Concerning Expressway congestion prediction and measures during the year-end and New Year holidays
-Please cooperate in distributed use to alleviate traffic congestion-[Metropolitan area version]
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- Concerning Expressway congestion prediction and measures during the year-end and New Year holidays
November 30, 2012
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, the year-end and New Year period [12th December 2012 (Wednesday) to 6th January 2013 (Sunday)] Kanto Koshin region and Shizuoka The trends and countermeasures of traffic congestion (10 km or more) due to traffic concentration predicted on Expressway prefecture (including Tomei Toyokawa IC in Aichi prefecture) are summarized.
Please refer to this traffic jam forecast to avoid peak traffic jams and adjust your departure times to help plan your trip. In addition, we have made predictions based on the past traffic jams during the year-end and New Year period and recent traffic conditions, but since actual traffic conditions may differ from the predictions due to accidents, weather, etc., Please check the latest traffic information before departure.
In addition, each Expressway company provides traffic congestion prediction information and road traffic information using various tools. Please use it when using the Expressway.
There are many fatal accidents on Expressway. When using the Expressway, please inspect the car before riding and take an early break to drive safely.
1 Congestion prediction
(1) Trend of traffic congestionOut-bound direction is diversified, but it is predicted that there will be traffic congestion mainly from December 29th (Sat) to 30th (Sun) and January 2nd (Wed) to 3rd (Thurs).
In-bound direction, we predict that traffic jams will be concentrated from Wednesday, January 2 to Thursday, January 3.
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".
| Person surface | Congestion peak day | Road name | Top of traffic jam (location) | Congestion time zone | peak Times of Day | peak of time Congestion length | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| under Ri | December 31st | Tomei Expressway | Near Yamato TN | Yamato City, Kanagawa Prefecture | 10：00～17：00 | 12 o'clock | 25km |
| 01/03 Thu | Tomei Expressway | Near Uri TN | Hamamatsu City, Shizuoka Prefecture | 11：00～21：00 | 15:00 | 25km | |
| Up Ri | 01/01 Fire | Tomei Expressway | Near Yamato TN | Yamato City, Kanagawa Prefecture | 14：00～23：00 | 17:00 | 25km |
| 01/02 Water | Tohoku Expressway | Near Hanyu PA | Hanyu City, Saitama Prefecture | 15：00～21：00 | 18:00 | 25km | |
| 01/02 Water | Kan-Etsu Expressway | Near Takasaka SA | Higashimatsuyama City, Saitama Prefecture | 13：00～23：00 | 18:00 | 45km | |
| 01/02 Water | Tomei Expressway | Near Yamato TN | Yamato City, Kanagawa Prefecture | 10：00～24：00 | 18:00 | 40km | |
| 01/03 Thu | Tomei Expressway | Near Yamato TN | Yamato City, Kanagawa Prefecture | 10：00～22：00 | 18:00 | 30km | |
| 01/04 Money | Tomei Expressway | Near Yamato TN | Yamato City, Kanagawa Prefecture | 15：00～22：00 | 18:00 | 25km | |
| 01/06 Sun | Tomei Expressway | Near Yamato TN | Yamato City, Kanagawa Prefecture | 15：00～20：00 | 18:00 | 30km | |
For a list of the major traffic jams (peak traffic jam length of 10km or more) on Expressway in the Kanto Koshin region and Shizuoka prefecture (including Tomei Toyokawa IC in Aichi prefecture), Attachment-1 [PDF: 201KB] Please refer to.
(3) Comparison of the number of traffic jams with the previous year [December 26, 2011 (Monday) to January 6, 2012 (Friday)]
(Unit: times)
| Traffic jam scale | (1) 2012 forecast | (2) FY2011 results* | Difference ((1)-(2)) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| going down | going up | Total | going down | going up | Total | going down | going up | Total | |
| Number of traffic jams over 10km | 20 | 60 | 80 | 36 | 60 | 96 | ▲16 | 0 | ▲16 |
| Of which, the number of traffic congestions of 30 km or more | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 9 | ▲1 | ▲4 | ▲5 |
- It also includes the impact of accidents.
《Gotemba JCT of the Tomei/ Shin-Tomei Expressway ~ Congestion forecast situation led by Mikkabi JCT》
With the opening of the Shin-Tomei Expressway (Gotemba JCT to Mikkabi JCT) in April 2012, it is expected that the congestion during the year-end and New Year period will be almost eliminated in this section.
[Traffic congestion during the year-end and New Year period (10 km or more)]
FY2011 (actual): 37 times ⇒ FY24 (forecast): 2 times*
*One of them is a traffic jam in the vicinity of Uri TN of Tomei (Mikkabi JCT ⇒ Toyokawa IC).
《Congestion forecast situation at Tokyo Wan Aqua-Line Expressway》
Please note that Umihotaru PA on the Tokyo Wan Aqua-Line Expressway may be closed due to congestion from the night of December 31st to the early morning of January 1st.
Large-scale commercial facilities near the Kisarazu Kaneda IC are expected to increase traffic congestion during the year-end and New Year holidays.
[Traffic congestion during the year-end and New Year period (10 km or more)]
FY2011 (actual): 0 times ⇒ FY24 (forecast): 4 times
2 How to obtain road traffic information
For how to obtain real-time road traffic information and traffic congestion prediction information, Attachment-2 [PDF:267KB] Please refer to the.
3 Customer Service Initiatives (Countermeasures against congestion)
We will work to strengthen our customer service by alerting us to the rear end of a traffic jam, arranging parking lot organizers, and securing large vehicle parking spaces.
| Items | Main measures | unit | Measures plans quantity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main line section | (1) In-bound in such as slope Speed reduction alert | Location | 30 |
| (2) To the tail of the traffic jam Calling attention to a rear-end collision | Location | 55 | |
| SAPA | (3) At rest facilities Parking lot arranging staff | total People/day | 2,862 |
| (4) Of temporary toilet Installation | Basis | 147 | |
| (5) Parking for large vehicles Secure | Location | 44 |
[Countermeasure example]
~ Requesting customers to drive safely ~
- Please wear winter tires and carry anti-slip devices such as tire chains.
- Incidents of people being hit by Expressway are increasing rapidly
If you have to go out of the car due to an accident or breakdown, be sure to install a triangle plate as well as a hazard lamp and a flaming tube to alert the following cars. - Driving for a long time causes an accident
If you feel drowsiness or tired while driving, please do not overdo it and take an early break. - 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, please take an appropriate break and drive safely as soon as possible.
- For abnormalities on the road, make an emergency call or road emergency dial # 9910 Please let us know
- In the event of an accident or breakdown, immediately evacuate to a safe place and call an emergency phone etc.
~ 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
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