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Prediction of traffic congestion on Expressway in Niigata prefecture during the year-end and New Year holidays
Request for safe driving

～We do not expect more than 5km of traffic congestion due to traffic concentration～

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November 28, 2017
East Nippon Expressway Co., Ltd.
Niigata office

NEXCO EAST Niigata Branch (Niigata City Chuo Ward), regarding the traffic conditions of expressways in Niigata Prefecture during the year-end and New Year holidays from Thursday, December 28, 2017 to Thursday January 4, 2018Congestion of 5km or more due to traffic concentration will not occur I predict.

However, Years with little snow in the Kanto area,E17Congestion tends to occur due to the concentration of ski passengers using the Yuetsu IC on the Kan-Etsu Expressway Please check the road traffic information in advance.

In addition, road traffic conditions will change significantly due to the impact of accidents and broken cars. Attachment-1 [PDF: 336KB] Please check the various road traffic information introduced in the drive information of and make sure to have enough time to go out.

Request for safe driving

  • Compared to other months, the number of accidents inside the Niigata Regional Head Office during winter tends to be higher.
    Especially in December and January in FY2016, the number of accidents per month is more than three times that of April to November. For this reason, our branch office continually implements traffic safety awareness activities cooperating with related organizations such as the Niigata Prefecture Highway Traffic Police Corps, and calls for safe driving.
  • As we approach the full-scale winter in the future, please use early winter equipment such as replacement of winter tires.
    The road surface is slippery on winter roads. Please make sure that you keep a sufficient distance between cars and do not stop sudden acceleration, sudden steering, and sudden braking.
  • For other requests to customers for safe driving Attachment-2 [PDF: 123KB] Please refer to the.
  • In addition, "safety check points" are points where you should drive with particular caution. Attachment-3 [PDF: 353KB] Is introduced on the map. This map is also distributed in each service area (SA) and parking area (PA). Please take a look and take a look.

For the year-end and New Year traffic congestion forecast for Expressway outside Niigata Prefecture
NEXCO EAST corporate site "Press room"
DraTra Congestion Forecast Calendar
Please refer to the.

[Reference] Comparison of monthly average total number of accidents in Niigata branch office in FY2016 (survey by NEXCO)

[Reference] Image of comparison of the average number of total accidents in the Niigata Regional Head Office in FY2016 (NEXCO survey)
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