| Traffic jam scale | (1) 2015 results | (2) 2014 results | (3) Difference ((1)-(2)) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| total | going down | going up | total | going down | going up | total | going down | going up | |
| Number of traffic jams over 10 km | 153 | 46 | 107 | 214 | 80 | 134 | ▲61 | ▲34 | ▲27 |
| Of which, the number of traffic congestions of 30 km or more | 6 | 2 | 4 | 19 | 3 | 16 | ▲13 | ▲1 | ▲12 |
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