Traffic situation on highway in Bon Festival (preliminary report) 【NEXCO EAST Edition】
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- Traffic situation on highway in Bon Festival (preliminary report) 【NEXCO EAST Edition】
August 17, 5th year of Reiwa
East Nippon Expressway Co., Ltd.
NEXCO EAST (Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo) has summarized the traffic conditions during the Obon period [Wednesday, August 9, 2020 to Wednesday, August 16, 2023: 8 days]. To do.
- Average daily traffic was 113% compared to the same period last year.
- There were 82 traffic jams of 10km or more, 134% of the same period last year.
- The number of traffic jams over 30 km was 6 times, 200% compared to the same period last year.
- The maximum traffic jam length was 36.7 km, which occurred around 8:35 on Friday, August 11, near the Yaita Kita PA on the E4 Tohoku Tohoku Expressway (Out-bound line).
1. 1. Comparison period
- Reiwa 5 [Wednesday, August 9, 2023 to Wednesday, August 16, 2023: 8 days]
- 2020 [August 10, 2020 (Wednesday) to August 17, 2020 (Wednesday): 8 days]
2. Traffic volume
| (1) 2020 results | (2) 2020 results | Contrast (1) / (2) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average daily traffic volume * 1 (All cars) |
37,800 units/day | 33,400 units/day | 113％ | ||||
| (Small car) | (Large car) | 32,700 | 5,100 | 28,700 | 4,700 | 114％ | 109％ |
| Maximum daily traffic | 46,300 units/day | 38,000 units / day | 122％ | ||||
*1: For details, please see Attachment-1 [PDF: 260KB]
3. 3. Congestion situation
| (1) 2020 results | (2) 2020 results | Contrast (1) / (2) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Traffic congestion of 10 km or more | 82 times | 61 times | 134％ |
| Traffic congestion of 30 km or more | 6 times | 3 times | 200％ |
Especially long traffic congestion place (3rd worst by direction)
*2: IC: interchange, JCT: junction, SA: service area, PA: parking area, TN: tunnel
![Image image of [2020]](/pressroom/cms_assets/pressroom/2023/08/17c/01.jpg)
![[Reiwa 4] image image](/pressroom/cms_assets/pressroom/2023/08/17c/02.jpg)
Four. Daily traffic conditions
- Traffic volume and congestion peaked on August 11th (Friday) for Out-bound direction, and on August 13th (Sunday) and 14th (Monday) for In-bound direction.
[Out-bound]
![[Out-bound] Image of traffic volume](/pressroom/cms_assets/pressroom/2023/08/17c/03.jpg)
![[Out-bound] Image of the number of traffic jams (10km or more)](/pressroom/cms_assets/pressroom/2023/08/17c/04.jpg)
[In-bound]
![[In-bound] Image of traffic volume](/pressroom/cms_assets/pressroom/2023/08/17c/05.jpg)
![[In-bound] Image of the number of traffic jams (10km or more)](/pressroom/cms_assets/pressroom/2023/08/17c/06.jpg)
Reference material
- [Topics 1] [E17] Congestion situation around Kan-Etsu Expressway Kosaka SA [PDF: 288KB]
- [Topics 2] [E14] Traffic conditions on Keiyo Road (In-bound line between Funabashi IC and Takeishi IC) [PDF: 419KB]
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