About the usage status one year after the opening of the Doto Expressway (between Yubari IC and Shimukappu IC)
～Promotion of exchange between Central and Eastern regions within 1 year after opening～
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- About the usage status one year after the opening of the Doto Expressway (between Yubari IC and Shimukappu IC)
October 26, 2012
Hokkaido Development Bureau
East Nippon Expressway Co., Ltd.
Hokkaido Regional Head Office
We would like to inform you that we have summarized the usage traffic situation one year after the opening of the Doto Expressway (34.5 km between Yubari IC and Shimukappu IC) which was opened on Saturday, October 29, 2011.
Between the opened Yubari and Shimukappu, Average usage of about 5,800 vehicles/day within 1 year after opening In August, the busiest month, the average usage is about 9,600 units/day. Also, during the previous Bon Festival, between Tomamu and Tokachi Shimizu, Up to approximately 19,200 units/day It has been done.
About 1.5 times more traffic is used in the sections before and after the opening section than before the opening. And at the Doto Expressway Between Tokachi Shimizu and Ikeda, which was first opened, is about 7 times more than it was at the beginning (H7) The traffic volume is gradually increasing due to network connections such as traffic volume.
With this opening, Expressway was directly connected, and in the Sapporo-Obihiro area, where travel time was greatly reduced Confirmed promotion of exchanges between the Central and Tokachi areas, changes in tourism trends, and streamlining of logistics At the same time, the number of visits from Hokkaido to Kitami and Kushiro increased. Confirmed wide-area network effects such as promoting exchanges with the Okhotsk area and Kushiro area, which are adjacent to the Central Hokkaido area and Tokachi It has been done.
One year after the central and eastern regions of Japan were directly connected, the number of traffics traveling between the two regions has increased, contributing to the promotion of exchanges and the improvement of convenience and comfort such as tourism and logistics.
1 Traffic situation
- The total traffic volume on the national road between Yubari IC and Mukawa Hobetsu IC for the three months in summer increased to 121%, of which about 70% use Doto Expressway Confirmed high Expressway share (ratio of traffic traveling Expressway in total traffic).
2 Effect after opening
- Improvement of environmental load by using the Doto Expressway (fuel efficiency improved by 26%, CO2 emissions reduced by 13 Sapporo Domes)
- Streamlined logistics by shortening time (continuous operation time between Sapporo and Obihiro is reduced to 4 hours or less)
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