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Expressway traffic conditions during the year-end and New Year period (preliminary report)
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January 5, 2020
East Nippon Expressway Co., Ltd.

NEXCO EAST (Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo) has summarized the traffic conditions during the year-end and New Year period [Wednesday, December 28, 2020 to Wednesday, January 4, 2023: 8 days]. It will be announced.

  • The average daily traffic volume was 88% compared to the same period in 2019 (before the corona disaster) (increased to 102% compared to last year).
  • There were 38 traffic jams of 10 km or longer, 70% of the same period in 2019 (down to 75% compared to last year).
  • The number of traffic jams over 30 km was 1, which was 20% compared to the same period in 2019 (down to 25% compared to last year).
  • The maximum length of the traffic jam was 31.5 km, which occurred around 18:10 on Monday, January 2, near the Kuki Shiraoka JCT on the E4 Tohoku Expressway (In-bound line).

1. 1. Comparison period

  1. 2022 [Wednesday, December 28, 2022 to Wednesday, January 4, 2023: 8 days]
  2. 2019 [Saturday, December 28, 2019 to Saturday 2020: 8 days]
  3. (Reference) 2021 [Tuesday, December 28, 2021 to Tuesday, January 4, 2022: 8 days]

2. Traffic volume

(1) Reiwa 4th year results (2) Actual results 2019 Contrast (1) / (2) reference
(3) Reiwa 3rd year results Contrast (1) / (3)
Average daily traffic volume * 1
(All cars)		 24,100 units / day 27,300 units / day 88％ 23,600 units/day 102％
(Small car) (Large car) 20,900 3,200 24,500 2,800 85％ 114％ 20,300 3,300 103％ 97％
Maximum daily traffic 27,100 units/day 32,200 units/day 84％ 27,800 units/day 97％

*1: For details, please see attachments 1-1 and 1-2 [PDF: 185KB]​

3. 3. Congestion situation

(1) Reiwa 4th year results (2) Actual results 2019 Contrast (1) / (2) reference
(3) Reiwa 3rd year results Contrast (1) / (3)
Traffic congestion of 10 km or more 38 times 54 times 70％ 51 times 75％
Traffic congestion of 30 km or more Once 5 times 20% 4 times twenty five%

≪Particularly long traffic jams (3rd worst by direction)≫

[Reiwa 4th year]

direction Road name Congestion location * 2 Traffic jam date and time (peak) Congestion extension Cause of traffic jam
1 Out-bound E14 Keiyo Road Kaizuka Kaizuka near IC January 2 (Monday) around 11:05 21.2km Traffic concentration
2 C3 Outer ring road Outer Ring Misato West gaikanmisatonishi Near IC Monday, January 2, around 11:00 20.3km Traffic concentration and accident
3 E17Kan-Etsu Expressway Takasaka Takasaka Near SA December 29th (Thursday) around 6:50 18.6km accident
1 In-bound direction E4 Tohoku Expressway Near Kuki Shiraoka Kukisiraoka Junction Monday, January 2 around 18:10 31.5km Accident and traffic concentration
2 E17Kan-Etsu Expressway Near Tsurugashima Tsurugashima JCT Monday, January 2 around 17:30 28.9km Traffic concentration and accident
3 E17Kan-Etsu Expressway Tsurugashima Tsurugashima Near IC Tuesday, January 3, around 17:35 21.9km Traffic concentration and accident

[2019]

direction Road name Congestion location * 2 Traffic jam date and time (peak) Congestion extension Cause of traffic jam
1 Out-bound E14 Keiyo Road Kaizuka Kaizuka near IC January 2 (Thursday) around 10:55 24.3km Traffic concentration and accident
2 C3 Outer ring road Near Soka Soka IC January 2 (Thursday) around 11:45 19.2km Traffic concentration and accident
3 E17Kan-Etsu Expressway Takasaka Takasaka Near SA January 2 (Thursday) around 11:35 18.9km Traffic concentration
1 In-bound direction E4 Tohoku Expressway Near Kuki Kuki IC​ January 2 (Thursday) around 17:30 43.7km Accident and traffic concentration
2 E4 Tohoku Expressway Near Kuki Kuki IC​ January 3rd (Friday) around 18:30 42.0km Traffic concentration and accident
3 E17Kan-Etsu Expressway Takasaka Takasaka Near SA January 3rd (Friday) around 17:30 35.0km Accident and traffic concentration

(Reference) [Reiwa 3rd year]

direction Road name Congestion location * 2 Traffic jam date and time (peak) Congestion extension Cause of traffic jam
1 Out-bound E14 Keiyo Road Kaizuka Kaizuka near IC January 2 (Sun) around 10:35 22.7km Traffic concentration
2 E17Kan-Etsu Expressway Higashi Matsuyama Higashi Matsuyama Near IC Wednesday, December 29, around 7:40 20.6km Accident and traffic concentration
3 E17Kan-Etsu Expressway Near Shibukawa Ikaho Shibukawaikaho IC Thursday, December 30th, around 8:10 18.2km Traffic concentration
1 In-bound direction E17Kan-Etsu Expressway Near Tsurugashima Tsurugashima JCT January 2 (Sun) around 17:25 45.9km Traffic concentration and accident
2 E4 Tohoku Expressway Kazo Kazo near IC January 2 (Sun) around 18:20 37.1km Traffic concentration and accident
3 E17Kan-Etsu Expressway Tsurugashima Tsurugashima Near IC January 3 (Monday) around 18:20 36.6km Accident and traffic concentration

*2: IC: interchange, JCT: junction, SA: service area, PA: parking area

Four. Daily traffic conditions

  • Congestion peaked in both directions on January 2nd (Monday).

[Out-bound line]

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

[In-bound]

[In-bound line] Image of traffic volume
[In-bound line] Image of the number of traffic jams (10km or more)

Reference material

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