Regarding prediction of congestion on Expressway during Golden Week [Metropolitan area version]
Be careful of traffic jams in both directions up and down during the second half of the 4-day weekend! Congestion prediction up to 45km
~Please refer to traffic congestion predictions and cooperate with distributed usage~
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- Regarding prediction of congestion on Expressway during Golden Week [Metropolitan area version]
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March 27 2024
East Nippon Expressway Co., Ltd. Kanto Regional Head Office
Central Nippon Expressway Co., Ltd. Tokyo Regional Head Office
Central Nippon 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 Golden Week period [2024 11 days from Friday, April 26 to Monday, May 6]. The following is a summary of the traffic congestion forecast (traffic congestion over 10 km) for the following areas.
This traffic congestion forecast is based on past and recent traffic conditions, but may differ from actual traffic conditions due to accidents and other traffic disruptions, weather conditions, and other factors. Please check the latest traffic information before departure. In addition, Holiday discounts do not apply during Golden Week Please note that the following is a list of the most important items.
1. 1. Congestion forecast
◆Overview of traffic congestion prediction
- This year's Golden Week has a pattern of 3 days off in the first half and 4 days in the second half, so the days of the week are easy to go out throughout the period.
- In addition, last year's Golden Week was affected by people refraining from going out due to stormy weather, so the number of traffic jams this year is expected increase compared to last yearto .
(1) Prediction of traffic congestion over 10km (number of times per day)
(2) Prediction of especially long traffic jams (35 km or more)
For a more detailed list of traffic congestion forecasts and other details, please see Attachment 1 [PDF: 369KB].
(3) Comparison with last year (number of traffic jams)
A comparison of the number of traffic jams with 2020 (last year) is as follows. Please note that the 2020 results include traffic jams caused by accidents and other causes.
■Comparison with 2020
The unit of the numerical value in the table is "times"
| Traffic jam scale | 2024 forecast ※1 | ② Reiwa 5 results *2 | Difference (①-②) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| going down | going up | Total | going down | going up | Total | going down | going up | Total | |
| Number of traffic jams over 10km | 78 | 135 | 213 | 61 | 85 | 146 | 17 | 50 | 67 |
| Number of traffic jams of 30 km or more | 8 | 6 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
- 2024 Forecasts were compiled for the 11-day period from 2024 Friday, April 26 to 2024 Monday, May 6.
- Results for 2020 are compiled for 11 days from Thursday, April 27, 2020 to Sunday, May 7, 2020.
2. Useful driving information
We deliver a variety of information useful for driving, such as real-time road traffic information and traffic jam predictions. For details, please see Attachment 2 [PDF: 311KB].
3. To our customers
We have posted important requests that we ask customers to follow when using Expressway, as well as customer service initiatives (congestion countermeasures). For details, please see Attachment 3 [PDF: 223KB].
Four. For customers planning to use Haneda Airport
It is predicted that the traffic congestion starting at the CA Tokyo Wan Aqua-Line Expressway (Out-bound line) will extend to the Metropolitan Expressway [B] Wangan Line and [K6] Kawasaki Line. Please be especially careful if you are planning to use Haneda Airport from Tokyo.
For details, please see Attachment 4 [PDF: 456KB].
Five. Holiday discounts are not applied during Golden Week.
To avoid increased traffic congestion, holiday discounts will not be applied during this period. Please see below for details.
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