Expressway traffic conditions during the Golden Week period (within Niigata Prefecture) (preliminary report)
Friday, April 27, 2012-Sunday, May 6, 2012, 10 days
(FY2011 comparison period: Wednesday, April 27, 2011 to Friday, May 6, 2011, 10 days)
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- Expressway traffic conditions during the Golden Week period (within Niigata Prefecture) (preliminary report)
May 7, 2012
East Nippon Expressway Co., Ltd.
Niigata Regional Head Office
NEXCO EAST Niigata branch (Niigata city Chuo Ward) organized the traffic situation during the Golden Week period.
[Summary of traffic conditions]
- The year-on-year change in the average daily traffic volume of the main sections, About 10% decrease Did.
- The number of times of traffic over 5km 4 times, 12 times less than the previous year Did.
- The biggest traffic jam that occurred during the period was "8.3km" due to the accident that occurred on Thursday, May 3 at Yuzawa IC-Mizukami IC on the Kan-Etsu Expressway (Out-bound line) was.
Main sections during one period *1 Average daily traffic volume *2 (vehicles/day)
| Road name | section | 2012 fiscal year (1) | 2011 (2) | Year-on-year (1)/(2) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hokuriku Expressway | Makigata East IC-Niigata West IC | 53,900 | 57,500 | 94% |
| Joetsu IC-Kakizaki IC | 28,100 | 31,900 | 88% | |
| Asahi IC-Clairless IC | 26,400 | 29,300 | 90% | |
| Kan-Etsu Expressway | Ojiya IC-Nagaoka IC | 27,900 | 30,800 | 91% |
| Minakami IC-Yuzawa IC | 30,400 | 32,400 | 94% | |
| Ban-Etsu Expressway | Niitsu Nishi Smart IC-Niigata Central JCT | 15,400 | 15,600 | 99% |
| Tsugawa IC-Mikawa IC | 16,200 | 16,400 | 99% | |
| Joshin-Etsu Expressway | Joetsutakada IC-Joetsu JCT | 20,800 | 23,100 | 90% |
| Shinano-machi IC - Myoko Kougen IC | 24,000 | 26,300 | 91% | |
| Tohoku Expressway | Nakajo IC-Arakawa IC | 13,400 | 23,500 | 57% |
| Daily traffic volume based on simple average of the above 10 sections | 25,700 | 28,700 | 90% | |
*1: Interchange section near the prefectural border and major cities
*2: Traffic volume is due to traffic volume measurement equipment, and there are some mechanical errors.
*3: "IC: Interchange", "JCT: Junction"
[Reference] Day arrangement for the Golden Week period of 2012 and 2011
![[Reference] Image images of the weekday arrangement during the Golden Week period of 2012 and 2011](/rest/pressroom/press_release/niigata/h24/0507/images/01.jpg)
2 congestion
Traffic congestion during the Golden Week period of 2012 (maximum traffic length of 5 km or more): 4 times
| worst | Vertical line | Road name | Date and time of traffic jam | Traffic jam location | Congestion length | Congestion factors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| （1） | Out-bound line | Kan-Etsu Expressway | Thursday, May 3 1:41 | Between Yuzawa IC and Minakami IC | 8.3㎞ | Accident |
| （2）※ | Out-bound line | Ban-Etsu Expressway | Friday, May 4 9:18 | From Niigata Chuo IC to (Hokuriku Expressway) Makigata East IC | 7.6㎞ | Traffic concentration |
| （3） | Out-bound line | Joshin-Etsu Expressway | Saturday, May 5 16:12 | Between Joetsutakada IC and Nakago IC | 7.2㎞ | Traffic concentration |
| （4） | In-bound line | Joshin-Etsu Expressway | Saturday, May 5 9:54 | Between Nakago IC and Joetsu JCT | 5.9㎞ | Traffic concentration |
※ worst (2), Ban-Etsu Expressway congestion of the general road side of Niigata center IC exit of Hokuriku road Out-bound which was stretched to the line
【reference】
Congestion situation during 2011 Golden Week period (maximum congestion length 5km or more): Worst 5th place (16 occurrences)
| worst | Vertical line | Road name | Date and time of traffic jam | Traffic jam location | Congestion length | Congestion factors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| （1） | In-bound line | Joshin-Etsu Expressway | Tuesday, May 3 9:26 | Between Nakago IC and (Hokuriku Expressway) Kakizaki IC | 15.3km | Traffic concentration |
| （2）※ | Out-bound line | Joshin-Etsu Expressway | Tuesday, May 3 9:05 | Between Joetsutakada IC and Myokokogen IC | 11.6km | Traffic concentration |
| （3） | In-bound line | Joshin-Etsu Expressway | Wednesday, May 4 8:59 | Between Nakago IC and (Hokuriku Expressway) Joetsu IC | 11.6km | Traffic concentration |
| （4） | In-bound line | Nitto Expressway | Thursday, May 5 11:39 | Between Seiro Shibata IC and Arakawa Wombai IC | 11.6km | Traffic concentration |
| （5） | In-bound line | Hokuriku Expressway | Tuesday, May 3 7:26 | Between Itoigawa IC and Chiranushi IC | 10.4km | Accident |
3 Reference materials (attached sheet)
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