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Congestion prediction and countermeasures for Expressway during the year-end and New Year period [Metropolitan area version]

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November 27, 2018
East Nippon Expressway Co., Ltd. Kanto Regional Head Office
Central Japan Expressway Co., Ltd. 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 Corporation (hereinafter NEXCO CENTRAL) Tokyo Regional Head Office and Hachioji Regional Head Office in the Kanto Koshin region and Shizuoka Prefecture Expressway Year-end and New Year's period [10 days from Friday, December 28, 2008 to Sunday, January 6, 2019]. The following is a summary of the traffic congestion forecast (traffic congestion of 10 km or more) and countermeasures in the following areas.

Please use this traffic forecast to avoid peak traffic and adjust your departure time to help plan your trip. This forecast is based on past traffic jams during the year-end and New Year period and recent traffic conditions, but actual traffic conditions may differ from the forecast due to accidents, weather, etc. Please check the latest traffic information.

In addition, each Expressway company provides traffic congestion forecast information and road traffic information with various tools. Please use it when using the Expressway.

After confirming the contents of traffic congestion prediction, Change the day and time of use Etc. Use without traffic congestion Please.

Especially during the year-end and New Year holidays From Wednesday, January 2 to Thursday, January 3 There is a lot of traffic congestion.

⇒ January 4th (Friday) to 6th (Sunday) Please consider using!

1. 1. Congestion forecast

  1. Number of traffic jams over 10km
    2. Out-bound (around the outside ※ 1) side of the image image
    Image image of In-bound (inward turn * 1) direction

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    Regarding the predicted number of traffic jams on the C3 Gaikan Expressway assume that the number of traffic jams is for the "outer direction" heading towards Takaya JCT, the "inner direction" heading towards Oizumi JCT, and the "outer direction" for the C4 Ken-o Expressway heading towards Daiei JCT. , it is said to be the "inward direction" heading towards Chigasaki JCT.

  2. Prediction of particularly long traffic jams (25 km or more)
    3. Direction Peak
    Month, Day and the weekday    		 Road name Top of traffic jam
    (location)    		 Time zone peak
    Times of Day    		 Peak
    Congestion length
    going down 12/30 days E1
    Tomei Expressway    		 Near Isehara Isehara BS ​Isehara Isehara City, Kanagawa Prefecture 5:00～15:00 8 o'clock 25km
    December 31st E1
    Tomei Expressway    		 Near Isehara Isehara BS ​Isehara Isehara City, Kanagawa Prefecture 8:00～16:00 11 o'clock 25km



    In-bound


    		 12/30 days E1
    Tomei Expressway    		 Near ​Yamato Yamato TN ​Yamato Yamato City, Kanagawa Prefecture 14:00～22:00 17:00 25km
    1/1 fire E1
    Tomei Expressway    		 Near ​Yamato Yamato TN ​Yamato Yamato City, Kanagawa Prefecture 12:00~0:00 the next day 16:00 30km
    1/2 water E4
    Tohoku Expressway    		 Near ​Kukikuki IC ​Kuki Kuki City, Saitama Prefecture 14:00～21:00 17:00 40km
    1/2 water E17
    Kan-Etsu Expressway    		 Near Takasaka Takasaka SA ​​Higashimatsuyama City, Saitama Prefecture 12:00～22:00 16:00 35km
    1/2 water E1
    Tomei Expressway    		 Near ​Yamato Yamato TN ​Yamato Yamato City, Kanagawa Prefecture 9:00~1:00 the next day 14:00 40km
    1/2 water E20
    ChuoExpressway    		 Near Kobutsu Kobutoke TN Sagamihara ​Sagamihara City, Kanagawa Prefecture 10:00～23:00 16:00 25km
    1/3 tree E1
    Tomei Expressway    		 Near ​Yamato Yamato TN ​Yamato Yamato City, Kanagawa Prefecture 9:00～23:00 15:00 35km
    1/4 gold E1
    Tomei Expressway    		 Near ​Yamato Yamato TN ​Yamato Yamato City, Kanagawa Prefecture 13:00～22:00 16:00 30km
    1/5 Saturday E1
    Tomei Expressway    		 Near ​Yamato Yamato TN ​Yamato Yamato City, Kanagawa Prefecture 14:00～22:00 16:00 25km

    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, Attachment-1 [PDF: 110KB] Please refer to.

  3. Last year's year-end and New Year holidays (December 28, 2017 (Thursday) - January 4, 2018 (Thursday)) and this year's year-end and New Year holidays (December 28, 2018 (Friday) - January 2019) Comparison of number of traffic jams on the 4th (Friday)

The unit of the numerical value in the table is "times"

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 21 51 72 29 33 62 -8 18 10
Of which, the number of traffic congestions of 30 km or more 0 6 6 0 6 6 0 0 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: 272KB] Please see.

3. Be careful of snow on Expressway in winter

Photo of the alert by the information version

On winter Expressway, you may experience sudden heavy snowfall. In addition to fully checking the weather information, in addition to running with winter tires (studless tires etc.), in case of emergency, Please carry a tire chain.
　Snowy roads in winter are slipperier than dry ones. On such a road surface, driving with "sudden" (sudden steering wheel, sudden acceleration, sudden braking) is extremely dangerous. Be modest, Sufficient inter-vehicle distance Please take precautions for safe driving.

Four. Customer service initiatives (congestion countermeasures)

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]

[1] In-bound photo of speed decrease caution in slope, etc.
[1] In-bound alerting the rate of decrease in the slope, etc.
[2] A photo of warning of a rear-end collision in a traffic jam
[2] Calling attention to the rear end of a traffic jam
[3] Photograph of the arrangement of parking lot organizers at rest facilities
[3] Arrangement of parking lot organizers at rest facilities
[4] Photo of temporary toilet installation
[4] Installation of temporary toilet
[5] Photograph of securing large vehicle parking
[5] Secure parking for large vehicles
[6] Photograph of providing traffic congestion extension information on the road information board
[6] Providing traffic congestion extension information on the road information board

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The sections covered by traffic congestion extension information are as follows.
E1 Tomei Expressway (Tokyo IC - Toyokawa IC), E1A Shin Tomei Expressway (Gotenba JCT - Mikkabi JCT), E4 Tohoku Tohoku Expressway (Kawaguchi JCT - Yaita IC), E6 Joban Expressway (Misato JCT - Hitachi Minamiota IC), E17 Kanetsu Kan-Etsu Expressway (Nerima IC - Showa IC), E50 Kita-Kanto Expressway (Takasaki JCT - Ota Yabutsuka IC, Ota Kiryu IC - Iwafune JCT, Tochigi Tsuga JCT - Utsunomiya Kamimikawa IC, Kasama Nishi IC - Mito Minami IC), E51 Higashi Kanto Expressway (starting point - Narita IC) ), E65 Shinkuko Expressway, E14 Keiyo Road /Tateyama Expressway/Futtsu Tateyama Expressway (excluding Kyonan Toyama IC - Tomiura IC), C3 Gaikan Expressway, C4 Ken-O Road (Akiruno IC - Daiei JCT), CA Tokyo Wan Aqua-Line Expressway ・Aqua Line connecting road

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Some information boards may not display the red triangle mark.

~ Requesting customers to drive safely ~

  • 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, signal the car behind you with a hazard, flaming cylinder, or triangular stop display plate, 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 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
  • 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.
    Especially for avoiding long traffic jams Attachment-3 [PDF: 544KB] please look at
  • In-bound as well as attention to the slowdown in the hill, take the vehicle-to-vehicle distance to enough, except for overtaking at the time, please use the driving lane
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