• Font Size
  • Standard
  • Large
Language

Expressway traffic during the long holiday period in September
[Hokkaido version]

From Saturday, September 19, 2015 to Wednesday, September 23, 2015: 5 days
[Comparison target Saturday, September 20, 2014 to Wednesday, September 24, 2014: 5 days]

  • Corporate Top
  • Press Room
  • Press Release Hokkaido office
  • Expressway traffic during the long holiday period in September [Hokkaido version]
Return to search results for press release (Hokkaido Regional Head Office

September 24, 2015
East Nippon Expressway Co., Ltd.
Hokkaido Regional Head Office

NEXCO Eastern Japan Hokkaido Regional Head Office (Atsubetsu Ward, Sapporo City) has summarized the traffic conditions of Expressway in Hokkaido during the large holiday period in September as follows.

Traffic volume during one period

  • The average traffic volume in the major sections (average value in the eight major sections) is 20,400 units, 150% of the same period last year have become.
  • The traffic volume during the period exceeded the traffic volume of the same period last year due to the large holidays (5 consecutive holidays).

[Average daily traffic volume during major periods (*1)]
Below, IC indicates interchange and JCT indicates junction.

(Unit: vehicles / day)

Road name section (1) Year 27 (2) H26 same period （1）／（2）（％）
Do-O Expressway Fukagawa-Takasu Asahikawa 21,900 13,400 163％
Eniwa-Kitahiroshima 56,900 45,200 126％
Kokuzai-Ochomanbu 7,300 4,400 166％
Sasson Expressway Asari ~ Zenkou 23,900 18,400 130％
Doto Expressway Chitose East-Oiwake Town 14,900 8,300 180％
Yubari-Mukawa Hobetsu 17,200 9,300 185％
Tomamu-Tokachi Shimizu 16,700 8,900 188％
Book-specific JCT-book-specific 4,700 1,000 470％（※2）
Average traffic volume of the above main sections 20,400 13,600 150％
  • 1 Traffic volume is based on the preliminary value of the traffic counter [traffic volume automatic measurement device installed on the road]
  • 2 March 29, 2015 Urahoro IC-Shiranuka IC opening

[Reference] Large holidays in September and day arrangement for the same period last year

[Reference] Image images of the consecutive days in September and the day arrangement of the same period last year

[Transition of traffic volume during major periods]

(1) Doo Expressway Fukagawa IC-Asahikawa Takasu IC daily traffic volume

(1) Doo Expressway Fukagawa IC-Asahikawa Takasu IC Image of daily traffic volume

(2) Doo Do Eniwa IC-Kita Hiroshima IC Daily traffic volume

(2) Doo Do Eniwa IC-Kita Hiroshima IC Daily traffic image image

(3) Doo Expressway Kunimi IC-Ochomanbu IC Daily traffic volume

(3) Doo-do Kunori IC-Ochmanbu IC Image of daily traffic volume

(4) Futaru Expressway Asari IC-Kenako IC Daily traffic volume

(4) Futaru Dori Asari IC-Zenako IC Image of daily traffic volume

(5) Doto Expressway Tomamu IC-Tokachi Shimizu IC Daily traffic volume

(5) Doto Expressway Tomamu IC-Tokachi Shimizu IC Image of daily traffic volume

2 Traffic congestion

  • The number of traffic jams is higher than that in FY2014 Increase 1 time, 3 times have become.
    In addition, traffic congestion of 5 km or more did not occur.

[Number of traffic jams]

Congestion extension (1) Year 27 (2) H26 same period Difference ((1)-(2))
1-5km traffic jam 3 times Twice +1 time
Congestion over 5km 0 times 0 times 0 times
total 3 times Twice +1 time

[Traffic situation]

Road name Traffic jam location Traffic jam date and time (peak) Congestion extension Cause of traffic jam
1 Sasson Expressway Near Zenibako IC (Chitose direction) Wednesday, September 23, around 16:17 3.0km Road closures and
Traffic concentration
2 Sasson Expressway Near Shinkawa IC (Otaru direction) Tuesday, September 22 around 17:33 2.0km Traffic concentration
3 Sasson Expressway Near Sapporo Kita IC (Otaru direction) Monday, September 21, around 11:01 1.0km Broken car

[Reference] Comparison with this year's Golden Week [Golden Week: H27.5.2 (Sat)-5.6 (Wed)]
[Average daily traffic volume during major periods (*3)]

(Unit: vehicles / day)

Road name section (1) Year 27
Large holidays in September		 (2) H27
Golden week		 （1）／（2）（％）
Do-O Expressway Fukagawa-Takasu Asahikawa 21,900 22,300 98％
Eniwa-Kitahiroshima 56,900 58,500 97％
Kokuzai-Ochomanbu 7,300 7,200 101％
Sasson Expressway Asari ~ Zenkou 23,900 23,900 100％
Doto Expressway Chitose East-Oiwake Town 14,900 15,500 96％
Yubari-Mukawa Hobetsu 17,200 17,900 96％
Tomamu-Tokachi Shimizu 16,700 18,300 91％
Book-specific JCT-book-specific 4,700 5,900 80％
Average traffic volume of the above main sections 20,400 21,200 96％
  • 3 Traffic volume is based on the preliminary value of the traffic counter [traffic volume automatic measurement device installed on the road]

[Number of traffic jams]

Congestion extension (1) Year 27
Large holidays in September		 (2) H27
Golden week		 Difference ((1)-(2))
1-5km traffic jam 3 times 7 times ▲ 4 times
Congestion over 5km 0 times Once ▲ once
total 3 times 8 times ▲ 5 times

[Reference] Large holidays in September and the weekday arrangement of this year's Golden Week

[Reference] Image of day arrangement for large holidays in September and this year's Golden Week

Image image of image link (external link) to download page of Adobe Acrobat Reader

To view the PDF file, you need the Adobe Systems plug-in software "Acrobat Reader (Japanese version)". If you do not have​​​ Download from here (free)Please use it.