Congestion prediction and countermeasures for Expressway during the Obon period [Metropolitan area version]
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- Congestion prediction and countermeasures for Expressway during the Obon period [Metropolitan area version]
July 25, 2018
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. (hereinafter NEXCO EAST) Kanto Regional Head Office and Central Japan Expressway Co., Ltd. (hereinafter NEXCO CENTRAL) Tokyo Regional Head Office and Hachioji Regional Head Office are located on the Expressway Kanto Koshin region and Shizuoka prefecture. Obon period [12 days from Wednesday, August 8, 2018 to Sunday, August 19, 2018] We have summarized the trends and countermeasures for traffic congestion prediction (traffic concentration traffic congestion of 10 km or more) in.
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.
Please check the contents of the traffic jam forecast and change the day and time of use to avoid traffic jams.
Out-bound direction, there will be a lot of traffic congestion on Saturday, August 11th to 13th (Monday), especially on 11th (Saturday).
⇒ August 9th (Thursday) to 10th (Friday) Please consider using!
- Holiday discounts are not available on Saturday, August 11th and Sunday, August 12th.
- Holiday discounts will be applied on August 9 (Thurs) and 10 (Fri).
In-bound side, there will be frequent traffic jams from Monday, August 13 to Wednesday, August 15.
⇒ August 16th (Thursday) to 17th (Friday) Please consider using!
1 Congestion prediction
(1) Number of traffic congestion of 10km or more
- 1: C3 Regarding the number of traffic jams predicted on the Gaikan Expressway, the "outer direction" toward the Takaya JCT and the "inward direction" toward the Oizumi JCT, and the "outer direction" toward the C4 Ken-o Expressway, It is said to be the "inward direction" towards the Chigasaki JCT.
- 2: E50 Regarding the number of traffic jams predicted on the Kita-Kanto Expressway, the directions are "Eastbound" toward Mito Minami IC and "Westbound" toward Takasaki JCT.
(2) Prediction of particularly long congestion (40 km or more)
| Direction | Peak Month, Day and the weekday | Road name | Top of traffic jam (location) | Time zone | Peak time | Peak Congestion length | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Out-bound | 8/11 Sat | E17 Kan-Etsu Expressway | Near Higashimatsuyama IC | Higashimatsuyama City, Saitama Prefecture (Higashishima Matsuyama) | 5:00 ～ 15:00 | 8 o'clock | 40km |
| E1 Tomei Expressway | Near Isehara BS | Isehara City, Kanagawa Prefecture (Iseharashi) | The day before 19:00 ~ 17:00 | Six o'clock | 40km | ||
| E20 ChuoExpressway | Near Sagamiko IC | Sagamihara, Kanagawa Prefecture (Sagami Harashi) | 5:00 ～ 16:00 | Six o'clock | 45km | ||
| 8/12 days | E20 ChuoExpressway | Near Sagamiko IC | Sagamihara, Kanagawa Prefecture (Sagami Harashi) | 5:00 ～ 13:00 | 9 o'clock | 45km | |
| August / 13 | E20 ChuoExpressway | Near Sagamiko IC | Sagamihara, Kanagawa Prefecture (Sagami Harashi) | 5:00 ～ 15:00 | 7 o'clock | 45km | |
| 8/18 Sat | E20 ChuoExpressway | Near Sagamiko IC | Sagamihara, Kanagawa Prefecture (Sagami Harashi) | 6:00 ～ 14:00 | 7 o'clock | 45km | |
| going up | 8/15 Water | E17 Kan-Etsu Expressway | Near Takasaka SA | Higashimatsuyama City, Saitama Prefecture (Higashishima Matsuyama) | 12:00 ～ 21:00 | 16:00 | 40km |
(3) Comparison of the number of traffic jams with the Bon Festival period (Saturday, August 5, 2017 to Wednesday, August 16, 2017)
| Traffic jam scale | [1] Forecast for 2018 | [2] 2017 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 | 90 | 161 | 251 | 89 | 135 | 224 | 1 | 26 | 27 |
| Of which, the number of traffic congestions of 30 km or more | 11 | 17 | 28 | 10 | 15 | 25 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
* Including the impact of accidents.