Congestion prediction and countermeasures for Expressway during the year-end and New Year period
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- Congestion prediction and countermeasures for Expressway during the year-end and New Year period
November 29, 2013
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 [December 26, 2013 (Thursday) to January 5, 2014 (Sunday) 11 days] Kanto Koshin region and Shizuoka We would like to inform you that we have summarized the trends and countermeasures for traffic congestion (10 km or more) due to traffic concentration predicted to occur on Expressway prefecture (including 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. The forecast is based on past traffic jams during the year-end and New Year holidays and recent traffic conditions, but actual traffic conditions may differ from the forecast due to accidents and weather conditions. Please check for the latest traffic information.
In addition, each Expressway company provides traffic congestion prediction information and road traffic information using various tools. Please use it when using the Expressway.
- If you use the Expressway, please inspect it before riding and drive safely.
1 Congestion prediction
(1) Trend of traffic congestion
Out-bound direction is diversified, we predict that congestion will occur mainly from December 28th (Sat) to 30th (Mon) and January 2nd (Thurs) to 4th (Sat).
In-bound direction, we predict that congestion will be concentrated from January 2 (Thursday) to 4th (Saturday).
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 congestion (25 km or more)
| Person surface | Congestion peak day | Road name | Top of traffic jam (location) | Traffic jam Time zone | peak Times of Day | peak of time Congestion length | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| under Ri | 12/28 Sat | Tomei Expressway | Near Yamato TN | Yamato City, Kanagawa Prefecture | 7：00～17：00 | 9 o'clock | 25km |
| 12/29 days | Tomei Expressway | Near Yamato TN | Yamato City, Kanagawa Prefecture | 9：00～19：00 | 12 o'clock | 25km | |
| December 30th | Tomei Expressway | Near Yamato TN | Yamato City, Kanagawa Prefecture | 9：00～19：00 | 12 o'clock | 25km | |
| 12/31 Tue | Tomei Expressway | Near Yamato TN | Yamato City, Kanagawa Prefecture | 10：00～16：00 | 12 o'clock | 25km | |
| 1/2 tree | Tomei Expressway | Near Yamato TN | Yamato City, Kanagawa Prefecture | 9：00～19：00 | 12 o'clock | 25km | |
| 1/4 Saturday | Tomei Expressway | Near Yamato TN | Yamato City, Kanagawa Prefecture | 10：00～18：00 | 13:00 | 25km | |
| Up Ri | 1/2 tree | Tomei Expressway | Near Yamato TN | Yamato City, Kanagawa Prefecture | 12：00～22：00 | 17:00 | 35km |
| 1/2 tree | Tomei Expressway | Near Toyokawa IC | Toyohashi City, Aichi Prefecture | 9:00 to 4:00 the next day | 12 o'clock | 30km | |
| 1/3 gold | Tomei Expressway | Near Yamato TN | Yamato City, Kanagawa Prefecture | 12:00 to 0:00 the following day | 15:00 | 35km | |
| 1/3 gold | Tomei Expressway | Near Toyokawa IC | Toyohashi City, Aichi Prefecture | 10：00～22：00 | 12 o'clock | 30km | |
| 1/4 Saturday | Tomei Expressway | Near Yamato TN | Yamato City, Kanagawa Prefecture | 12:00 to 0:00 the following day | 17:00 | 35km | |
| 1/4 Saturday | Tomei Expressway | Near Toyokawa IC | Toyohashi City, Aichi Prefecture | 10:00 to 4:00 the next day | 12 o'clock | 30km | |
| 1/5 day | Tomei Expressway | Near Yamato TN | Yamato City, Kanagawa Prefecture | 15：00～22：00 | 17:00 | 25km | |
For a list of major congestions (peak congestion 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:124KB] Please refer to.
(3) Comparison of the number of traffic jams with the year-end and New Year period of last year (Wednesday, December 26, 2012 to Saturday, January 5, 2013)
(Unit: times)
| Traffic jam scale | (1) 2013 forecast | (2) 2012 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 | 32 | 54 | 86 | 35 | 63 | 98 | ▲3 | ▲9 | ▲12 |
| Of which, the number of traffic congestions of 30 km or more | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | +1 | +1 |
* Including 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: 151KB] Please see.
[Information on holiday special discount application dates for the year-end and New Year holidays]
During the year-end and New Year period, up to 5 ETC holiday special discounts will be applied from December 28th (Sat) to 29th (Sun), and January 1st (Wed) to 5th, 2014. (Sun)
*Please note that holiday special discounts are not applied on December 30 (Mon) and 31 (Tue).
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, assign parking lot organizers at rest facilities, install temporary toilets, and secure parking for large vehicles.
| Items | Main measures | unit | Countermeasure planned quantity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main line section | (1) In-bound reminder the rate of decrease in such hill | Location | 28 |
| (2) Calling attention to the rear end of a traffic jam | Location | 64 | |
| SAPA | (3) Placement of parking lot organizers at rest facilities | Total number of people/day | 2,468 |
| (4) Installation of temporary toilet | Basis | 100 | |
| (5) Secure parking for large vehicles | Location | 46 |
[Countermeasure example]
~ Requesting customers to drive safely ~
- Please take anti-slip measures such as wearing winter tires and carrying tire chains.
- Expressway has seen a sharp increase in the number of people being hit by accidents.
If you are forced to stop on the shoulder of a road due to an accident or breakdown, signal the vehicle behind you with a hazard, a triangular plate, or a smoke tube, evacuate to a safe place, and call the emergency phone. - Driving for a long time causes an accident.
If you feel "sleepy" or "tired" while driving, do not overdo it and take an early break. - Please check the car before riding to prevent troubles while driving.
- Please wear all seat belts, including the back seats.
- Insert the ETC card securely.
- Enter the ETC lane after decelerating to 20 km/h or less, and drive slowly inside the ETC lane.
- Please be careful of a rear-end collision at the end of a traffic jam.
- Refuel and toilet early. Take proper breaks and 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 jam prediction information to avoid peak traffic jams.
- 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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