Expressway traffic conditions during the Golden Week period (flash report) [East Japan version]
Friday, April 27, 2018-Sunday, May 6 2018, 10 days
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May 7, 2018
East Nippon Expressway Co., Ltd.
NEXCO EAST (Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo) has summarized traffic conditions during the Golden Week period.
[Summary of traffic conditions]
- The number of traffic jams over 10 km 102 times, 7 times less than last year Did.
- The number of times of congestion over 30 km, 12 times, almost the same as last year have become.
- The maximum length of traffic is , April 30 (Monday) around 18:25, 51.6km that occurred near the Hasuda service area of E4 Tohoku Expressway (In-bound line) was.
- The average daily traffic volume of the 30 major sections increased due to favorable weather during the first half of the consecutive holidays, but during the latter half of the consecutive holidays, the weather was particularly affected on the 3rd, so overall About 1% decrease Did.
1 congestion
[Number of traffic jams][2017: H29.4.28 (Fri) -5.7 (Sun)]
| Traffic jam scale | (1) FY2018 results | (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 jams over 10 km | 102 | 35 | 67 | 109 | 45 | 64 | ▲7 | ▲10 | +3 |
| Of which, the number of traffic congestions of 30 km or more | 12 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 5 | 6 | +1 | ▲2 | +3 |
2-day average traffic volume
[Average daily traffic during the period]
[2017: H29.4.28 (Fri) -5.7 (Sun)]
| (1) FY2018 results | (2) 2017 results | YoY (1) / (2) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average daily traffic volume | 39,200 Stand / day | 39,500 Stand / day | 99.2％ |
- Simple average of the main 30 sections. Detailed daily average traffic volume Attachment 1 [PDF: 172KB] please look at.
3 Main traffic congestion points
[Major traffic jam locations during the 2018 Golden Week period]
| Vertical line | Road name | Traffic jam date and time (peak) | Traffic jam location | Congestion length | Congestion factors | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Out-bound line | E4 Tohoku Expressway | Friday, May 4th, around 8:25 | Near Hanyu PA | 40.3km | Traffic concentration and accident |
| 2 | Out-bound line | E14 Tateyama Road | Friday, May 4, around 10:20 | Near Ichihara IC | 37.1km | Traffic concentration and accident |
| 3 | Out-bound line | E4 Tohoku Expressway | May 3 (Thursday) 11:45 | Near Yaitakita PA | 30.7km | Traffic concentration and accident |
| 1 | In-bound line | E4 Tohoku Expressway | Monday, April 30, around 18:25 | Near Hasuda SA | 51.6km | Traffic concentration and accident |
| 2 | In-bound line | E4 Tohoku Expressway | Saturday, May 5, around 18:25 | Near Kazo IC | 45.7km | Traffic concentration and accident |
| 3 | In-bound line | E17Kan-Etsu Expressway | Monday, April 30, around 18:50 | Near Kawagoe IC | 45.6km | Accident and traffic concentration |
[Reference] Major traffic congestion points during the Golden Week period of last year (2017)
| Vertical line | Road name | Traffic jam date and time (peak) | Traffic jam location | Congestion length | Congestion factors | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Out-bound line | E17Kan-Etsu Expressway | Around 8:55 May 3 (Wed) | Near the Hanazono IC | 49.0 km | Traffic concentration and accident |
| 2 | Out-bound line | E4 Tohoku Expressway | Around 10:50 May 3 (Wed) | Near Tochigi IC | 43.6km | Traffic concentration and accident |
| 3 | Out-bound line | E6 Joban Expressway | Around 9:35 May 3 (Wed) | Near Sakura Tsuchiura IC | 40.7km | Traffic concentration and accident |
| 1 | In-bound line | E4 Tohoku Expressway | Around 15:50 May 5 (Fri) | Near Kuki IC | 42.0km | Traffic concentration and accident |
| 2 | In-bound line | E17Kan-Etsu Expressway | Around 18: 50 May 4 (Thu) | Near Takasaka SA | 39.6km | Traffic concentration and accident |
| 2 | In-bound line | E17Kan-Etsu Expressway | Around 18:55 May 5 (Fri) | Near Takasaka SA | 39.6km | Accident and traffic concentration |
| 3 | In-bound line | E4 Tohoku Expressway | Saturday, May 6th, around 15:50 | Near Kamikawachi SA | 37.8km | Traffic concentration and accident |
- IC: Interchange, SA: Service area, PA: Parking area
4 Traffic Trends (Year-on-year comparison)
- The peak of traffic congestion was on the Out-bound line on Thursday, May 3 and on the In-bound line on Saturday, May 5.
- The number of traffic jams was greatly affected by the weather on the 3rd, and as a whole, it decreased 7 times from last year.
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