Expressway traffic conditions during the year-end and New Year period (preliminary report) [Hokkaido version]
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- Expressway traffic conditions during the year-end and New Year period (preliminary report) [Hokkaido version]
January 7, 2025
East Nippon Expressway Co., Ltd. Hokkaido Regional Head Office
NEXCO EAST Hokkaido Regional Head Office (Atsubetsu-ku, Sapporo) has compiled the following information on traffic conditions in Hokkaido during the year-end and New Year holidays [2024 Friday, December 27 through Sunday, January 5, 2025: 10 days].
- 平均日交通量は、昨年度の同時期と比べ100%でした。
- There were 16 traffic jams of over 1 km in length, 13 more than during the same period last year. This year, many of the traffic jams were caused by road closures due to snowstorms and accidents.
- 最大の渋滞長は、
1月3日(金)12時00分、E5道央道 恵庭インターチェンジ(IC)→輪厚スマートIC(下り・札幌方面)で事故が原因で発生した4.0km及び、
1月3日(金)15時35分、E5道央道 恵庭IC→輪厚スマートIC(下り・札幌方面)で交通集中が原因で発生した4.0kmでした。
1. 1. Comparison period
- 2024 [2024- Sunday, January 5, 2020: 10 days]
- FY2020 [Wednesday, December 27, 2020 -2024: 10 days]
2. Average daily traffic volume *1
① 2024 results | ② FY2023 results | Comparison ① / ② |
---|---|---|
11,500台/日 | 11,500台/日 | 100% |
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3. 3. Congestion situation
① 2024 results | ② FY2023 results | Comparison ①-② |
---|---|---|
16 times | 3 times | +13 times |
<< Particularly long traffic congestion (Worst 5) >>
※2 IC:インターチェンジ、JCT:ジャンクション、TN:トンネル
[2024]
Congestion length | Peak date and time | Section (abbreviated IC) ※2 | At the head of the traffic jam *2 | Cause | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 4.0km | Friday, January 3 12:00 |
E5 Hokkaido Expressway Eniwa Anywhere → Ring thickness Watts smart (Out-bound, towards Sapporo) |
Near Watatsu Watts Smart IC | accident |
1 | 4.0km | Friday, January 3 15:35 |
E5 Hokkaido Expressway Eniwa Anywhere → Ring thickness Watts smart (Out-bound, towards Sapporo) |
Near Watatsu Watts Smart IC | Traffic concentration |
3 | 3.0km | January 2 (Thursday) 14:00 |
E5 Hokkaido Expressway Naie Sunagawa Nice Sunagawa → Bibai Bye Bye Near IC (In-bound, towards Sapporo) |
Near Bibai IC | Road closure due to snowstorm |
4 | 2.9km | Friday, January 3 14:15 |
E5道央道 輪厚ワッツスマート → 北広島キタヒロシマ (下り・札幌方面) |
Near Kitahiroshima Interchange | Traffic concentration |
5 | 2.0km | December 28 (Saturday) 17:35 |
E5 Hokkaido Expressway Naie Sunagawa → Bibai Bibai (In-bound, towards Sapporo) |
Near Bibai IC | Road closure due to snowstorm |
5 | 2.0km | December 31 (Tuesday) 11:50 |
E5 Hokkaido Expressway Ebetsu Nishi → Ebetsu Higashi (Out-bound, towards Asahikawa) |
Near Ebetsu Higashi IC | Road closure due to snowstorm |
5 | 2.0km | Friday, January 3 10:05 |
E5 Hokkaido Expressway Eniwa Anywhere → Ring thickness Watts smart (Out-bound, towards Sapporo) |
Near Watatsu Watts Smart IC | accident |
[Reiwa 5]
Congestion length | Peak date and time | Section (abbreviated IC) ※2 | At the head of the traffic jam *2 | Cause | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 3.0km | Tuesday, January 2 14:45 |
E5 Hokkaido Expressway Bibai Bibai → Mikasa Mikasa (In-bound, towards Sapporo) |
Near Koshuunai TN | Lane restrictions due to construction |
2 | 2.0km | December 27 (Wednesday) 10:25 |
E5 Hokkaido Expressway Sapporo Minami → Kitahiroshima (In-bound, Muroran direction) |
Near Kitahiroshima Interchange | Road closure due to an accident |
3 | 1.0km | December 30 (Saturday) 12:10 |
E38道東道 夕張ユウバリ → むかわ穂別ホベツ (下り・帯広方面) |
Near Mukawa Hobetsu IC | Road closure due to a broken car |

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