NEXCO EAST Niigata Regional Head Office (Niigata Nishi-ku, Regional Head Office length: Yoshio Shiraishi), the large holiday period of September of Niigata Prefecture in [2009 September 19 (Saturday) to September 27 (Sunday) 9 days of] We have summarized the places where traffic jams are predicted on Expressway and countermeasures.

For customers who use Expressway, please refer to the comfortable driving forecast and shift the day and time of use, etc. and pay attention to the distributed use of Expressway, and make a comfortable travel plan. Please use it for making.

A new Expressway toll discount has started on Saturday, March 28th. Traffic trends are different from before, and the location, time, and scale of congestion may change. Please use the road traffic information that you can get before going out, while driving or taking a break, and use it for safe driving.

Also, to prevent accidents due to running out of fuel, Refer to the gas station business locations on Expressway [PDF: 330KB] Please help us to refuel as soon as possible.

1 Prediction of congestion during large holidays

See Attachment 1 [PDF: 136KB]

◆Because it will be five consecutive holidays, we expect traffic congestion to be similar to that of Golden Week.

In September of this year, it is predicted that congestion will occur as much as Golden Week (GW) due to the large holidays due to the revision of the Holiday Law, so please use the traffic congestion forecast information and use the day and time of your visit. Please disperse the data such as by shifting the traffic around the day or time when traffic congestion is predicted.

As a result of the special holiday discount, we are forecasting traffic congestion based on the actual traffic volume increase and the traffic congestion situation confirmed in the traffic congestion period of GW and Obon, but it is expected that the usage trend will be different from usual years. May cause congestion even in places where there is no congestion. Also, as the traffic jam conditions can change significantly depending on accidents and weather conditions, please check the latest road traffic information before departure. Regarding how to obtain road traffic information and requests to use the Expressway safely during the large holidays in September, please refer to Attachment 2 [PDF: 28KB] Please refer to the above.

Joshin-Etsu Expressway predicts many traffic congestions.

For customers traveling between Tokyo (South of Fujioka JCT) and Toyama/Ishikawa (West of Joetsu JCT), use the latest road traffic information and detour to the Kan-Etsu Expressway [PDF: 27KB ] Please also consider.

2 Rest facilities where congestion is expected and rest facilities where large vehicles are planned

◆It is expected that the rest facility will be crowded because it will be 5 consecutive holidays.

◆ Focus on securing large vehicle parking spaces at major rest facilities.

During the large holiday period in September of this year [September 19th (Sat) to 27th (Sun), 2009], a rest facility where congestion is expected and a rest facility planned to secure large car parking areas And so on: Please note that even rest facilities not listed in the table below are expected to be more crowded than usual.

3 Plan for measures against congestion during large holidays

See Attachment 3 [PDF: 11KB]

◆We are planning to carry out the measures for congestion as well as Obon.

Regarding congestion measures, we plan to implement the following measures based on this traffic congestion forecast and traffic conditions at Obon and Golden Week.