Congestion forecast for the year-end and New Year period [NEXCO EAST version]
～The peak of traffic jam is January 2 for Out-bound line and January 2 and 3 for In-bound line. Thank you for your cooperation in alleviating traffic congestion through distributed use~
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- Congestion forecast for the year-end and New Year period [NEXCO EAST version]
November 20, 2019
East Nippon Expressway Co., Ltd.
NEXCO EAST (Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo), the year-end and New Year holidays period [2019 December 27 (Friday) -2020, January 5 (Sunday): 10 days] of Expressway congestion prediction in the measures We will inform you that we have compiled it.
Please cooperate in creating a comfortable travel plan that avoids the peak of traffic congestion, such as adjusting the departure time with reference to the traffic congestion forecast. Please note that the actual traffic conditions may differ from the forecast due to accidents and the effects of the weather, so please check the latest traffic information before departure.
1 Congestion prediction and request for distributed use
Congestion time and peak days
- Out-bound line: in the morning Occurs mainly in January 2 (Thursday) Is expected to be a peak day.
- In-bound line: evening Occurs mainly in January 2 (Thursday), 3rd (Friday) Is expected to be a peak day.
⇒Days and hours when traffic is relatively light Please consider using.
Prediction of the longest congestion in NEXCO EAST
Forecast of traffic congestion over 15km is attached 1-1 [PDF: 128KB], attached 1-2 [PDF: 231KB]
- Out-bound line: December 30 (Monday) E17 Kan-Etsu Expressway Higashimatsuyama IC area (Higashimatsuyama City, Saitama Prefecture) Approximately 20km
Out-bound line: January 2 (Thursday) E14 Keiyo Road near Kaizuka IC (Chiba City, Chiba Prefecture) Approximately 20km - In-bound line: January 3 (Friday) E4 Tohoku Expressway near Kazo IC (Kazo City, Saitama Prefecture) Approximately 35km
In-bound line: January 3 (Friday) E17 Kan-Etsu Expressway near Takasaka SA (Higashimatsuyama City, Saitama Prefecture) Approximately 35km
* IC: Interchange, SA: Service area
<< Comparison of the number of traffic jams with the year-end and New Year holidays of the previous year >>
| Traffic jam scale | 2019 degree 12/27 (Fri) to 1/5 (Sun) |
2018 12/27 (Thurs) to 1/5 (Sat) |
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Number of predictions | Total traffic count | Number of traffic jams due to traffic concentration (*) | |
| 10km or more | 57 times | 61 times | 49 times |
- The number of traffic jams due to traffic concentration is the number of traffic jams excluding the effects of accidents, etc.
2 Congestion measures
Based on this traffic congestion forecast and the situation of traffic congestion seasons (year-end and New Year holidays, Obon festival, Golden Week, etc.), we will implement the following measures during the period when particularly heavy congestion is predicted. Attachment 2 [PDF: 231KB]
- Initiatives at the Main Line
-In-bound rear-end collision Beware of speed decrease caution, traffic jam at the end in such hill - Initiatives at rest facilities, etc.
・ Arrangement of parking lot organizers ・ Securing parking for large vehicles ・ Installation of temporary toilets, etc.
3 Information provision
We will guide you through the Web and booklets on the traffic conditions on the Expressway, traffic congestion prediction, and points to avoid traffic congestion. Please use it when planning ahead or checking the latest traffic conditions.
Full of information on Expressway DraPla)"
In "DraPla" provided by NEXCO EAST, in addition to Expressway 's real-time traffic conditions and traffic congestion prediction information, Expressway search for the time required and the time taken for the charges and traffic congestion prediction. We provide services. You can view it from your computer, smartphone or tablet.
・ DraPla
Traffic jam forecast guide, traffic jam forecast & outing guide
A traffic congestion forecast guide containing traffic congestion forecasts for NEXCO EAST and Central Japan (Chubu) is distributed in the service area and parking area (SA / PA). In addition, the traffic jam forecasters at each Regional Head Office explain the traffic jam forecasts and points for avoiding traffic jams in the "Traffic forecast & outing guide".
・ Traffic jam forecast & outing guide
4 ETC holiday discount application date
ETC holiday discounts (local areas) are applied during the year-end and New Year holidays on Saturday, December 28th, Sunday, December 29th, January 1st (Wednesday / holiday), 2nd (Thursday) and 3rd (Fri), 4th (Sat), 5th (Sun).
5 Requests for alleviating traffic congestion
A small amount of customer attention will help alleviate traffic congestion. Thank you for your cooperation.
- [1] In-bound attention to the rate of decrease in the slope
In-bound such as slope, in a place that is a reminder of the speed decrease, for your cooperation to speed recovery! - [2] Do not reduce the distance between vehicles too much
Ensure sufficient inter-vehicle distance so that you do not press the brakes while driving! - [3] Do not change lanes
Changing lanes more than necessary during a traffic jam will worsen the traffic jam!
6 topics
Introducing topics that lead to traffic congestion avoidance and mitigation, such as "Forecasting traffic congestion due to face-to-face traffic on Joshinetsu Expressway Tokyo Wan Aqua-Line Expressway Attachment 4 [PDF: 831KB]
7 Requesting customers to drive safely
Expressway When available, as all people of the driver, passengers can safely travel, "before starting Expressway knowledge of when you use" Attachment 5 [PDF: 591KB]
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