Effect of 2 lanes at Shinkawa IC exit (results of one week after opening)
Sasson Expressway exit congestion of Shinkawa IC is, almost completely eliminated
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- Effect of 2 lanes at Shinkawa IC exit (results of one week after opening)
November 8, 2005
East Nippon Expressway Co., Ltd.
Hokkaido Regional Head Office
East Japan Expressway Corporation Hokkaido Regional Head Office (Location: Sapporo Atsubetsu District Regional Head Office length: Kubotera Katsuji) Hokkaido Regional Development Bureau Sapporo Development and Construction Department and Sapporo, chronic congestion has occurred Sasson Expressway in Shinkawa IC We have been working on traffic congestion countermeasures. As a result, we will inform you of traffic conditions for one week from the Shinkawa IC exit to two lanes (after opening on November 1).
1 Traffic jam at Shinkawa IC exit
- Number of times (October 25th to 31st) (November 1st to 7th)
Traffic congestion of 1 km or more
8 times/week ⇒ 0 times/week
Congestion over 500m
14 times/week ⇒ 1 time/week - Total time (October 25-31) (November 1-7)
Traffic congestion of 1 km or more
20 hours/week ⇒ 0 hours/week
Congestion over 500m
26 hours/week ⇒ *10 minutes/week
- Congestion after opening: About 600m of congestion occurs for 10 minutes around 17:30 on Friday, November 4th.
2 Daily traffic at Shinkawa IC exit
8,800 units/day (October 31st) ⇒ 9,400 units/day (November 7th) About 600 units/day increase
- On other days, increase of about 500 units/day from the same day of the previous week
3 Other
The Shinkawa IC exit has almost completely cleared the traffic congestion due to the opening of two lanes, but during times of heavy traffic in the evening, the traffic flow may occasionally deteriorate near the exit. Please use a sufficient distance between vehicles and a safe speed.
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