Expressway traffic conditions during the year-end and New Year period (preliminary report) [Hokkaido version]

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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

  1. 2024 [2024- Sunday, January 5, 2020: 10 days]
  2. 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%
  1. 詳細は【別紙】【PDF:135KB】をご覧ください

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 AnywhereRing 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 AnywhereRing 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 SunagawaBibai 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 SunagawaBibai 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 NishiEbetsu 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 AnywhereRing 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 BibaiMikasa 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 MinamiKitahiroshima
(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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