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Traffic situation (breaking news) during Obon period

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August 17, 2020
East Nippon Expressway Co., Ltd.

NEXCO EAST (Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo) has summarized the traffic conditions during the Obon period (August 7 (Fri) 2020 16 (Sun) 10 days).

  • The number of times of traffic congestion of 10 km or more, 66 times, 87 times less than last year Did.
  • The number of times of congestion over 30 km, 3 times, 16 times less than last year Did.
  • The maximum congestion length is Friday, August 14, around 18:50, E17 Kan-Etsu Expressway (In-bound line) It was 35.8km that occurred near Kawagoe IC.
  • The average daily traffic volume of the 12 main sections is It was reduced by about 36%.

1. Congestion status

≪Number of traffic jams≫

Traffic jam scale [1] 2020 [2] 2019 * [3] Difference ([1]-[2])
total going down going up total going down going up total going down going up
Number of traffic jams over 10km 66 24 42 153 67 86 ▲87 ▲43 ▲44
Of which, the number of traffic congestions of 30 km or more 3 1 2 19 11 8 ▲16 ▲10 ▲6
  • 2019 Reiwa: R1.8.9 (Fri)-8.18 (Sun)
Number of traffic jams (traffic over 10 km) Image of Out-bound line
Number of traffic jams (congestion over 10km) Image of the In-bound line

2. Average daily traffic volume

≪Average daily traffic during the period≫

[1] 2020 [2] 2019 YoY [1] / [2]
Average daily traffic 26,300 Stand/day 41,400 Stand/day 64％

3. Major traffic congestion points

≪ 2020 Major traffic jam locations during the Obon period≫

Vertical line Road name Traffic jam date and time (peak) Traffic jam location Congestion length Congestion factors
【1】 Out-bound line E17Kan-Etsu Expressway Thursday, August 13th, around 11:10 Higashi Matsuyama Higashi Matsuyama Near IC 31.2km Traffic concentration and accident
【2】 Out-bound line E17Kan-Etsu Expressway Sunday, August 9, around 10:35 Takasaka Takasaka Near SA 25.0km Accident and traffic concentration
【3】 Out-bound line E17Kan-Etsu Expressway Friday, August 14, around 9:55 Takasaka Takasaka Near SA 24.7km Traffic concentration and accident
【1】 In-bound line E17Kan-Etsu Expressway Friday, August 14, around 18:50 Kawagoe Kawagoe Near IC 35.8km Accident and traffic concentration
【2】 In-bound line E17Kan-Etsu Expressway Wednesday, August 12, around 17:45 Kawagoe Kawagoe Near IC 32.1km Traffic concentration
【3】 In-bound line E17Kan-Etsu Expressway Sunday, August 9 around 17:40 Tsurugashima Tsurugashima Near IC 25.5km Accident and traffic concentration

[Reference] Major traffic jam locations during the Bon Festival period from last year (R1.8.9 (Fri) to 8.18 (Sun))

Vertical line Road name Traffic jam date and time (peak) Traffic jam location Congestion length Congestion factors
【1】 Outside C4 Ken-O Road Friday, August 9, around 10:25 Ome Oume Near IC 43.2km Traffic concentration and broken car
【2】 Out-bound line E4 Tohoku Expressway Tuesday, August 13th, around 11:00 Hanyu Hanyu Near PA 40.6km Accident and traffic concentration
【3】 Out-bound line E4 Tohoku Expressway Monday, August 12, around 11:35 Yaitakita Yaita Kita Near PA 40.0 km Traffic concentration and accident
【1】

In-bound line

 E4 Tohoku Expressway Wednesday, August 14, around 14:50 Kamikawachi Kamikawachi Near SA 42.8km Accident and traffic concentration
【2】

In-bound line

 E6 Joban Expressway Wednesday, August 14, around 18:05 Hitachi Central Flycatcher Near IC 41.5km Traffic concentration
【3】

In-bound line

 E4 Tohoku Expressway Monday, August 12, around 17:40 Kamikawachi Kamikawachi Near SA 39.1km Traffic concentration and accident
  • IC: Interchange, SA: Service area, PA: Parking area

4. Traffic Trend (Compared with the previous year)

  • 2020 The traffic volume and the number of traffic jams during the Obon period decreased significantly compared to last year, and there were no noticeable peaks.

[Out-bound line]

[Out-bound line] Image of traffic volume during Obon period
[Out-bound line] Image of the number of traffic jams (10 km or more) during the Obon period

[In-bound]

[In-bound line] Image image of traffic during Obon period
[In-bound line] Image of the number of traffic jams during the Obon period (10 km or more)
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