Congestion prediction of Expressway etc. during the large holiday period in September
Measures [Metropolitan area version]
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- Congestion prediction and countermeasures for Expressway during large holidays in September [Metropolitan area version]
August 21, 2015
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
East Nippon Expressway Co., Ltd. (hereafter NEXCO EAST) Kanto Regional Head Office and Central Japan Expressway Co., Ltd. (hereinafter, NEXCO CENTRAL) Tokyo Regional Head Office Hachioji Regional Head Office Large holiday period in September [5 days from Saturday, September 19, 2015 to Wednesday, September 23, 2015] Trends and countermeasures for traffic congestion (10 km or more) due to traffic concentration predicted to occur at Expressway etc. in the Kanto Koshin region and Shizuoka prefecture (including Tomei Expressway Toyokawa interchange in Aichi prefecture) We have compiled the above and will inform you.
In September of this year, we will have five consecutive holidays from Saturday, September 19 to Wednesday, September 23, so we expect that congestion will occur as much as this week's Golden Week.
Please refer to this traffic jam forecast to avoid peak traffic jams and adjust your departure times to help plan your trip. In addition, although it is predicted based on the past traffic jam record during the large holiday period in September and recent traffic conditions, the actual traffic condition may differ from the prediction due to accidents and weather. Please check the latest traffic information before departure.
Expressway companies provide traffic congestion forecast information and road traffic information using various tools. Please use it when using the Expressway.
1 Congestion prediction
(1) Trend of traffic congestion
We predict that the peak of the Out-bound line will be from Saturday, September 19 to September 21, and the peak of the In-bound line will be from Sunday, September 20 to Tuesday, September 22.
By using the traffic congestion prediction and avoiding traffic congestion peaks, we hope that you can reduce traffic congestion and shorten travel time.
- 1: Regarding the number of traffic jams expected on the Gaikan Expressway, "outer direction" toward Misato Minami IC, "inward direction" toward Oizumi JCT, and "outer direction" toward Okegawa Kitamoto IC on the Ken-o Expressway Direction” and “inward direction” toward the Chigasaki JCT.
- 2: The expected number of traffic jams on the Kita-Kanto Expressway is "Eastbound" towards Mito Minami IC and "Westbound" towards Takasaki JCT.
(2) Prediction of particularly long congestion (40 km or more)
Legend IC: Interchange JCT: Junction SA: Service area
| Direction | Peak Month, Day and the weekday |
Road name | Top of traffic (location) | Time zone | peak Times of Day |
peak of time Congestion length |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| under | 9/20 days | Kan-Etsu Expressway | Flower garden Near IC |
Fukaya City, Saitama Prefecture (Fukayashi) |
5：00～ 14：00 |
8 o'clock | 50km |
| Tohoku Expressway | Iwafune Near JCT |
Tochigi City, Tochigi Prefecture (Tochigishi) |
6：00～ 14：00 |
9 o'clock | 45km | ||
| September 21st | Kan-Etsu Expressway | Flower garden Near IC |
Fukaya City, Saitama Prefecture (Fukayashi) |
6：00～ 15：00 |
10 o'clock | 45km | |
| Up | September 21st | Tohoku Expressway | Kamikawachi Near SA |
Utsunomiya City, Tochigi Prefecture (Depression only) |
14:00~ 0:00 the next day |
18:00 | 40km |
| Kan-Etsu Expressway | Takasaka Near SA |
Higashimatsuyama City, Saitama Prefecture (Higashishima Matsuyama) |
14:00~ 0:00 the next day |
18:00 | 40km | ||
| 9/22 Tue | Kan-Etsu Expressway | Takasaka Near SA |
Higashimatsuyama City, Saitama Prefecture (Higashishima Matsuyama) |
12:00~ 1:00 the next day |
16:00 | 45km | |
For a list of major congestions (peak congestion length of 10km or more) at Expressway etc. in the Kanto Koshin region and Shizuoka prefecture (including Tomei Expressway Toyokawa interchange in Aichi prefecture) Attachment-1 [PDF: 170KB] Please refer to.
(3) Comparison with this year's GW period (Saturday, May 2, 2015 to Wednesday, May 6, 2015)
The unit of the numerical value in the table is "times"
| Traffic jam scale | (1) September 2015 Large holiday forecast |
(2) May 2015 Achievements of 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 | 42 | 63 | 105 | 41 | 67 | 108 | 1 | ▲4 | ▲3 |
| Of which, the number of traffic congestions of 30 km or more | 8 | 12 | 20 | 13 | 7 | 20 | ▲5 | 5 | 0 |
- 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:154KB] Please see.
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.
[Countermeasure example]
~ Requesting customers to drive safely ~
- Incidents of people being hit by Expressway are increasing rapidly
If you are forced to get out of the car due to an accident or breakdown, signal the vehicle behind you with a hazard, a smoke tube, or a triangular stop display board, and then evacuate to a safe place and call the emergency phone etc. - Driving for a long time causes an accident
If you feel drowsiness or tiredness 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
- Enter the ETC lane after decelerating to 20km / 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
- For fuel and toilet, take an appropriate break as soon as possible and keep in mind to drive safely.
- There are many accidents involving motorcycles
Make sure you understand the traffic and weather conditions, keep a sufficient distance between vehicles, and drive at a safe speed.
Please do not overtake a vehicle during a traffic jam as it is dangerous. - 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 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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