Traffic conditions on Expressway in Niigata Prefecture during the Obon season (preliminary report)

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August 17, 2011
East Nippon Expressway Co., Ltd.
Niigata Regional Head Office

NEXCO EAST Niigata Regional Head Office (Niigata Nishi-ku) is, those in the seven days of this year's Obon period 2011 August 10 (Wed) - 2011 August 16 (Tuesday) Regional Head Office of the tube Expressway traffic I have summarized the situation, so let me know.

1 Total number of exits in the jurisdiction and by road (daily average)

 The table below is compared to the same period last year. The number of units used decreased by 4.5%.

During the period, the number of Expressway exits under the jurisdiction of the Regional Head Office is approximately 137,000 vehicles/day, and the same period last year [11th August 2010 (Wednesday) to 17th August 2010 (Tuesday) for 11 days. ], a 4.5% decrease compared to

By roadH23
A
H22
B
YoY (%)
A/B
The entire Niigata Regional Head Office137,159143,58495.5%
road
Road
Another
Hokuriku Expressway (Asahi-Niigata Central Junction)60,25655,521108.5%
Kan-Etsu Expressway (Mizukami-Nagaoka Junction)29,37827,294107.6%
Ban-Etsu Expressway (Tsugawa-Niigata Chuo Interchange)13,59413,119103.6%
Joshin-Etsu Expressway (Shinanomachi-Joetsu Junction)5,1514,572112.7%
Nihonkai-Tohoku Expressway (Niigata Chuo Junction-Arakawa Tonai)28,78043,07866.8%

※朝日、信濃町の出口利用台数は含まれておりません。

2 congestion

 Compared to the same period last year, traffic congestion of 5 km or more decreased 7 times.

Traffic congestion of 5 km or more due to traffic concentration and accidents occurred 8 times during the period, 7 times less than 15 times last year. The longest traffic jam during the period was a traffic jam of approximately 14km due to traffic congestion that occurred on the Joshinetsu Expressway (In-bound line) on August 15 (Monday).

Congestion status (congestion over 5km) *Other: Congestion due to traffic closures, etc.

Classification2011 (8/10-8/16)2010 (August 11 to August 17)
Number of timesTotal timeMaximum extension totalNumber of timesTotal timeMaximum extension total
Traffic concentration4 times29:1547.7km10 times81:5190.2km
accidentTwice5:1419.2kmTwice7:1316.8km
OtherTwice5:1517.5km3 times10:4039.5km
total8 times39:4484.4km15 times99:44146.5 km
Year-on-year7 times reduced60:00 reduction62.1km reduction 
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