年末年始期間の高速道路における渋滞予測について【首都圏版】

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November 25, 2020
East Nippon Expressway Co., Ltd., Ltd. Kanto Regional Head Office
Central Nippon Expressway Co., Ltd. Tokyo Regional Head Office
Central Nippon Expressway Co., Ltd. Hachioji Regional Head Office

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 東日本高速道路株式会社(以下、NEXCO東日本)関東支社および中日本高速道路株式会社(以下、NEXCO中日本)東京支社・八王子支社は、関東甲信地方および静岡県内の高速道路の年末年始期間[令和4年12月28日(水)~令和5年1月4日(水)の8日間]における渋滞予測(10km以上の交通集中渋滞)についてとりまとめましたのでお知らせします。

This traffic congestion forecast is based on past traffic jam records and recent traffic conditions, but actual traffic conditions may differ from forecasts due to accidents, weather, etc., so please check the latest traffic information before departure. Please confirm.

In addition, each Expressway company provides traffic congestion prediction information and road traffic information through various tools (see Attachment-3 [PDF: 313KB]), including the official website. Please use it when using the Expressway.

Please note that holiday discounts are not applied during the year-end and New Year period.

Please check the traffic forecast and avoid traffic jams by​ ​changing the day and time of use to prevent the Large of new coronavirus infection.

Congestion in the Out-bound direction occurs mainly in the morning, especially on December 29th (Thursday), 30th (Friday), and January 2nd (Monday).

Congestion on the In-bound direction will occur mainly during the day and night, and it is predicted that traffic congestion will occur frequently on January 2nd (Monday) and 3rd (Tuesday) in particular.

For detailed traffic congestion forecasts, please check various tools including the official website of each Expressway company (see Attachment-3 [PDF: 313KB] for details).

1 Congestion prediction

(1) Number of traffic congestion of 10km or more

Image image of the number of traffic jams (Out-bound) of 10 km or more
Image of the number of times of traffic congestion of 10 km or more (In-bound direction)
  1. : C3 Regarding the number of traffic jams predicted on the Gaikan Expressway, the direction toward Takaya JCT (clockwise) is "outer loop" and the direction toward Oizumi JCT (counterclockwise) is "inner loop". The direction toward the Daiei JCT (clockwise) is the "outer loop direction" and the direction toward the Kayagasaki JCT (counterclockwise) is the "inner loop direction" on the Ken-o Expressway (Ken-O Road road).

(2) Prediction of particularly long congestion (30 km or more)

Direction Peak
Month, Day and the weekday
Road name Top of traffic (location) Time zone peak
Times of Day
Peak
Congestion length
going down 12/29 木 E1
Tomei Expressway
Near Hadano Nakai IC Hadano City, Kanagawa Prefecture
(Hadanoshi)
6:00~19:00 10時 45km
12/30 Friday E1
Tomei Expressway
Near Hadano-Nakai IC Hadano City, Kanagawa Prefecture
(Barefoot)
6:00~18:00 10 o'clock 35km
going up January/February E1
Tomei Expressway
Near Ayase SIC Ayase City, Kanagawa Prefecture
(Ayase)
10:00 a.m. to 3:00 a.m. 15:00 35km
January/February E17
Kan-Etsu Expressway
Takasaka (Kousaka) near SA Higashimatsuyama City, Saitama Prefecture
(Higashishima Matsuyama)
11:00~23:00 16:00 30km
January/February E4
Tohoku Expressway
Near Kazo IC Kazo City, Saitama Prefecture
(Kozoshi)
14:00~22:00 17:00 35km
1/3 火 E1
Tomei Expressway
Near Ayase SIC Ayase City, Kanagawa Prefecture
(Ayaseshi)
9:00~23:00 16時 55km
1/3 fire E17
Kan-Etsu Expressway
Takasaka (Kousaka) near SA Higashimatsuyama City, Saitama Prefecture
(Higashishima Matsuyama)
13:00~22:00 17:00 30km
1/3 fire E4
Tohoku Expressway
Near Kazo IC Kazo City, Saitama Prefecture
(Kozoshi)
14:00~21:00 17:00 30km

 <The underlined part is the maximum traffic congestion length in each direction, In-bound and Out-bound >

For a list of major traffic jams (peak congestion length of 10km or more) on Expressway in the Kanto-Koshin region and Shizuoka Prefecture, please see [Attachment-1][PDF: 154KB].
In addition, please see [Attachment-2] [PDF: 480KB] for examples of avoiding particularly long traffic jams.

(3) Comparison of the number of traffic jams with the year-end and New Year holidays of 2019 and Reiwa

 令和元年度実績・令和3年度実績の渋滞回数との比較は以下のとおりです。なお、令和元年度実績・令和3年度実績には、事故などの影響による渋滞が含まれています。

(2019 is set as a comparison period as it is not affected by the corona wreck.)

[Comparison with the 2019]

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

Traffic jam scale (1) Forecast for FY2022 *3 (2 2019 results *4 Difference (①-②)
going down going up Total going down going up Total going down going up Total
Number of traffic jams over 10km *2 29 69 98 31 68 99 ▲2 1 ▲1
Of which, the number of traffic congestions of 30 km or more 2 6 8 0 6 6 2 0 2

[Comparison with Reiwa 3rd year]

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

Traffic jam scale (1) Forecast for FY2022 *3 (2) Results in 2021 *5 Difference (①-②)
going down going up Total going down going up Total going down going up Total
Number of traffic jams over 10km *2 29 69 98 34 72 106 ▲5 ▲3 ▲8
Of which, the number of traffic congestions of 30 km or more 2 6 8 3 6 9 ▲1 0 ▲1

*2 The number of traffic jams of 10km or more includes the number of traffic jams of 30km or more.

*3 Forecasts for FY2022 are based on eight days from December 28, 2020 (Wednesday) to January 4, 2023 (Wednesday).

*4 The results for 2019 are aggregated for eight days from Saturday, December 28, 2019 to Saturday, January 4, 2020.

*5 The results for 2021 are aggregated for eight days from December 28, 2021 (Tuesday) to January 4, 2022 (Tuesday).

2 How to obtain road traffic information

For information on how to obtain real-time road traffic information and congestion forecast information, please see Attachment-3 [PDF: 313KB].

3 Customer service initiatives (countermeasures against congestion)

 渋滞末尾への追突注意喚起や休憩施設での駐車場整理員の配置、臨時トイレの設置、大型車駐車マスの確保などお客さまサービスの強化に取り組みます(詳細は別紙-4【PDF:236KB】参照)。
 なお、休憩施設における新型コロナウイルス感染拡大防止の観点から、ご利用の日や時間帯を変更いただくなど、分散利用にご協力をお願いします。

4 Holiday discounts are not applied during the year-end and New Year period

During the year-end and New Year period, in order to avoid intensifying traffic congestion, the holiday discount will not be applied even if you use it from December 31st to January 3rd, which is subject to the holiday discount.
For details, please refer to the website below.
(NEXCO EAST) Holiday discounts are not applied during Golden Week, Obon, and New Year holidays
 https://www.e-nexco.co.jp/pressroom/head_office/2022/0316/00011091.html
(NEXCO CENTRAL) Holiday discounts are not applied during Golden Week, Obon, and New Year holidays.
 https://www.c-nexco.co.jp/corporate/pressroom/news_release/5382.html