Traffic conditions on Expressway in Niigata during the year-end and New Year period (preliminary report)
December 26, 2013 (Thursday) to January 5, 2014 (Sunday) 11 days
(2012 comparison period: December 26, 2012 (Wednesday) to January 5, 2013 (Saturday), 11 days)
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- Traffic conditions on Expressway in Niigata during the year-end and New Year period (preliminary report)
January 6, 2014
East Nippon Expressway Co., Ltd.
Niigata Regional Head Office
NEXCO EAST Niigata Regional Head Office (Chuo-ku, Niigata City) has summarized the traffic conditions during the year-end and New Year holidays.
Traffic overview
- The year-on-year change in the average daily traffic volume of the main sections, About 7% increase Did.
- The number of times of traffic over 5km It was 0 times and decreased once compared to the previous year Did.
- The biggest traffic jam that occurred during the period was Joshin-etsu Expressway (Out-bound line) Myoko Kogen IC-Shinanomachi IC "4.9km" due to traffic accident suspension on January 4th (Sat) was.
Major sections during one period *1 Average daily traffic *2 (Unit/day)
| Road name | section | H25 A | H24 B | Year-on-year A/B |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hokuriku Expressway | Makigata East IC-Niigata West IC | 36,100 | 34,000 | 106％ |
| Joetsu IC-Kakizaki IC | 15,200 | 14,000 | 109％ | |
| Asahi IC-Clairless IC | 13,900 | 12,900 | 108％ | |
| Kan-Etsu Expressway | Ojiya IC-Nagaoka IC | 17,400 | 16,000 | 109％ |
| Minakami IC ~ Yuzawa IC | 23,200 | 22,200 | 105％ | |
| Ban-Etsu Expressway | Niitsu IC-Niigata Central JCT | 7,500 | 8,000 | 94％ |
| Tsugawa IC-Mikawa IC | 7,100 | 6,800 | 104％ | |
| Joshin-Etsu Expressway | Joetsutakada IC-Joetsu JCT | 10,600 | 9,500 | 112％ |
| Shinano-machi IC - Myoko Kougen IC | 13,400 | 12,300 | 109％ | |
| Tohoku Expressway | Nakajo IC-Arakawa Wombai IC | 8,200 | 7,600 | 108％ |
| Daily traffic volume based on simple average of the above 10 sections | 15,300 | 14,300 | 107％ | |
"IC: Interchange", "JCT: Junction"
- 1: Interchange section near the prefectural border and major cities
- 2: The traffic volume is due to the traffic volume measuring device, and there is some mechanical error.
[Reference] Day arrangement for the year-end and New Year holidays of 2013 and 2012
2 congestion
Traffic congestion during the year-end and New Year period of 2013 (maximum traffic length of 5 km or more): None
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Congestion occurrence during the year-end and New Year period of 2012 (maximum congestion length of 5 km or more): 1 occurrence
| Vertical line | Road name | Date and time of traffic jam | Traffic jam location | Congestion length | Congestion factors | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | In-bound line | Hokuriku Expressway | Wednesday, December 26 7:32 | Between Nagaoka JCT and Nakanoshima Mitsuke IC | 6.3㎞ | Traffic accident |
3 Reference materials (attached sheet)
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