Expressway traffic during the Golden Week [Hokkaido version]
From Saturday, April 25, 2015 to Wednesday, May 6, 2015: 12 days
[Comparison target April 25, 2014 (Fri)-May 6, 2014 (Tue): 12 days]
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- Expressway traffic during the Golden Week [Hokkaido version]
May 7, 2015
East Nippon Expressway Co., Ltd.
Hokkaido Regional Head Office
NEXCO EAST Hokkaido Regional Head Office (Atsubetsu Ward, Sapporo City) summarized the traffic conditions on the Expressway in Hokkaido during the Golden Week as follows.
Traffic volume during one period
- The average traffic volume in the major sections (average value of the eight major sections) was 15,500, which was 105% of the previous year's level.
- The traffic volume on the Hokkaido Expressway and the Fudaru Expressway was roughly the same as last year.
- At Doto Expressway, traffic volume is increasing overall.
Especially in the Kushiro area, the traffic volume between Honbetsu JCT and Honbetsu IC was approximately 2.6 times that of the previous year.
[Average daily traffic volume during major periods (*1)]
(Unit: vehicles / day)
| Road name | section | (1) FY2015 | (2) H26 | (1)/(2) (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Do-O Expressway | Fukagawa-Takasu Asahikawa | 14,700 | 14,800 | 99％ |
| Eniwa-Kitahiroshima | 47,300 | 45,900 | 103％ | |
| Kokuzai-Ochomanbu | 7,000 | 7,000 | 100％ | |
| Sasson Expressway | Asari ~ Zenkou | 18,900 | 18,400 | 103％ |
| Doto Expressway | Chitose East-Oiwake Town | 9,800 | 9,300 | 105％ |
| Yubari-Mukawa Hobetsu | 11,300 | 10,500 | 108％ | |
| Tomamu-Tokachi Shimizu | 11,600 | 10,800 | 107％ | |
| Book-specific JCT-book-specific | 3,600 | 1,400 | 257％ | |
| Average traffic volume of the above main sections | 15,500 | 14,800 | 105％ | |
*1 Traffic volume is based on the preliminary value of the traffic counter [traffic volume automatic measurement device installed on the road]
[Reference: Day of the week for last year and this year]
[Transition of traffic volume during major periods]
(1) Doo Expressway Fukagawa IC-Asahikawa Takasu IC
(2) Doo Eniwa IC-Kitahiroshima IC
(3) Doo-do Kunimi IC-Ochomanbu IC
(4) Fudaru Do Asari IC-Kenako IC
(5) Doto Expressway Tomamu IC-Tokachi Shimizu IC
2 Traffic congestion
- The number of traffic jams decreased by 3 times from the previous year to 10 times.
In particular, traffic jams of 5 km or more have decreased 5 times compared to the previous year, and have decreased significantly. - The longest traffic congestion was due to the traffic concentration that occurred on May 5 in the direction of Sapporo between the Mukawa Hobetsu IC and the Shimukappu IC on the Doto Expressway. It became 13km.
[Number of traffic jams]
| Congestion extension | FY2015 | H26 | Year-on-year ratio |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1-5km traffic jam | 9 times | 7 times | +2 times |
| Congestion over 5km | Once | 6 times | -5 times |
| total | 10 times | 13 times | -3 times |
[Traffic situation (congestion extension worst 5)]
* IC stands for interchange and TN stands for tunnel.
| Road name | Traffic jam location | Traffic jam date and time (peak) | Congestion extension | Cause of traffic jam | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DOTO EXPWY | Near Nagawa TN (Chitose direction) | Tuesday, May 5th, around 18:15 | 13.0km | Traffic concentration |
| 2 | Sasson Expressway | Near Fushiko IC (Chitose direction) | Sunday, May 3, around 9:50 | 4.7km | Traffic concentration |
| 3 | Sasson Expressway | Near Asari IC (direction Otaru) | Sunday, May 3, around 11:10 | 4.5km | Traffic concentration and accident |
| 5 | Sasson Expressway | Fushiko IC-Sapporo Kita IC (Chitose direction) [About 1km before Fushiko IC] | Tuesday, May 5th, around 15:00 | 4.0km | Accident and traffic concentration |
| 6 | Hokkaido road | Near Kitahiroshima IC (Chitose direction) | Sunday, May 3, around 11:45 | 3.4km | Traffic concentration |
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