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 14, 2017
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 Japan Highway Co., Ltd. (hereinafter, NEXCO EAST) Kanto branch office and Chuo Nippon Expressway Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as NEXCO CENTRAL) Tokyo branch office and Hachioji branch office,Bon Festival [August 5 (Sat), 2017 - August 16 (Wed), 2017 12 days] We would like to inform you that we have summarized the trends and countermeasures for traffic congestion (10 km or more) that is expected to occur on Expressway in the Kanto Koshin region and Shizuoka prefecture.
Please use this traffic forecast to avoid peak traffic and adjust your departure time to help plan your trip. This forecast is based on the past traffic jam results and recent traffic conditions.However, the actual traffic congestion may differ from the forecast due to accidents and weather conditions. 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 is expected to be concentrated in the latter half of both the vertical lines. Out-bound direction August 11 (Friday), 12 (Saturday), In-bound we expect congestion to the direction August 14 (Monday) is concentrated.
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 expected number of times of congestion on the C3 Gaikan Expressway, "outer direction" toward Misato Minami IC, "inward direction" toward Oizumi JCT, and C4 Ken-o Expressway towards Daiei JCT. The "outer direction" and the "inward direction" toward the Chigasaki JCT.
- 2: The estimated number of times of congestion on the E50 Kita-Kanto Expressway is "the direction to the east" toward Mito Minami IC and "the direction to the west" toward Takasaki JCT.
(2) Prediction of particularly long congestion (40 km or more)
| Direction | Peak month/day/weekday | Road name | Top of traffic jam (location) | Time zone | Peak time | Peak traffic length | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
under | 8/5 Sat | E20 ChuoExpressway | Near Sagamiko IC | Sagamihara, Kanagawa Prefecture (Sagami Harashi) | 6：00 ～ 14：00 | 7 o'clock | 45km |
| 8/11 Fri | E1 Tomei Expressway | Near Isehara BS | Isehara City, Kanagawa Prefecture (Iseharashi) | The day before 20:00 ~ 18:00 | Six o'clock | 40km | |
| E4 Tohoku Expressway | Near Yaitakita PA | Yaita City, Tochigi Prefecture (Yashishi) | The day before 22:00 ~ 19:00 | 10 o'clock | 45km | ||
| E4 Tohoku Expressway | Near Hanyu PA | Hanyu City, Saitama Prefecture (Hanyu) | 6：00 ～ 13：00 | 8 o'clock | 40km | ||
| E17 Kan-Etsu Expressway | Near Higashimatsuyama IC | Higashimatsuyama City, Saitama Prefecture (Higashishima Matsuyama) | 5：00 ～ 14：00 | 8 o'clock | 40km | ||
| E20 ChuoExpressway | Near Sagamiko IC | Sagamihara, Kanagawa Prefecture (Sagami Harashi) | 5：00 ～ 17：00 | Six o'clock | 45km | ||
| 8/12 Sat | E20 ChuoExpressway | Near Sagamiko IC | Sagamihara, Kanagawa Prefecture (Sagami Harashi) | 5：00 ～ 14：00 | 7 o'clock | 45km | |
| 8/13 Sun | E20 ChuoExpressway | Near Sagamiko IC | Sagamihara, Kanagawa Prefecture (Sagami Harashi) | 5：00 ～ 15：00 | 7 o'clock | 40km | |
| Up | 8/13 Sun | E17 Kan-Etsu Expressway | Near Takasaka SA | Higashimatsuyama City, Saitama Prefecture (Higashishima Matsuyama) | 15：00 ～ 0：00 | 19o'clock | 40km |
| 8/14 Mon | E1 Tomei Expressway | Near Yamato TN | Yamato City, Kanagawa Prefecture (Yamatoshi) | 11：00 ～ 0：00 | 17:00 | 40km | |
| E4 Tohoku Expressway | Near Kamikawachi SA | Utsunomiya City, Tochigi Prefecture (Depression only) | 11：00 ～ 0：00 | 16:00 | 40km | ||
| E17 Kan-Etsu Expressway | Near Takasaka SA | Higashimatsuyama City, Saitama Prefecture (Higashishima Matsuyama) | 12：00 ～ 0：00 | 17:00 | 45km | ||
| 8/15 Tue | E4 Tohoku Expressway | Near Nishinasuno Shiobara IC | Nasushiobara City, Tochigi Prefecture (Salmon eggplant) | 11:00 ~ 2:00 the following day | 18:00 | 40km | |
| E17 Kan-Etsu Expressway | Near Takasaka SA | Higashimatsuyama City, Saitama Prefecture (Higashishima Matsuyama) | 13：00 ～ 0：00 | 18:00 | 40km | ||
| 8/16 water | E4 Tohoku Expressway | Near Kamikawachi SA | Utsunomiya City, Tochigi Prefecture (Depression only) | 12：00 ～ 23：00 | 17:00 | 40km | |
For a list of major traffic jams (peak traffic length of 10km or more) on Expressway in the Kanto Koshin region and Shizuoka prefecture, Attachment-1 [PDF: 207KB] Please refer to.
(3) Comparison of congestion times with last year's Bon Festival (Saturday, August 6, 2016 to August 17 (Wednesday 2016))
(The unit of the numerical value in the table is "times")
| Traffic jam scale | (1) Forecast for FY2017 | (1) Forecast for FY2017 | Difference ((1)-(2)) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| going down | going up | Total | going down | going up | Total | going down | going up | Total | |
| Number of traffic jams over 10km | 95 | 140 | 235 | 87 | 129 | 216 | 8 | 11 | 19 |
| Of which, the number of traffic congestions of 30 km or more | 13 | 18 | 31 | 14 | 23 | 37 | -1 | -5 | -6 |
* 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: 292KB] 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, make an emergency call 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
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