Congestion prediction on Expressway during Golden Week (Niigata Prefecture version)
～ The peak of traffic congestion is Sunday, April 28 in the first half and Friday, May 3 in the second half ～
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2019 March 26
East Nippon Expressway Co., Ltd.
Niigata office
NEXCO EAST Niigata Regional Head Office (Chuo-ku, Niigata City) is in Golden Week [2019 April 26 (Friday) to May 6 days 11 days (month)] This is a summary of traffic congestion prediction and countermeasures due to traffic concentration on Expressway within the Niigata Regional Head Office of.
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, Over 1km of traffic Is predicting.
- 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 traffic congestion | Traffic jam location |
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| Hokuriku Expressway | ● Out-bound line | Sunday, April 28 | 7 km | Near Nakanoshima Mitsuke IC |
| 7 km | Near Sakae PA | |||
| Joshin-Etsu Expressway | ● In-bound line | Monday, April 29 | 5km | Near Myoko SA |
NEXCO EAST Niigata Regional Head Office Kan-Etsu Expressway, Ban-Etsu Expressway, and Sea of Japan Tohoku Expressway in the jurisdiction do not predict traffic congestion due to traffic concentration.
For all traffic congestion forecasts other than the above, Attachment 1 [PDF: 627KB] 】Please confirm.
NEXCO EAST Niigata Regional Head Office Office Predicted daily average traffic volume * 1 And the estimated number of congestions over 1km
(Reference) Comparison with last year's results
| Traffic jam scale | [1] This year's forecast | [2] Last year's results * 2 | Difference ([1]-[2]) | ||||||
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| total | Out-bound line | In-bound line | total | Out-bound line | In-bound line | total | Out-bound line | In-bound line | |
| 1-4km Number of traffic jams | 14 times | 10 times | 4 times | 12 times | 6 times | 6 times | +2 times | +4 times | -Twice |
| Over 5km Number of traffic jams | 3 times | Twice | Once | 4 times | 3 times | Once | -Once | -Once | ± 0 times |
- 1 Predict daily average traffic volume for 10 representative sections within the Niigata Regional Head Office
- 2 Last year's results are for 10 days from Friday, April 27, 2018 to Sunday, May 6
(Not including traffic congestion due to accidents)
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.
To obtain road traffic information, see [ Attachment 2 [PDF: 719KB] 】Please confirm.
2 Measures to counter congestion
(1) Measures on the main line
Based on this traffic congestion forecast and past congestion situation, we will implement the following efforts.
| In-bound speed decrease reminder measures at the hill, etc. * 1 | Measures to warn the rear end of a traffic jam |
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※ 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)
We have secured the following large vehicle parking mass in light of the inconvenience caused to large-sized customers, such as small-sized cars stopping in large-sized parking spaces during past traffic congestion periods. I will.
| Arrangement of parking lot organizers at rest facilities | Secure large vehicle parking space |
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(3) "Drive Plaza (DraPla)" full of information on Expressway
NEXCO EAST "is to provide DraPla In", Expressway other provision of real-time road traffic conditions and congestion prediction information, Expressway offers a search service of the required time taking into account the fees and congestion prediction. You can view it from your computer, smartphone or tablet. Please use all means.
(4) Traffic jam forecast guide
A traffic jam forecast guide that lists traffic jam forecasts for NEXCO EAST and NEXCO CENTRAL (Chubu) is distributed in the service area (SA) and parking area (PA).
(5) Extension of business hours at rest facilities
During the Golden Week period, we plan to extend business hours and look forward to your visit. In addition, we will inform you about the business hours of each rest facility by "DraPla" around the middle of April.
3 Application of ETC holiday discount
During the Golden Week period, the three ETC holiday discounts (regional discounts) will be applied from April 27 (Sat) to May 6 (Mon).
4 Requests for safe driving from customers
This year's Golden Week period will be the longest 10 consecutive holidays in the past, so traffic will increase during the period and it will be crowded every day. Before departure, to ensure that passengers using the Expressway during Golden Week can drive safely, Attachment 3 [PDF: 904KB] Please check [] and drive in a relaxed manner.
For traffic congestion forecasts during the Golden Week period of Expressway outside Niigata Prefecture, please see the Traffic Congestion Forecast Guide and the following pages.
NEXCO EAST Corporate Website Press room "
DraTra Traffic jam forecast calendar
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