Prediction of traffic congestion on Expressway during the Golden Week [Niigata version]
Peak of ~ congestion length, Out-bound May 4 days in the line (gold), In-bound May 5th in the line (Saturday) prediction -
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- Prediction of traffic congestion on Expressway during the Golden Week [Niigata version]
April 3, 2018
East Nippon Expressway Co., Ltd.
Niigata office
NEXCO EAST Niigata Regional Head Office (Niigata Chuo-ku), the Golden Week period [April 27 (Friday) to May 6 (Sunday): 10 days] Niigata Regional Head Office in the tube Expressway measures the congestion prediction by traffic concentration in the Is summarized.
1 Request for distributed usage by forecasting traffic congestion and changing usage days and times
- NEXCO EAST Niigata Regional Head Office In Expressway in the jurisdiction, Predict traffic congestion of 3 km or more doing.
- When planning your departure, please make sure to avoid traffic congestion by shifting it from the expected peak day of traffic congestion or shifting from nighttime when traffic congestion is relatively low to early morning hours.
Prediction of the longest congestion on each Expressway within NEXCO EAST Niigata Regional Head Office
| Road name | Vertical line | Congestion peak date and time | Peak time Congestion length | Location of traffic jam |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hokuriku Expressway | Out-bound line | May 3 (Thu) 9:00 | 3 km | Near Niigata Central IC |
| Joshin-Etsu Expressway | Out-bound line | Friday, May 4th, around 17:00 | 10km | Near Kannondaira TN |
| In-bound line | Saturday, May 5, around 17:00 | 7 km | Near Myoko SA |
NEXCO EAST Niigata Regional Head Office Hokuriku Expressway (In-bound line), Kan-Etsu Expressway, Ban-Etsu Expressway, Sea of Japan Tohoku Expressway 3km or more due to traffic concentration There is no forecast for traffic congestion.
All traffic congestion forecasts other than the above, Attachment 1 [PDF: 84KB] Please confirm.
NEXCO EAST Niigata Regional Head Office Headquarters 3km or more traffic congestion forecast
A total of 12 times of vertical lines (April 27-May 6)
(Reference) Comparison with last year's results
| Traffic jam scale | (1) 2018 forecast | (2) 2017 results * 1 | Difference ((1)-(2)) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| total | Out-bound line | In-bound line | total | Out-bound line | In-bound line | total | Out-bound line | In-bound line | |
| Over 3km Number of traffic jams | 12 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 3 | +3 | +2 | +1 |
* 1 2017 results are for 10 days from April 28 (Fri) to May 7 (Sun) 2017
(Including traffic congestion due to accidents, etc.)
Traffic conditions can change significantly depending on accidents and the effects of weather, so please check the latest road traffic information before departure and take time to go.
For how to obtain road traffic information, Attachment 4 [PDF: 753KB] Please confirm.
2 Measures to counter traffic congestion
(1) Measures on the main lineWe will implement the following efforts based on this traffic congestion forecast and the past traffic congestion situation.
- 1: In-bound in the section where the speed such as temporarily slope decreases, shrinks inter-vehicle distance, for congestion by vehicle braking occurs, LED sign Will provide speed recovery information.
(2) Measures in service area (SA) and parking area (PA)
In the past, such as during Golden Week, small vehicles stopped in the parking spaces for large vehicles, which caused inconvenience to customers of large vehicles. To do.
3 Extension of business hours at rest facilities
During the Golden Week period, we will Large normal business hours and look forward to your visit. Please note that business hours vary depending on the rest facility. ( Attachment 5 [PDF: 175KB] Please confirm)
4 Application of ETC holiday discount
Three days discount on ETC holiday discount (rural area) is applied during the Golden Week period from April 28 (Sat) to 30 (Mon), May 3 (Thu) - 6 (Sun).
5 Requests for safe driving from customers
NEXCO EAST Expressway, managed by Niigata Regional Head Office, suffered 35 fatal injuries from January to March of this year, more than 26 cases from January to March of last year. Increased has. (NEXCO EAST research, preliminary value)
Before departure, to ensure that passengers using the Expressway during Golden Week can drive safely Attachment 6 [PDF: 721B] Please make sure to check and check before driving.
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