Congestion forecast on Expressway during the Obon period [Metropolitan area version]

Beware of traffic jams on both the northbound and southbound lanes during the three-day weekend! Traffic jams of up to 45km are predicted
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July 12 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

The Kanto Regional Head Office East Nippon Expressway Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as NEXCO NEXCO EAST) and the Tokyo Regional Head Office and Hachioji Regional Head Office of Central Nippon Expressway Company Limited (hereinafter referred to as NEXCO CENTRAL) are in charge of the operation of Expressway in the Kanto-Koshinetsu region and Shizuoka Prefecture. Obon period [11 days from 2024] We would like to inform you that we have compiled a traffic congestion forecast (traffic congestion of 10km or more) for the area.
This traffic congestion forecast is based on past traffic congestion records and recent traffic conditions, but may differ from the actual traffic conditions due to traffic disruptions such as accidents and weather conditions. Please check the latest traffic information before leaving. Holiday discounts do not apply from August 10th (Saturday) to August 18th (Sunday) Please be careful.

1. 1. Congestion forecast

◆Overview of traffic congestion prediction

  • This year's Obon holiday will have a three-day weekend followed by Obon on the days of the week that make it more likely for traffic jams to occur in the first half of the holiday. It is predicted that traffic jams will be most likely to occur on the outbound side Out-bound 8/9 (Fri) to 8/12 (Mon), with In-bound on 8/10 (Sat), and on the inbound side from 8/12 (Mon) to 8/14 (Wed), with the peak on 8/12 (Mon).
  • Last year's Obon holiday was affected by bad weather, which led to people refraining from going out, so the number of traffic jams of 10km or more this year is expected to increase by 88 times compared to last year.

(1) Prediction of traffic congestion over 10km (number of times per day)

Congestion prediction for 10 km or more (number of times per day) Out-bound image
Image of traffic jam prediction for 10 km or more (number of times per day) In-bound direction
Legend image image

(2) Prediction of especially long traffic jams (35 km or more)

 より詳しい渋滞予測の一覧などの詳細については別紙-1【PDF:386KB】をご覧ください。

Image of prediction for particularly long traffic jams (35 km or more)
〈上下各方面で最大となるものを太字で表記〉

(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 109 171 280 72 120 192 37 51 88
Number of traffic jams of 30 km or more 8 8 16 5 7 12 3 1 4
  1. 2024 Forecasts were compiled for the 11-day period from 2024 Thursday, August 8 to 2024 Sunday, August 18.
  2. The results for 2023 were compiled over an 11-day period from Thursday, August 10, 2023 to Sunday, August 20, 2023.

2. Useful driving information

 リアルタイムの道路交通情報や渋滞予測などドライブにお役立ていただける様々な情報を配信しています。詳しくは、別紙-2【PDF:547KB】をご覧ください。

3. To our customers

 お客さまに守っていただきたい大切なお願いと、お客さまサービスの取組み(混雑対策)を掲載しています。詳しくは、別紙-3【PDF:679KB】をご覧ください。

Four. For customers planning to use Haneda Airport

 CA東京湾アクアライン(下り線)を先頭とする渋滞が、首都高速道路【B】湾岸線および【K6】川崎線まで伸びると予測しています。特に東京方面から羽田空港をご利用予定のお客さまはご注意ください。
 詳しくは別紙-4【PDF:679KB】をご覧ください。

Five. Holiday discounts are not applied during the Obon period.

To avoid increased traffic congestion, holiday discounts will not be applied during this period. Please see below for details.

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