Traffic conditions on Expressway during the Golden Week period
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May 7, 2019
East Nippon Expressway Co., Ltd.
Hokkaido office
NEXCO EAST Hokkaido Regional Head Office (Atsubetsu Ward, Sapporo City) has summarized the traffic conditions on Expressway in Hokkaido during the Golden Week period (April 26 (Fri) -May 6 (Mon) 11 days). .
Traffic overview
- Traffic volume on major sections is 19,900 vehicles / day (up about 19% from the previous year)
- The number of traffic jams over 1km is 14 (± 0 compared to last year)
- The number of times of congestion over 5km is 4 times (+2 times the previous year)
- The maximum congestion length is Saturday, April 27, around 11:20, E5 Do-O Expressway Kita-Hiroshima IC⇒ Chitose Eniwa 10.7km generated by accident between JCT .
1 Comparison with last year
- Comparison period
- this year:
- 2019 April 26 (Fri)-2019 May 6 (Mon) 11 days
- last year:
- 11 days from Friday, April 27, 2018 to Monday, May 7, 2018
[1] Traffic volume of major sections
| [1] This year | [2] Last year | YoY ([1] / [2]) |
|---|---|---|
| About 19,900 units / day | About 16,700 units / day | About 119% (about 19% increase) |
- Detailed traffic volume is Attachment [PDF: 71KB] please look at.
[2] Number of traffic jams
| [1] This year | [2] Last year | Difference ([1]-[2]) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Over 1km of traffic | 14 times | 14 times | ± 0 times |
| Congestion of 5 km or more | 4 times | Twice | +2 times |
[3] Traffic congestion worst 3
| Congestion length | Date and time | place | Top (near) | Factor | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10.7km | Saturday, April 27 About 11:20 |
E5 Hokkaido road Kitahiroshima IC → Chitose Eniwa JCT |
S28.7KP | accident |
| 2 | 8.3km | April 28 (Sun) Around 16:00 |
E5 Hokkaido road Eniwa IC → Kitahiroshima IC |
S25.5KP | accident· Traffic concentration |
| 3 | 6.0km | May 5 (Sun) Around 9:35 |
E5A Sasson Expressway Sapporo Kita IC → Karai IC |
W2.5KP | Emergency construction Traffic concentration |
[Worst 3 last year]
| Congestion length | Date and time | place | Top (near) | Factor | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 15.0km | May 3 (Thursday) Around 9:45 |
E38 Doto Expressway Memuro IC → Tomamu IC |
Karikatsu Second Tunnel | Traffic concentration |
| 2 | 5.0km | May 5th (Sat) Around 17:20 | E38 Doto Expressway Shimukappu IC → Mukawa Hobetsu IC | Nagawa Tunnel | Traffic concentration |
| 3 | 4.0km | May 6 (Sun) About 15:40 | E38 Doto Expressway Mukawa Hobetsu IC → Yubari IC | Yubari IC | Road closed· Traffic concentration |
- IC stands for interchange and JCT stands for junction.
2 Review of each area
[1] Hokkaido area
- Due to bad weather, there were some days when the traffic volume fell below last year's level, but overall it was on an increasing trend. In particular, the traffic volume on the Fudaru Road increased by approximately 29% from the previous year.
- The traffic volume of SHIRIBESHI EXPRESSWAY which opened in December of last year, reached a maximum of 10,500 vehicles / day after opening on Saturday, May 4.
[2] Dohoku area
- Due to bad weather, there were some days when the traffic volume fell below last year's level, but overall it was on an increasing trend.
- The traffic did not occur as expected.
[3] Eastern area
- The traffic volume increased overall, but in the section where traffic congestion was predicted to be up to 15 km on Friday, May 3, the predicted traffic congestion occurred due to the dispersion of the time zones during which traffic was concentrated. did not do it.
[4] Donan area
- Traffic increased significantly due to the better weather compared to last year, but the traffic was dispersed and traffic congestion was smaller than expected.
- Of the traffic congestion forecast from May 2 (Thursday) to 4th (Saturday), the traffic congestion will be shortened on 3rd (Friday) (prediction: maximum 4km, actual: 3km), and traffic congestion will occur on 4th (Sat). Not (predicted: up to 1km).
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