Expressway traffic during Golden Week (Niigata Prefecture) (preliminary report)
Friday, April 27, 2018-Sunday, May 6, 2018 10 days
(Fiscal 2017 comparison period April 28, 2017 (Fri) to May 7, 2017 (Sun) 10 days)
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- Expressway traffic during Golden Week (Niigata Prefecture) (preliminary report)
May 7, 2018
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.
Traffic overview
- The average daily traffic volume on the main sections was almost the same as the previous year (down about 1%).
- Traffic volume of the peak in the period, Out-bound line May 3 (Thursday), In-bound became a line May 5 (Saturday).
- The number of traffic jams over 5km 4 times, 4 times less than the previous year Did.
- The biggest traffic jam that occurred during the period was E8 Hokuriku Road (Out-bound line) Nakanoshima Mitsuke IC-Nishiyama IC "13.2km" due to traffic concentration that occurred on Thursday, May 3 was.
Main sections during one period * 1 Average daily traffic volume * 2 (vehicles / day)
| Road name | section | FY2018 A | FY2017 B | Year-on-year A / B |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| E8Hokuriku Expressway | Makigata East IC-Niigata West IC | 53,000 | 52,200 | 102％ |
| Joetsu IC-Kakizaki IC | 26,800 | 26,900 | 100％ | |
| Familiar IC-Itoigawa IC | 25,500 | 25,800 | 99％ | |
| E17Kan-Etsu Expressway | Ojiya IC-Nagaoka IC | 26,900 | 27,100 | 99％ |
| Mizukami IC to Yuzawa IC | 30,400 | 30,700 | 99％ | |
| E49 Ban-Etsu Expressway | Niitsu Nishi Smart IC-Niigata Central JCT | 13,200 | 14,000 | 94％ |
| Tsugawa IC-Mikawa IC | 13,300 | 14,000 | 95％ | |
| E18 Joshin-Etsu Expressway | Joetsutakada IC-Joetsu JCT | 19,700 | 19,800 | 99％ |
| Shinano-machi IC - Myoko Kougen IC | 22,400 | 22,700 | 99％ | |
| E7 Tohoku Expressway | Nakajo IC-Arakawa Wombai IC | 13,300 | 13,300 | 100％ |
| Daily traffic volume based on simple average of the above 10 sections | 24,400 | 24,600 | 99％ | |
"IC: Interchange", "JCT: Junction"
- 1: Interchange section near the prefectural border and near major cities
- 2: Traffic volume is approximate by traffic counter (all models)
2 Main traffic congestion points
FY2018 Traffic congestion during the Golden Week period (maximum traffic length of 5 km or more): 4 times in total| worst | Road name / upper / lower line | Date and time of traffic jam | Traffic jam location | Congestion length | Congestion factors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | E8 Hokuriku Road (bottom) | Thursday, May 3 9:50 | Between Nakanoshima Mitsuke IC and Nishiyama IC | 13.2km | Traffic concentration |
| 2 | E18 Joshin-Etsu Expressway (below) | Saturday, May 5 16:38 | Between Joetsutakada IC and Nakago IC | 12.2km | Traffic concentration |
| 3 | E18 Joshin-Etsu Expressway (above) | Saturday, May 5 9:35 | Between Nakago IC and Joetsutakada IC | 8.0km | Traffic concentration |
| 4 | E8 Hokuriku Road (bottom) | Thursday, May 3 12:33 | Between Sanjo Tsubame IC and Nakanoshima Mitsuke IC | 5.9km | Traffic concentration |
2017 Occurrence of traffic jam during Golden Week (maximum traffic length of 5km or more): 8 times in total
| worst | Road name / upper / lower line | Date and time of traffic jam | Traffic jam location | Congestion length | Congestion factors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | E8 Hokuriku Road (bottom) | May 3 (Wed) 9: 57 | Between Makigata East IC and Nakanoshima Mitsuke IC | 18.2km | accident |
| 2 | E8 Hokuriku Road (above) | Wednesday, May 3 9:53 | Between Sanjo Tsubame IC and Niigata West IC | 16.6km | Accident-related traffic jam |
| 3 | E18 Joshin-Etsu Expressway (below) | May 3 (Wed) 12: 21 | Between Joetsutakada IC and Nakago IC | 7.6km | Traffic concentration |
| 4 | E18 Joshin-Etsu Expressway (below) | Friday, May 5 17:23 | Between Joetsutakada IC and Nakago IC | 7.5km | Traffic concentration |
| 5 | E18 Joshin-Etsu Expressway (below) | Wednesday, May 3 9:23 | Between Joetsutakada IC and Myokokogen IC | 6.0km | accident |
| 6 | E18 Joshin-Etsu Expressway (above) | May 3 (Wed) 9: 07 | Between Joetsutakada IC and Joetsu JCT | 5.9km | accident |
| 7 | E18 Joshin-Etsu Expressway (below) | May 4 (Thu) 18:21 | Between Joetsutakada IC and Nakago IC | 5.8km | Traffic concentration |
| 8 | E8 Hokuriku Road (bottom) | May 3 (Wed) 13: 04 | Between Sanjo Tsubame IC and Nakanoshima Mitsuke IC | 5.3km | accident |
3 Reference materials (attached sheet)
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