Congestion prediction on Expressway during Golden Week [national version]
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April 3, 2018
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 Expressway / (public interest incorporated foundation) Japan Road Traffic Information Center Golden Week period [10 days from Friday, April 27, 2018 to Sunday, May 6] Expressway 's traffic congestion forecast is summarized.
1 Request for distributed usage by forecasting traffic congestion and changing usage days and times
- After confirming the contents of traffic congestion prediction, Change the day and time of use Etc. Use without traffic congestion please.
Out-bound line, May 3 (Thu) There is a lot of traffic jams in one year Singular day is.
⇒ Tuesday, May 1st to Wednesday, May 2nd Please consider using!
In-bound line, May 3 (Thu) to 5 (Sat), especially Saturday, May 5 Is a special day with heavy traffic jams in one year.
⇒ May 6 (Sun) - 7 (Mon) Please consider using!
"Play with plenty of Children's Day, let's return tomorrow"
Number of times traffic congestion is predicted to be 10 km or more Total number of vertical lines 401 times (4 / 27-5 / 6)
Prediction of particularly long traffic jams for each company
IC: Interchange, JCT: Junction, 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 | E17 Kan-Etsu Expressway | May 3 (Thu) 9:00 | 50km | Near Hanazono IC |
| In-bound line | E17 Kan-Etsu Expressway | Saturday, May 5th, around 18:00 | 45km | Near Takasaka SA | |
| Central Japan | Out-bound line | E20ChuoExpressway | May 3 (Thu) around 5:00 | 45km | Near Sagami Lake IC |
| In-bound line | E1Tomei Expressway | Monday, April 30, around 18:00 | 35km | Near Yamato TN | |
| Western Japan / Honshi | Out-bound line | E3Kyushu Expressway | May 3 (Thu) around 10:00 | 30km | Near Tosu JCT |
| In-bound line | E28Kobe-Awaji-Naruto Expressway | Saturday, May 5, around 19:00 | 50km | Near Maiko TN exit |
- For details on the above table, Attachment 1 [PDF: 134KB] Please confirm. For how to avoid these congestions, Attachment 2 [PDF: 622KB] Please confirm.
Avoidance effect during peak traffic hours
Avoiding times when traffic is expected to occur, and there is relatively little traffic Night to early morning I would like you to use it.
For example, if you use Fujioka JCT from Kan-Etsu Expressway (In-bound line) to Nerima IC on Thursday, May 4, 2017, By shifting the departure time, you can avoid congestion and shorten the time required was. (See the table below)
Providing road traffic information and traffic congestion prediction information
- Before departure or while traveling Check and utilize the latest road traffic information Please give me.
- The latest road traffic conditions may change due to traffic congestion due to accidents, weather, etc. Please make use of this before departure or during travel.
- In the traffic congestion prediction information, you can see the location of traffic congestion, the traffic congestion length for each time zone, the time of peak traffic 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.
NEXCO EAST
NEXCO CENTRAL
NEXCO WEST
JB Motoshi high speed
Japan Road Traffic Information Center - Traffic jam forecast guide (booklet of traffic jam forecast information) Are distributed at rest facilities.
* The Traffic Congestion Forecast Guide contains traffic congestion prediction information from April 27 (Fri) to May 6 (Sun).
2 Request for relief of 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, your attention to the speed decrease! - 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!
3 Request for safe driving
Accidents frequently occur during traffic congestion. When using the Expressway "Wear all seat belts"or"Frequent and early breaks" Please take the following precautions.
Also, on the Expressway, we will alert you to the rear-end collision at the end of the traffic jam, so please be careful and drive ahead.
4 Plans for measures against congestion at rest facilities
Based on traffic congestion forecasts and past traffic congestion periods (GW, Obon, year-end and New Year holidays, etc.) Arrangement of parking lot organizers, installation of temporary toilets, and securing of parking for large vehicles We plan to implement measures against congestion, etc.
(Reference) Comparison with last year's results| Traffic jam scale | (1) 2018 forecast * 2 | (2) 2017 results * 3 | 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 | 401 times | 182 times | 219 times | 355 times | 159 times | 196 times | +46 times | +23 times | +23 |
| Number of traffic jams over 30km | 28 times | 11 times | 17 times | 26 times | 15 times | 11 times | +2 times | ▲ 4 times | +6 times |
- The number of traffic jams of 10 km or more includes the number of traffic jams of 30 km or more.
- For the 2018 forecast, 10 days from April 27 (Friday) to May 6 (Sunday), 2018 are aggregated.
- The 2017 results are for 10 days from April 28 (Friday) to May 7 (Sunday), 2017 (including traffic congestion due to accidents, etc.).
For traffic congestion forecasts by region, please refer to the published materials of each Expressway company.
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