Expressway traffic conditions during Golden Week (flash report)
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May 9, 4th year of Reiwa
East Nippon Expressway Co., Ltd.
Hokkaido Regional Head Office

NEXCO EAST Hokkaido Regional Head Office (Atsubetsu-ku, Sapporo) summarizes the traffic conditions of Expressway in Hokkaido during the Golden Week period (April 28, 4th (Thursday) -May 8th (Sunday), 11 days). I will inform you.

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  • During the period, the average daily traffic volume was 10,300, which was 67% compared to the 2019 of Reiwa before the Korona-ka (123% compared to the third year of Reiwa).
  • The number of traffic jams over 1km was 5 times (14 times in the first 2019 of Reiwa and 3 times in the third year of Reiwa).
  • The longest traffic jam was around 10:30 on May 3 (Tuesday), at the E5 Hokkaido Expressway Oyachi Interchange (IC) → Eniwa IC (In-bound / Tomakomai direction), which was 13.0km due to traffic concentration.

1. 1. Comparison period

Reiwa 4th year:
From Thursday, April 28, 4th year of Reiwa to Sunday, May 8th, 4th year of Reiwa
11 days
2019:
from Friday, April 26, 2019 to Monday, May 6, 2019
11 days
Reiwa 3rd year:
April 28, 3rd (Wednesday) -Wednesday, May 5th, 3rd year of Reiwa
8 days

2. Average traffic volume *

Reiwa 4th year (A) 2019 (B) Contrast (A / B) reference
Reiwa 3rd year (C) Contrast (A / C)
10,300 units / day 15,300 units / day 67% 8,400 units / day 123%
  • E5 Between Fukagawa IC and Asahikawa Takasu IC on the Hokkaido Expressway E38 Doto Expressway Chitose Keiba Junction (JCT) Eniwa Higashi IC average value

3. 3. Congestion situation

A total of 5 traffic jams in the 4th year of Reiwa

Ranking Congestion length Date and time Section (IC omitted) Top (near) Factor
1 13.0km May 3 (Tuesday)
Around 10:30
E5 Hokkaido Expressway
Otani → Eniwa
(In-bound / Tomakomai area)
S20.0KP Traffic concentration
2 4.0km May 3 (Tuesday)
Around 10:30
E5A Bill barrel
Sapporo north → ganrai
(Out-bound, towards Sapporo JCT)
Fushiko IC Traffic concentration
3 1.4km May 3 (Tuesday)
Around 12:10
E5 Hokkaido Expressway
Forest → Onuma Park
(In-bound / Hakodate area)
Onuma Park IC Traffic concentration
4 1.0km April 29 (Friday)
Around 12:20
E5 Hokkaido Expressway
Forest → Onuma Park
(In-bound / Hakodate area)
Onuma Park IC Traffic concentration
4 1.0km May 3 (Tuesday)
Around 10:00
E5 Hokkaido Expressway
Eniwa → Kitahiroshima
(Out-bound / Sapporo area)
Kitahiroshima IC Traffic concentration

Worst 5 out of 14 total traffic jams in the first 2019

Ranking Congestion length Date and time Section (IC omitted) Top (near) Factor
1 10.7km Saturday, April 27
Around 11:20
E5 Hokkaido Expressway
Kitahiroshima → Chitose-Eniwa JCT
(In-bound / Tomakomai area)
S28.7KP accident
2 8.3km April 28 (Sun)
Around 16:00
E5 Hokkaido Expressway
Eniwa → Kitahiroshima
(Out-bound / Sapporo area)
S25.5KP accident
3 6.0km May 5th (Sun)
Around 9:30
E5A Bill barrel
Sapporo north → ganrai
(Out-bound, towards Sapporo JCT)
W2.5KP Emergency work
4 5.8km May 4th (Sat)
Around 18:20
E38 Doto Expressway
Shimukappu → Tomamu
(Out-bound / Obihiro area)
Tomamu IC Broken car
Road closed
5 4.7km April 28 (Sun)
Around 8:00
E5A Bill barrel
Sapporo north → ganrai
(Out-bound, towards Sapporo JCT)
W2.5KP Emergency work

A total of 3 traffic jams in the 3rd year of Reiwa

Ranking Congestion length Date and time Section (IC omitted) Top (near) Factor
1 3.0km April 30th (Friday)
Around 8:40
E5 Hokkaido Expressway
Sapporo JCT → Kitago
(In-bound / Tomakomai area)
S1.1KP Broken car
2 2.5km May 2nd (Sun)
Around 11:20
E38 Doto Expressway
Shimukappu → Tomamu
(Out-bound / Obihiro area)
Tomamu IC accident
Road closed
3 1.2km May 4th (Tuesday)
Around 13:00
E5 Hokkaido Expressway
New Chitose Airport → Tomakomai Higashi
(In-bound / Muroran area)
Tomakomai Higashi IC Vehicle fire
Road closed
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