Congestion forecast on Expressway during the Obon period [NEXCO EAST version]
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- Congestion forecast on Expressway during the Obon period [NEXCO EAST version]
July 14, 2020
East Nippon Expressway Co., Ltd.
NEXCO EAST (Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo) predicts traffic jams on Expressway (over 10 km We will inform you that we have summarized the traffic congestion).
1. Congestion prediction and request for decentralized use
Congestion time and peak days
- In Out-bound direction, it is expected to occur mainly in the morning, with peak days on August 11 (Friday) and 12 (Saturday).
- In In-bound direction, it is expected to occur mainly in the evening, with peak days from August 13 (Sun) to 15 (Tue).
⇒Please consider using it on days and times when there is relatively little traffic.
- The Out-bound direction includes the outer loop of the C3 outer ring road and C4 Ken-O Ken-O Road, and the eastbound of the E50 Kita Kanto Expressway.
- In-bound includes C3 Gaikan Expressway, C4 Ken-O Ken-O Road inner loop, and E50 North Kanto Expressway westbound
《Number of traffic jams over 10km》
Notes on ETC Holiday Discounts
During the Obon period, from August 11th (Friday) to 13th (Sunday), holiday discounts for Expressway, etc. will not be applied.
Exemptions from holiday discounts (press release on January 30, 2023)
Prediction of particularly long traffic congestion in NEXCO EAST jurisdiction (3rd worst by direction)
- For details on traffic congestion predictions for distances of 30km or more, please see [Attachment 1] [PDF: 241KB].
《Comparison of the number of traffic jams with the Obon period in 2021》
| Traffic jam scale | 2020 8/9 (Wed) - 8/16 (Wed) [8 days] |
2020 8/10 (Wed) - 8/17 (Wed) [8 days] |
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Number of predictions | Total traffic count | Number of traffic jams due to traffic concentration (*) | |
| 10km or more | 144 times | 61 times | 53 times |
- The number of traffic jams due to traffic concentration is the number of traffic jams excluding the effects of accidents, etc.
2. Traffic Congestion Period Special Site/Traffic Congestion Forecast Guide Information
NEXCO EAST 's website for customers "DraPla" has a special site for traffic congestion. On the special site, in addition to posting traffic jam forecast guides, traffic jam forecasters from each Regional Head Office explain how to avoid traffic jams in videos. In addition, traffic jam forecast guides are also distributed in booklets at each rest facility, so please make use of them.
Special site for traffic congestion period
![[2023 Obon edition] Two-dimensional code image link to the traffic jam forecast guide page by NEXCO EAST official traffic forecaster (external link)](/pressroom/cms_assets/pressroom/2023/07/14g/07.jpg)
3. Congestion measures
Based on this traffic congestion forecast and the situation of past traffic congestion periods (year-end and New Year holidays, Obon, Golden Week, etc.), we will implement the following measures. [Attachment 2] [PDF: 356KB]
◆ Efforts in the main line
・Alert to reduce speed on In-bound, etc. ・Alert to rear-end collisions at the end of traffic jams
◆ Efforts at rest facilities
・Arrangement of parking lot controllers ・Securing large-sized vehicle parking spaces ・Installation of temporary toilets
Four. Topics
Introduced in Topics as an "especially long traffic jam avoidance example" that leads to traffic congestion avoidance and reduction. [Attachment 3] [PDF: 384KB]
Five. Requests to customers for safe driving and alleviating traffic congestion
When using Expressway, please check the "Knowledge when using Expressway" [Attachment 4] [PDF: 204KB] before departure so that all drivers and passengers can travel safely. .
In addition, a little effort on the part of customers will lead to alleviation of traffic congestion. Thank you for your cooperation.
- Watch out for speed drops on In-bound and "sag"
Please help us to recover speed in places where we warn you to slow down, such as In-bound and sag parts! - Do not over tighten the following distance
Please secure enough following distance so as not to step on unnecessary brakes while driving! - Avoid lane changes
Please refrain from changing lanes more than necessary during traffic jams, as it will cause traffic jams to get worse!
The NEXCO EAST Group has positioned the period from 2021 to 2025 as "a period that contributes to the achievement of the SDGs and transforms into a new future society," and is making various efforts.
We believe that this "congestion prediction on Expressway during the Obon period" will contribute to the SDGs targets No. 3 and No. 9 as business activities that will lead to the provision of safe road spaces by alleviating traffic congestion.
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