Expressway traffic during the year-end and New Year period [Hokkaido version]

From Saturday, December 26, 2009 to Tuesday, January 5, 2010: 11 days
[Comparison target: December 26, 2008 (Fri)-January 5, 2009 (Mon): 11 days]

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January 6, 2010
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) summarized the traffic conditions on the Expressway in Hokkaido during the year-end and New Year holidays as follows.

Number of units used during one period

Average number of units used per day About 113,000 units And compared to last year 15.5% increase Did.

It should be noted that the comparison excluding the days when the road was closed for a long time due to snowstorm (12/26, 12/28 of last year, 1/2 of this year) About 10% increase Will be.

[Number of units used per day]

Expressway meterThis yearLast yearYoY
113,02997,885115.5%
Do-O Expressway71,73762,161115.4%
Sasson Expressway34,68530,404114.1%
Doto Expressway6,6085,320124.2%
Image of the daily change in the number of units used

2 congestion

Congestion over 1km occurred 5 times, 4 times more than last year (1 time).

All the five traffic jams were exit traffic jams due to the suspension of snow.

The longest traffic congestion was at the top of the Chitose Inter Exit on the Do-O Expressway Saturday, January 2nd, and the peak traffic length (around 12:00) was 3.1 km.

[Number of traffic jams]

Congestion extensionThis yearLast yearYoY
Over 1km of traffic5 timesOnce+4 times
Congestion over 5km0 times0 times± 0 times
total5 timesOnce+4 times

[Main traffic congestion points]

High rankRoad namedirectionTraffic jam locationTraffic jam
(peak)
Congestion extensionCongestion factors
1Hokkaido roadIn-bound
Muroran direction
Chitose interchange exitSaturday, January 2
Around 12:00
3.1kmDue to suspension of traffic
Exit traffic
2Hokkaido roadIn-bound
Sapporo direction
Sapporo Inter ExitSaturday, January 2
Around 17:35
2.0kmDue to suspension of traffic
Exit traffic
3Hokkaido roadIn-bound
Muroran direction
Tomakomai East ExitDecember 31 (Thursday)
Around 10:40
1.7kmDue to suspension of traffic
Exit traffic
4Hokkaido roadOut-bound
Asahikawa direction
Bibai Inter ExitJanuary 1 (Friday)
Around 15:53
1.4kmDue to suspension of traffic
Exit traffic
5DOTO EXPWYIn-bound
Sapporo direction
Sapporo Inter ExitSaturday, January 2
Around 15:12
1.3kmDue to suspension of traffic
Exit traffic