Traffic conditions on Expressway in Niigata Prefecture during Golden Week (preliminary report)

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May 6, 2010
East Nippon Expressway Co., Ltd.
Niigata Regional Head Office

NEXCO EAST Niigata Regional Head Office (Niigata Nishi-ku) is, those in the 8 days of the Golden Week period of the year April 28, 2010 (Wed) - 2010 May 5 (Wednesday) Regional Head Office of the tube Expressway traffic I have summarized the situation, so let me know.

1 Number of passengers in the entire jurisdiction and by road (average daily)

The number of units used increased by 7.7%.

During the period, the number of Expressway used by the Regional Head Office was approximately 121,000 units/day, which was the same period of the previous fiscal year [April 29 (Wed) 2009-May 6 (Wed) 8 days] Compared to this, it has increased by 7.7%.

By road H22
A
H21 year
B
YoY (%)
A/B
The entire Niigata Regional Head Office 121,050 112,395 107.7%
road
Road
Another
Hokuriku Expressway (Asahi-Niigata Central Junction) 54,996 54,173 101.5%
Kan-Etsu Expressway (Mizukami-Nagaoka Junction) 28,597 27,448 104.2%
Ban-Etsu Expressway (Tsugawa-Central Niigata) 11,107 10,450 106.3%
Joshin-Etsu Expressway (Shinanomachi-Joetsu Junction) 6,432 5,157 124.7%
Nihonkai-Tohoku Expressway (Niigata Chuo Junction-Arakawa Tonai) 19,918 15,167 131.3%

2 congestion

Compared to last year, traffic congestion over 5km was reduced by about 20%.

Congestion of 5 km or more due to traffic concentration and accidents occurred 17 times during the period, which was about 20% less than 20 times last year. The longest traffic jam during the period is approximately 17km due to an accident that occurred on the Hokuriku Road (Out-bound line) on Sunday, May 2.

Congestion status (congestion over 5km)

Classification 2010 (4/28-5/5) 2009 (April 29 to May 6)
Number of times Total time Maximum extension total Number of times Total time Maximum extension total
Traffic concentration 14 times 122:37 126.5km 16 times 153:46 152.4 km
accident Twice 7:18 32.7km 3 times 6:54 24.2km
Other Once 1:44 13.4km Once 0:40 7.9km
total 17 times 131:39 172.6 km 20 times 161:20 184.5 km
Last year 85% 82% 94%  

Reference materials Number of exits at major interchanges in the jurisdiction, etc. [PDF: 48KB]

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