Congestion forecast on Expressway during the Obon period [Metropolitan area version]
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July 14, 2023
East Nippon Expressway Co., Ltd. Kanto Regional Head Office
Central Expressway Co., Ltd. Tokyo Regional Head Office
Central Expressway Co., Ltd. Hachioji Regional Head Office
East Nippon Expressway Co., Ltd. (hereafter NEXCO EAST) Kanto Regional Head Office and Central Nippon Expressway Co., Ltd. (hereafter NEXCO CENTRAL) Tokyo Regional Head Office / Hachioji Regional Head Office are the Kanto Koshin region and Shizuoka Prefecture Expressway Obon period [8 days from Wednesday, August 9, 2023 to Wednesday, August 16, 2023] We will inform you that we have summarized the traffic congestion forecast (traffic congestion of 10 km or more) in
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 check.
In addition, each Expressway company has various tools such as the official website (for details, [Attachment-3] [PDF: 482KB]) provides traffic congestion prediction information and road traffic information. Please use it when using Expressway.
note that, Holiday discounts do not apply from August 11 (Fri/holiday) to August 13 (Sun) So please be careful.
◆Please check the traffic forecast and change the date and time of use to avoid traffic jams.
Congestion on Out-bound direction occurs mainly in the morning,
Especially on August 11th (Fri/holiday) and August 12th (Sat),
Congestion in the In-bound direction occurs mainly during the day and at night,
Especially on August 13th (Sun), August 14th (Mon), and August 15th (Tue),
We anticipate frequent traffic jams.
For detailed traffic congestion predictions, please check various tools including the official website of each Expressway company (details [Attachment-3] [PDF: 482KB]).
1. 1. Congestion forecast
(1) Number of traffic jams over 10km
- Out-bound includes "outer loop" on the C3 Gaikan Expressway and C4 Ken-o Expressway (Ken-O Road), and "eastbound" on the E50 Kita-Kita-Kanto Expressway. For the C3 Gaikan Expressway, the direction (clockwise) toward Takaya JCT is called the “outer loop,” and for the C4 Ken-o Expressway (Ken-O Road), the direction (clockwise) toward the Daiei JCT is called the “outer loop.” and On the E50 Kita-Kanto Expressway, the direction toward Mito Minami IC is "eastbound."
- In-bound includes "inner loop" on C3 Gaikan Expressway and C4 Ken-o Expressway (Ken-O Road), and "westbound" on E50 Kita-Kita-Kanto Expressway. For the C3 Gaikan Expressway, the direction toward Oizumi JCT (counterclockwise) is called “inner loop,” and for the C4 Ken-o Expressway (Ken-O Road), the direction toward Chigasaki JCT (counterclockwise) is called “inner loop.” ”.
On the E50 Kita-Kanto Expressway, the direction heading for Takasaki JCT is "westbound."
(2) Prediction of particularly long congestion (30 km or more)
For a list of major traffic congestions (peak congestion length of 10km or more) on Expressway in the Kanto-Koshin region and Shizuoka Prefecture, please see [Attachment-1][PDF: 450KB].
In addition, please see [Attachment-2] [PDF: 462KB] for examples of avoiding particularly long traffic jams.
(3) Comparison of the number of traffic jams with the Obon period in 2023 and 2022
The comparison of the number of traffic jams with 2020 (last year) is as follows. In addition, traffic congestion due to accidents etc. is included in the 2020 results.
■ Comparison with 2020
The unit of the numerical value in the table is "times"
| Traffic jam scale | (1) Forecast for 2020 *4 | (2) Results for 2020 *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 *3 | 86 | 126 | 212 | 57 | 76 | 133 | 29 | 50 | 79 |
| Of which, the number of traffic congestions of 30 km or more | 10 | 11 | 21 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 13 |
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The number of traffic jams over 10km includes the number of traffic jams over 30km.
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The forecast for 2023 is aggregated for 8 days from August 9, 2020 (Wednesday) to August 16, 2023 (Wednesday).
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The results for 2022 are aggregated for 8 days from Wednesday, August 10, 2022 to Wednesday, August 17, 2022.
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: 482KB].
3. Customer Service Efforts (Countermeasures against Congestion)
We will work to strengthen customer services, such as alerting customers to rear-end collisions at the end of traffic jams, arranging parking lot control staff at rest facilities, installing temporary toilets, and securing large vehicle parking spaces (For details, see [Attachment-4] [PDF: 314KB]).
Four. Congestion in the direction of CA Tokyo Wan Aqua-Line Expressway Out-bound
During the Obon period, use the CA Tokyo Wan Aqua-Line Expressway on the Metropolitan Expressway
We predict that traffic congestion will extend to the Wangan Route (see [Attachment-5] [PDF: 430KB] for details).
Five. Holiday discounts are not applied during the Obon period.
During the Obon period, in order to avoid intensifying traffic congestion, the holiday discount will not be applied even if you use it from August 11 (Friday / holiday) to 13 (Sunday), 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
- (NEXCO CENTRAL) Holiday discounts are not applied during Golden Week, Obon, and New Year holidays.
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