Congestion prediction and countermeasures for Expressway during large holidays [Metropolitan area version]
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April 14, 2011
East Nippon Expressway Co., Ltd. Kanto Regional Head Office
Central Japan Expressway Tokyo Regional Head Office
Central Japan Expressway Co., Ltd. Hachioji Regional Head Office
We would like to extend our deepest sympathies to all the victims of the Great East Japan Earthquake.
NEXCO EAST Kanto Regional Head Office and NEXCO CENTRAL Tokyo Regional Head Office /Hachioji Regional Head Office, large holiday periods [11 days from April 28 (Thursday) to May 8 (Sunday), 2011] Kanto Koshin region and Shizuoka We would like to inform you that we have summarized the trends and measures for traffic congestion (10 km or more) due to traffic concentration that is expected to occur on Expressway prefecture.
Congestion prediction information that inform this time has past congestion data that takes into account the impact of the holiday special discounts and free of social experiment to predict the original. However, the Great East Japan Earthquake of influence is large traffic volume assumptions that are difficult to Tohoku Expressway, Joban Expressway, Kita-Kanto Expressway-Higashi-Mito Road-Ken-o Expressway (Tsurugashima JCT ~ Okegawa Kitamoto IC, Tsukuba Central IC ~ with postpone the prediction for Inashiki IC), other NEXCO EAST Kanto Regional Head Office in the road of the pipe we carry out assumes that the traffic volume is less than last year due to the effect of the earthquake prediction. Instead the actual traffic volume, because the traffic jam situation it is possible that will be different and the prediction on the check the traffic information before departure, please use. Expressway in the company each company, offers a congestion prediction information and road traffic information in a variety of tools. Expressway by all means please take advantage of the time of your use.
In addition, since there is concern about power shortages due to the effects of the earthquake, we are implementing power saving measures even on Expressway. For this reason, the lights are turned off and turned off in the main roads, tunnels, SA, PA, etc., so please be careful when driving in the tunnel or turning on the headlights early in the evening. I will.
1 Congestion prediction
(1) Trend of traffic congestion
Congestion in the Tokyo metropolitan area during this long holiday period is predicted to have peaks on the Out-bound line on Saturday, April 30 and May 3 (Tuesday), and peaks on the In-bound line on Wednesday, May 4th. ..
Travel time will be shortened by avoiding peak traffic congestion by using traffic congestion prediction. In addition, we would like to ask for your cooperation as it will reduce the impact on the transportation of disaster recovery supplies.
(2) Prediction of particularly long congestion (peak congestion length of 35 km or more)
| Person surface | peak of time time ・ Day of the week | Road name | Top of traffic jam (location) | Time zone | peak Times of Day | peak of time Congestion length | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| under Ri | 4/29 Money | Tomei Expressway | Fujikawa SA near | Shizuoka Prefecture Fuji city (Fuji) | The day before 16:00 ~ 12:00 | 3 O'clock | 40km |
| 4/30 soil | Tomei Expressway | Fujikawa SA near | Shizuoka Prefecture Fuji city (Fuji) | 15:00 ~ 2:00 the following day | 18:00 | 35km | |
| 5/3 fire | Center The motorway | Sagamiko IC near | Kanagawa Prefecture Sagamihara City (Sagami Harashi) | 5：00 ～ 15：00 | 7 o'clock | 35km | |
| Kanetsu The motorway | Higashimatsuyama IC near | Saitama Higashimatsuyama City (Higashishima Matsuyama) | 5：00 ～ 13：00 | 7 o'clock | 35km | ||
| Up Ri | 5/1 Day | Tomei Expressway | Yamato TN near | Kanagawa Prefecture Yamato City (Yamato) | 14:00 ~ 1:00 the next day | 19o'clock | 40km |
| 5/3 fire | Tomei Expressway | Yamato TN near | Kanagawa Prefecture Yamato City (Yamato) | 15:00 ~ 1:00 the next day | 18:00 | 35km | |
For a list of major traffic jams (peak traffic length of 10km or more) on the Expressway in the Kanto Koshin region and Shizuoka Prefecture, Attachment-1 [PDF: 106KB] Please refer to.
(3) Comparison of the number of traffic jams with the large holiday period last year (April 29, 2010 (Thursday) to May 9, 2010 (Sunday))
(Unit: times)
| Traffic jam scale | (1) 2011 forecast | (2) Results for 2010* | Difference ((1)-(2)) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| going down | going up | Total | going down | going up | Total | going down | going up | Total | |
| Number of traffic jams over 10km | 41 | 68 | 109 | 41 | 78 | 119 | 0 | -10 | -10 |
| Of which, the number of traffic congestions of 30 km or more | 6 | 5 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 15 | -3 | -1 | -4 |
- The results of the 2010 consecutive holidays include the impact of accidents. It should be noted that, this time predict postponed the Tohoku Expressway and Joban Expressway, northern Kanto Road, Higashi-Mito Road, Ken-O Road (Tsurugashima JCT ~ Okegawa Kitamoto IC, Tsukuba Central IC ~ Inashiki IC) does not include congestion achievements.
[Please note] Expressway toll discounts during large holidays
The weekday of May 2nd (Monday) and 6th (Friday), 2011 will be the days subject to the special holiday discount, and the special holiday discount will be applied for 10 consecutive days.
In addition, last year, 5 consecutive holidays from Saturday, May 1st to Wednesday, May 5th, and weekdays on Friday, April 30th are eligible for special holiday discounts. From Thursday, April 29th to 5th Special holiday discounts have been applied for 7 consecutive days until Wednesday, May 5.
2 How to obtain road traffic information
For how to obtain real-time road traffic information and traffic congestion prediction information, Attachment-2 [PDF:152KB] Please refer to the.
3 Customer Service Initiatives (Countermeasures against congestion)
As congestion is expected to be the same as last year, we will work to strengthen customer services such as measures to warn rear-end collision at the end of traffic congestion, staffing parking lots in the service area, installing temporary toilets, and securing parking spaces for large vehicles. I will. (Attachment-3 [PDF: 296KB], Attachment-4 [PDF: 192KB])
~ Requesting customers to drive safely ~
- Please check the car before driving to prevent troubles during driving.
- Please wear all seat belts, including the back seats
- Insert the ETC card securely
- Please drive the ETC lane at less than 20km/h
- Please be careful of a rear-end collision at the end of a traffic jam
- As for refueling and toilets, take an appropriate break early and drive safely.
- For abnormalities on the road, use the emergency telephone or road emergency dial "# 9910 Please let us know
- In the event of an accident or breakdown, immediately evacuate to a safe place and make a call via emergency telephone etc.
- We are conducting a "free social experiment" on some Expressway
Please use the same way as before even at the toll booth in the experimental section.
~ Requesting our customers to cooperate in alleviating traffic congestion ~
- Utilize traffic congestion prediction information and avoid peak usage
- In-bound as well as attention to the slowdown in the hill, take the vehicle-to-vehicle distance to enough, the Your use of the driving lane except when overtaking
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