Congestion prediction and countermeasures for Expressway Golden Week (GW) [Metropolitan area version]
-Please cooperate in distributed use to alleviate traffic congestion-
Out-bound peaks may be Thursday, May 3 and Friday, May 4.
In-bound peaks are April 30th (Mon), May 4th (Fri), and 5th (Sat)
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- Congestion prediction and countermeasures for Expressway Golden Week (GW) [Metropolitan area version]
March 30, 2012
East Nippon Expressway Co., Ltd. Kanto Regional Head Office
Central Nippon Expressway Co., Ltd. Tokyo Regional Head Office
Central Nippon Expressway Co., Ltd. Hachioji Regional Head Office
NEXCO EAST Kanto Regional Head Office and NEXCO CENTRAL Tokyo Regional Head Office /Hachioji Regional Head Office, GW [10 days from April 27 (Friday) to May 6, 2012 (Sunday)] Kanto Koshin region and Shizuoka prefecture ( We have summarized the trends and countermeasures for traffic congestion (10 km or more) due to traffic concentration expected to occur on Expressway such as Tomei Toyokawa IC in Aichi prefecture).
Please refer to this traffic jam forecast to avoid peak traffic jams and adjust your departure times to help plan your trip. Although the forecast is made based on past GW traffic congestion and recent traffic conditions, the actual traffic congestion may differ from the forecast due to accidents, weather conditions, etc. Please check the traffic information in.
In addition, each Expressway company provides traffic congestion forecast information and road traffic information with various tools. Please use it when using the Expressway.
1 Congestion prediction
(1) Trend of traffic congestion
Congestion in the Tokyo metropolitan area this time, the peak of the Out-bound line is May 3 (Thurs), 4 (Fri), the peak of the In-bound line is April 30 (Mon), May 4 (Fri), It is expected to be Saturday 5th.
We hope that you can shorten the time required by using the traffic congestion prediction and avoiding traffic congestion peaks, so please cooperate.
- Regarding the expected number of traffic jams on the Gaikan Expressway, the "outer direction" towards the Misato Minami IC is included in the "Out-bound direction", and the "inward direction" toward the Oizumi JCT is included in the "In-bound direction".
(2) Prediction of particularly long congestion (peak congestion length of 40 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 | 04/28 Sat | ChuoExpressway | Near Sagamiko IC | Sagamihara City, Kanagawa Prefecture | 5:00～19:00 | Six o'clock | 40km |
| 05/03 Thu | Kan-Etsu Expressway | Near the Hanazono IC | Fukaya City, Saitama Prefecture | 5:00～16:00 | 11 o'clock | 45km | |
| 05/03 Thu | ChuoExpressway | Near Sagamiko IC | Sagamihara City, Kanagawa Prefecture | 5:00～20:00 | Six o'clock | 40km | |
| Up Ri | 05/04 Money | Kan-Etsu Expressway | Near Takasaka SA | Higashimatsuyama City, Saitama Prefecture | 14:00-2:00 the following day | 19o'clock | 45km |
| 05/05 Sat | Tohoku Expressway | Near Kamikawachi SA | Kamikawachi Town, Kawachi Gun, Tochigi Prefecture | 12:00～24:00 | 16:00 | 40km | |
| 05/05 Sat | Kan-Etsu Expressway | Near Takasaka SA | Higashimatsuyama City, Saitama Prefecture | 14:00-1:00 | 18:00 | 45km | |
For a list of major traffic jams (peak traffic congestion length of 10 km or more) on Expressway Kanto Koshin region and Shizuoka prefecture (including Tomei Toyokawa IC in Aichi prefecture) Attachment-1 [PDF: 147KB] Please refer to.
(3) Comparison of the number of traffic jams with last year's GW (April 27, 2011 (Wednesday) to May 6, 2011 (Friday))
The unit of the numerical value in the table is "times"
| Traffic jam scale | (1) 2012 GW forecast | (2) Results for 2011 GW* | Difference ((1)-(2)) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| going down | going up | Total | going down | going up | Total | going down | going up | Total | |
| Number of traffic jams over 10km | 62 | 94 | 156 | 79 | 111 | 190 | -17 | -17 | -34 |
| Of which, the number of traffic congestions of 30 km or more | 11 | 9 | 20 | 25 | 28 | 53 | -14 | -19 | -33 |
* Including the impact of accidents.
The Shin-Tomei Expressway (Gotemba JCT to Mikkabi JCT) will open on Saturday, April 14, 2012. The congestion of GW in this section is expected to be almost cleared by the opening of Shin-Tomei.
[Tomei/ Shin-Tomei Expressway Gotemba JCT-Mikkabi JCT section traffic jam forecast situation]
2011 GW results: 60 times, 2012 GW forecasts: 2 times *
*It is predicted that there will be traffic congestion on the Shin-Tomei (Inasa connecting road) led by Mikkabi JCT where Tomei Expressway and Shin-Tomei Expressway merge.
2 How to obtain road traffic information
For how to obtain real-time road traffic information and traffic congestion prediction information, Attachment-2 [PDF:148KB] Please refer to.
3 Customer Service Initiatives (Countermeasures against congestion)
We will work to strengthen our customer services, including measures to alert people to the rear 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 plan quantity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main line section | (1) In-bound in the hill, etc. Speed reduction alert | Location | 41 |
| (2) To the tail of the traffic jam Calling attention to a rear-end collision | Location | 76 | |
| SAPA | (3) At rest facilities Parking lot arranging staff | total People/day | 3,769 |
| (4) Of temporary toilet Installation | Basis | 138 | |
| (5) Parking for large vehicles Secure | Location | 51 |
[Countermeasure example]
~ Requesting customers to drive safely ~
- Expressway has seen a sharp increase in the number of people being hit by accidents. If it is unavoidable to go out of the car, signal the car behind you with a hazard or triangular plate, evacuate to a safe place, and call by emergency telephone etc.
- 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
- For fuel and toilet, take an appropriate break as soon as possible and keep in mind to drive safely.
- For abnormalities on the road, use the emergency telephone or road emergency dial "# 9910 Please let us know
~ Requesting our customers to cooperate in alleviating traffic congestion ~
- Please use the traffic congestion prediction information and avoid peak times.
- In-bound as well as attention to the slowdown in the hill, take the vehicle-to-vehicle distance to enough, except when overtaking Please use the driving lane
~ Handling of free measures on Expressway the Tohoku region after April 1 ~
The handling of free measures for Expressway Tohoku region after April is as follows.- Support for people evacuated due to the nuclear accident
We will continue to review the support provided to those who have been evacuated due to the nuclear accident. Implementation period:
A) Sunday, April 1, 2012 at 0:00
To) Sunday, September 30, 2012 24:00 - Other
Support for disaster areas, support for tourism promotion, and support for people who have been evacuated except for the nuclear accident will end at 24:00 on Saturday, March 31, 2012.
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