Expressway traffic during the Obon season [NEXCO EAST Hokkaido version]
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August 21, 2006
East Nippon Expressway Co., Ltd.
Hokkaido Regional Head Office
NEXCO EAST Hokkaido Regional Head Office (Sapporo Atsubetsu-ku, Regional Head Office length: Kubotera Katsuji) is a province in time Bon Expressway for the traffic conditions, that it has compiled, let you know.
Number of units used during one period
The number of vehicles used was almost the same as the previous year, a decrease of 0.7% compared to last year.
[Number used per day]
| Expressway meter | this year | last year | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| 184,710 | 186,045 | 99.3％ | |
| Sasson Expressway | 56,854 | 57,158 | 99.5％ |
| Do-O Expressway | 117,706 | 118,332 | 99.5％ |
| Doto Expressway | 10,150 | 10,555 | 96.2％ |
* Last year, 12 days from Wednesday, August 10, 2005 to Sunday, August 21, 2005
2 congestion
Congestion on the Hokkaido Expressway occurred intensively on August 13. Congestion over 1km was 11 times, which was 4 times less than last year (15 times).
[Number of traffic jams from August 9 (Wednesday) to August 20 (Sunday) for 12 days] *Compared with the same day last year
| Congestion extension | this year | last year | Year-on-year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Traffic congestion of 1 km or more and less than 5 km | 10 times | 13 times | ▲ 3 times |
| Congestion of 5 km or more | Once | Twice | ▲ once |
| total | 11 times | 15 times | ▲ 4 times |
*Main traffic congestion
| worst | Road name (direction) |
Traffic jam date and time (peak) | Traffic jam location | Congestion extension | Congestion factors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Hokkaido road (Asahikawa direction) |
Sunday, August 13 around 10:53 | Kurizawa BS neighborhood | 12.5km | Traffic concentration |
| 2. | Hokkaido road (Sapporo direction) |
Wednesday, August 16th, around 18:28 | Near Kita Eniwa BS | 2.9km | Traffic accident |
| 3. | Bill barrel road (Otaru direction) |
Sunday, August 13 around 10:37 | Near Asari TB | 2.8km | Traffic concentration |