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NEXCO EAST / NEXCO CENTRAL / NEXCO WEST / JB Honsha / Japan Road Traffic Information Center, Inc. Year-end and New Year's holidays〔2024 for 10 days from Friday, December 27 to Sunday, January 5, 2025〕. Traffic congestion forecast due to traffic concentration at Expressway in (traffic concentration congestion over 10 km) ^(*) will be presented.
To ease traffic congestion, Please cooperate with us by changing the day or time of your use, or by other means to spread out the use of the facilities.

1. 1. Congestion forecast

Number of traffic jams over 10km

　Total of 242 trips (12/27-1/5)

(※) This includes traffic congestion forecasts due to planned long-term construction restrictions. For details, please refer to Appendix 3 [PDF: 1.0MB].

Prediction of particularly long traffic jams for each company

PA: Parking area, SA: Service area, IC: Interchange, TN: Tunnel

• ○○ Road (△△ Road) means "a traffic jam that stretches from ○○ Road to △△ Road."
• For details on traffic jams of up to 20 km or more, please refer to Appendix 1 [PDF: 179 KB]. For information on how to avoid traffic jams, please refer to Appendix 2 [PDF: 899 KB].

Please note that traffic congestion predictions are based on past traffic congestion records and recent traffic conditions, but may differ from the actual traffic conditions due to traffic disruptions such as accidents or weather conditions.
　Please check the latest road traffic information before you depart and during your trip. Road traffic information can be found on the following websites:

• NEXCO EAST
• NEXCO CENTRAL
• NEXCO WEST
• JB Honshi Expressway
• Japan Road Traffic Information Center

Comparison with last year (reference)

A comparison of the number of traffic jams during the New Year period in fiscal year 2023 (last year) is as follows. Note that last year's figures include traffic jams caused by accidents, etc.

1. The number of traffic jams over 10km includes the number of traffic jams over 30km.
2. 2024 Degree forecasts are available at 2024 for the 10-day period from December 27 (Friday) to January 5, 2025 (Sunday).
3. FY2023 results are calculated for the 10 days from December 27, 2023 (Wed) to January 5 2024 (Fri).

2. Key points for alleviating traffic congestion

1. Be careful of slowing down in areas where warnings are issued, such as when In-bound!
2. While driving, please avoid stepping on the brakes unnecessarily and maintain a sufficient following distance!
3. Please refrain from changing lanes recklessly during traffic congestion, as this may lead to further worsening of traffic congestion!

3． Please drive safely

Please cooperate by "wearing seat belts in all seats" and "taking frequent and early breaks." Also, please pay attention to what is ahead as you drive on Expressway and be aware of rear-end collisions at the end of traffic jams.

4. Eliminate wrong-way driving –Expressway are one-way streets –

Driving the wrong way is a dangerous act that can be life-threatening. U-turns and backing up are strictly prohibited. If you hear or see information about wrong-way driving, slow down, keep a sufficient distance, and keep a close eye on the movements of the vehicle ahead. For details, please see below.

• https://www.w-nexco.co.jp/safety_drive/highway_rule/reverse/one-way/

5. Holiday discounts do not apply during the New Year holiday period.

To avoid increased traffic congestion, holiday discounts will not be applied during this period. Please see below for details.

• https://corp.w-nexco.co.jp/corporate/release/hq/r6/0216a/

6. Information regarding Expressway Tour Passes

If you are traveling outside of the New Year holiday period, please consider using the Expressway Tour Pass, which allows you to get on and off Expressway in eligible areas for a fixed price during the period of use.
In addition, we are currently running a campaign where if you use the service only on weekdays, you will receive additional ETC mileage service points worth 15% of the sales price.

• Expressway tour pass search site

(Sales exclusion period: 2024 to Sunday, January 5, 2020)