Expressway traffic conditions during Golden Week (flash report)
[NEXCO EAST version]
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- Expressway traffic conditions during the Golden Week period (preliminary report) [NEXCO EAST]
May 8 2024
East Nippon Expressway Co., Ltd.
NEXCO EAST (Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo) has compiled a report on traffic conditions during the Golden Week holiday period [2024 Friday, April 26 to 2024 Monday, May 6: 11 days].
- Average daily traffic volume was 101% compared to the same period last year.
- The number of traffic jams of 10km or more occurred 113 times, which was 116% higher than the same period last year.
- There were 10 traffic jams of over 30 km, which was 143% higher than the same period last year.
- The longest traffic jam was 47.5 km long and occurred at 6:40 p.m. on Monday, April 29th, starting near Iwatsuki IC on the E4 Tohoku Expressway (In-bound).
1. 1. Comparison period
- 2024 [April 26, 2024 (Friday) to May 6 2024 (Monday): 11 days]
- Reiwa 5 [Thursday, April 27, 2023 - Sunday, May 7, 2023: 11 days]
2. Traffic volume
| ① Results 2024 | ② Results for 2023 | Comparison ① / ② | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average daily traffic volume * 1 (all vehicles) | 32,800 units/day | 32,500 units/day | 101％ | ||||
| (Small car) | (Large car) | 28,200 | 4,600 | 28,100 | 4,400 | 100％ | 105％ |
| Maximum daily traffic | 45,000 units / day | 48,600 units / day | 93％ | ||||
*1: For details, please see Attachment 1 [PDF: 127KB]
3. 3. Congestion situation
| ① Results 2024 | ② Results for 2023 | Comparison ① / ② | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Traffic congestion of 10 km or more | 113 times | 97 times | 116％ |
| Traffic congestion of 30 km or more | 10 times | 7 times | 143％ |
Especially long traffic congestion place (3rd worst by direction)
*2: IC: interchange, JCT: junction, SA: service area, PA: parking area
![Image of [2024]](/pressroom/cms_assets/pressroom/2024/05/08d/01.jpg)
![Image image of [2020]](/pressroom/cms_assets/pressroom/2024/05/08d/02.jpg)
Four. Daily traffic conditions
- The peak in traffic volume and number of jams was on Friday, May 3rd in the Out-bound direction and Sunday, May 5th in In-bound direction.
[Out-bound]
![[Out-bound] Image of traffic volume](/pressroom/cms_assets/pressroom/2024/05/08d/03.jpg)
![[Out-bound] Image of the number of traffic jams (10km or more)](/pressroom/cms_assets/pressroom/2024/05/08d/04.jpg)
[In-bound]
![[In-bound] Image of traffic volume](/pressroom/cms_assets/pressroom/2024/05/08d/05.jpg)
![[In-bound] Image of the number of traffic jams (10km or more)](/pressroom/cms_assets/pressroom/2024/05/08d/06.jpg)
Reference material
- [Topics 1] [E17] Traffic jam situation starting near Takasaki SA on Kan-Etsu Expressway Kan'etsu Expressway [PDF: 311KB]
- [Topics 2] [E17] Traffic congestion around Kan-Etsu Expressway IC on the Kan'etsu Expressway [PDF: 253KB]
- [Topics 3] [E14] Traffic conditions on Keiyo Road (In-bound Funabashi IC and Takeshi IC) [PDF: 249KB]
- [Topics 4] [E14] Traffic conditions on Keiyo Road (between Anakawa IC and Kaizuka IC) [PDF: 181KB]
- [Topics 5] [CA] Traffic congestion on Tokyo Wan Aqua-Line Expressway [PDF: 429KB]
- [Topics 6] [C3] Traffic conditions on the outer ring road (inner loop between Kawaguchi JCT and Kawaguchi Higashi IC) [PDF: 219KB]
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