Expressway traffic situation during Golden Week [Hokkaido version]
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May 7, 2009
East Nippon Expressway Co., Ltd.
Hokkaido Regional Head Office
NEXCO EAST Hokkaido Regional Head Office (Sapporo City Atsubetsu-ku, Regional Head Office President: Yuki Yamamoto) has summarized the traffic conditions on Expressway in Hokkaido during the Golden Week period (hereinafter referred to as "GW period") as follows.
Number of units used during one period
Average number of units used per day About 165,000 And compared to last year 10.9% increase Did.
Compared to last year's GW period, this year is likely to increase due to the arrangement of days of the week and the implementation of special ETC holiday discounts.
In particular, the number of vehicles used per day from May 2 to 6 (5 days) increased by 18.7% compared to May 3 to 6 (4 days) last year.
[Number of units used per day]
| Expressway meter | this year | last year | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| 164,547 | 148,323 | 110.9％ | |
| Do-O Expressway | 105,316 | 93,931 | 112.1％ |
| Sasson Expressway | 47,115 | 44,791 | 105.2％ |
| Doto Expressway | 12,116 | 9,601 | 126.2％ |
- Last year: 12 days from April 25, 2008 (Fri) to May 6, 2008 (Tue)
2 congestion
Congestion of more than 1km due to traffic concentration occurred on Saturday, May 2 and Monday, May 4.
There were 4 congestions over 1km, which was the same as last year (4 times).
The longest traffic jam was at the head of the exit of the Yakumo Toll Gate on the Do-O Expressway Saturday, May 2, and the traffic jam length at peak time (around 10:37) was 2.0 km.
[Number of traffic jams due to traffic concentration]
| Congestion extension | this year | last year | Year-on-year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Over 1km of traffic | 4 times | 4 times | ± 0 times |
| Congestion over 5km | 0 times | 0 times | ± 0 times |
- There are two traffic jams at the exit terminals of closed roads due to traffic accidents and vehicle fires.
- Around 11:58 on May 2 Doo Expressway (direction Asahikawa) Naie Sunagawa IC exit 1.0km
- Around 13:25 on May 3 Doo Expressway (Sapporo direction) Naie Sunagawa IC Exit 2.3km