Expressway traffic during the Obon period (Niigata Prefecture) (preliminary report)
11 days from Thursday, August 7, 2014 to Sunday, August 17, 2014
(FY2013 comparison period: Thursday, August 8, 2013 to Sunday, August 18, 2013, 11 days)
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- Expressway traffic during the Obon period (Niigata Prefecture) (preliminary report)
August 18, 2014
East Nippon Expressway Co., Ltd.
Niigata Regional Head Office
NEXCO EAST Niigata branch (Niigata city Chuo Ward) compiled the traffic situation of the Bon Festival 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 9 times, 3 times increase from the previous year Did.
- The biggest traffic jam that occurred during the period was "9.5km" due to traffic concentration after the cancellation of the accident suspension on August 13th (Wednesday) from Koide IC to Muikamachi IC on the Kan-Etsu Expressway (Out-bound line) was.
Major sections during one period *1 Average daily traffic *2 (Unit/day)
| Road name | section | 2014 A | 2013 B | Year-on-year A / B |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hokuriku Road | Makigata East IC-Niigata West IC | 55,500 | 59,200 | 94％ |
| Joetsu IC-Kakizaki IC | 26,900 | 29,900 | 90％ | |
| Familiar IC-Itoigawa IC | 25,100 | 27,200 | 92％ | |
| Kanetsu Expressway | Ojiya IC-Nagaoka IC | 32,000 | 36,000 | 89％ |
| Mizukami IC to Yuzawa IC | 33,800 | 37,500 | 90％ | |
| Ban overpass | Niitsu Nishi Smart IC-Niigata Central JCT | 14,500 | 15,200 | 95％ |
| Tsugawa IC-Mikawa IC | 13,500 | 15,800 | 85％ | |
| Joshinetsu Road | Joetsutakada IC-Joetsu JCT | 21,200 | 24,800 | 85％ |
| Shinano-machi IC - Myoko Kougen IC | 24,100 | 28,300 | 85％ | |
| Tohoku Expressway | Nakajo IC-Arakawa Wombai IC | 14,700 | 16,600 | 89％ |
| Daily traffic volume based on simple average of the above 10 sections | 26,100 | 29,100 | 90％ | |
"IC: Interchange", "JCT: Junction"
- 1: Interchange section near the prefectural border and near 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 Bon Festival in 2014 and 2013
![[Reference] Image image of the day arrangement for the Bon Festival period of 2014 and 2013](/rest/pressroom/press_release/niigata/h26/0818/images/01.jpg)
2 congestion
2014 Traffic congestion during the Obon period (maximum traffic length of 5 km or more): 9 times in total
The table below shows the worst 5th
| worst | Vertical line | Road name | Date and time of traffic jam | Traffic jam location | Congestion length | Congestion factors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | under | Kan-Etsu Expressway | Wednesday, August 13 10:56 | Between Koide IC and Muikamachi IC | 9.5km | Traffic concentration after cancellation of accident suspension |
| 2 | Up | Hokuriku Expressway | Saturday, August 16 11:44 | Between Nakanoshima Mitsuke IC and Sanjo Tsubame IC | 9.1km | Traffic concentration |
| 3 | under | Joshin-Etsu Expressway | Wednesday, August 13 9:58 | Between Myoko Kogen IC and Toyota Iiyama IC | 8.4km | Accident suspension |
| 4 | Up | Kan-Etsu Expressway | Friday, August 15 11:13 | Between Minakami IC and Yuzawa IC | 7.5km | Broken car and traffic concentration |
| 5 | under | Kan-Etsu Expressway | Wednesday, August 13 8:27 | Between Muikamachi IC and Shiozawa Ishiuchi IC | 6.9km | Accident suspension |
【reference】
Occurrence of traffic jam during the 2013 Bon Festival (maximum traffic length of 5 km or more): 6 times in total
| worst | Vertical line | Road name | Date and time of traffic jam | Traffic jam location | Congestion length | Congestion factors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | under | Joshin-Etsu Expressway | Saturday, August 10 8:30 | Between Joetsutakada IC and Myokokogen IC | 11.2km | Traffic concentration |
| 2 | under | Joshin-Etsu Expressway | Sunday, August 11 9:12 | Between Joetsutakada IC and Nakago IC | 9.5km | Traffic concentration |
| 3 | under | Hokuriku Expressway | Friday, August 9 14:25 | Between Sanjo Tsubame IC and Nagaoka JCT | 6.8km | accident |
| 4 | Up | Kan-Etsu Expressway | Friday, August 16 10:34 | Between Yuzawa IC and Muikamachi IC | 6.2km | accident |
| 5 | under | Joshin-Etsu Expressway | Wednesday, August 14 8:45 | Between Joetsutakada IC and Myokokogen IC | 5.6km | Traffic concentration |
3 References
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