Congestion prediction and countermeasures for Expressway during the Obon season [Metropolitan area version]
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- Congestion prediction and countermeasures for Expressway during the Obon season [Metropolitan area version]
July 15, 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
NEXCO EAST Kanto Regional Head Office and NEXCO CENTRAL Tokyo Regional Head Office /Hachioji Regional Head Office, Obon season [12 days from Wednesday, August 10, 2011 to Sunday, August 21, 2011] Kanto Koshin region and Shizuoka prefecture We have summarized the trends and countermeasures for traffic congestion (10 km or more) due to traffic concentration that is expected to occur on the Expressway.
On June 19th (Sunday), special holiday holidays (up to 1,000 yen) and free social experiment ended, and from June 20th (Monday), free measures for Expressway in the Tohoku region following the Great East Japan Earthquake have been implemented. I will.
This traffic congestion forecast is based on the past traffic jam results that did not include the special holiday discount and the recent traffic conditions, but the actual traffic congestion may differ from the forecast. Please refer to this traffic congestion forecast to avoid the peak of traffic congestion and adjust your departure time to make a planned travel plan and check the latest traffic information before departure. In addition, each Expressway company provides traffic congestion forecast information and road traffic information with various tools, so please use it.
In addition, the Tohoku region of the Expressway by the Free measures, tollgate general lane is crowded, Expressway also is assumed to be a traffic jam up to the main line. Please drive safely with sufficient inter-vehicle distance.
We are also implementing power saving measures 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 is predicted to have peaks for the Out-bound line on August 12 (Fri) and 13 (Sat), and peaks for the In-bound line on August 14 (Sun) and 15 (Mon).
We would like to ask you for your cooperation as we can expect shorter travel times by using the traffic congestion prediction to avoid peak traffic congestion.
- Gaikan Expressway, the direction toward Misato Minami IC is "outer direction" and the direction toward Oizumi JCT is "inward direction".
(2) Prediction of particularly long traffic congestion (highest in traffic congestion prediction length by direction)
| Person surface |
Peak Month, Day and the weekday |
Road name | Top of traffic jam (location) |
Time zone | Peak time | Peak Congestion length |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| under Ri |
8/13 soil |
Tohoku Expressway | Yaitakita (It came) Near PA |
Yaita City, Tochigi Prefecture (Yashishi) |
0:00～14:00 | 7 o'clock | 40km |
| 8/13 soil |
Kan-Etsu Expressway | Higashi Matsuyama (Higashishima) Near IC |
Higashimatsuyama City, Saitama Prefecture (Higashishima Matsuyama) |
5:00～12:00 | 7 o'clock | 40km | |
| 8/14 Day |
Tohoku Expressway | Iwafune (Iwafune) Near JCT |
Iwafune Town, Shimotsuga District, Tochigi Prefecture (Shimotsuga Guniwa Funemachi) |
6:00～12:00 | 8 o'clock | 35km | |
| Up Ri |
8/14 Day |
Tohoku Expressway | Kamikawachi (Kamikawachi) Near SA |
Utsunomiya City, Tochigi Prefecture (Depression only) |
12:00-1:00 | 17:00 | 40km |
| 8/14 Day |
Tomei Expressway | Yamato (Yamato) Near TN |
Yamato City, Kanagawa Prefecture (Yamatoshi) |
15:00 to 1:00 the next day | 19o'clock | 40km | |
| 8/15 Month |
Tohoku Expressway | Kamikawachi (Kamikawachi) Near SA |
Utsunomiya City, Tochigi Prefecture (Depression only) |
10:00 to the following 2:00 | 15:00 | 45km | |
For a list of the main traffic jams (peak traffic jam length of 10km or more) on Expressway in the Kanto Koshin region and Shizuoka Prefecture, please see Attachment-1 [PDF: 133KB] Please refer to.
(3) Comparison of the number of traffic jams with the Bon Festival last year (Wednesday, August 11 to Sunday, August 22, 2010)
(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 | 53 | 90 | 143 | 52 | 110 | 162 | +1 | -20 | -19 |
| Of which, the number of traffic congestions of 30 km or more | 9 | 9 | 18 | 7 | 12 | 19 | +2 | -3 | -1 |
- It also includes the impact of accidents.
2 How to obtain road traffic information
For how to obtain real-time road traffic information and traffic congestion prediction information, Attachment-2 [PDF:157KB] Please refer to the.
3 Customer Service Initiatives (Countermeasures against congestion)
We will work to strengthen our customer services, such as measures to alert the driver of a rear-end collision at the end of a traffic jam, staff parking lots in the service area, install temporary toilets, and secure parking for large vehicles.
| Items | Main measures | unit | Countermeasure planned quantity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main line section | (1) In-bound in the hill, etc. Speed reduction alert |
Location | 48 |
| (2) To the tail of the traffic jam Calling attention to a rear-end collision |
Location | 56 | |
| SAPA | (3) At rest facilities Parking lot arranging staff |
total People/day |
3,165 |
| (4) Installation of temporary toilet | Basis | 216 | |
| (5) Parking for large vehicles Securing |
Location | 53 |
[Countermeasure example]
~ 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.
~ 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
-For customers who are eligible for free measures for Expressway in the Tohoku region following the Great East Japan Earthquake-
Use of ETC is not subject to free measures, so please use the regular lane.
Currently, due to this measure, at toll booths that are crowded, we are increasing the number of open lanes as much as possible and shortening the time required to confirm certificates etc. However, please be aware that congestion at the tollgate is expected, so please drive carefully.
Please check the website below for details on target sections and target vehicles.
NEXCO EAST; http://www.e-nexco.co.jp/pressroom/press_release/head_office/h23/0608b/
NEXCO CENTRAL; https://www.c-nexco.co.jp/
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