Expressway traffic conditions during the Obon period (breaking news)
[Niigata version]
～ Friday, August 6th, 3rd year of Reiwa ～ Monday, August 16th, 11 days ～
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August 17, 3rd year of Reiwa
East Nippon Expressway Co., Ltd.
Niigata Regional Head Office
NEXCO EAST Niigata Regional Head Office (Chuo-ku, Niigata City) has summarized the traffic conditions during the Obon period [11 days from August 6th (Friday) to August 16th (Monday), 3rd year of Reiwa].
≪Overview of traffic conditions≫
- The average daily traffic volume on the representative section decreased to 51% compared to the year before last.
- The traffic volume during the period reached its maximum on Saturday, August 7th on Out-bound line and Sunday, August 15th on the In-bound
- The number of traffic jams over 5km was 0, a decrease of 5 times compared to the previous year.
1. 1. Average daily traffic volume for representative sections during the Obon period * 1 (vehicles / day)
| Road name | section | Reiwa 3 years A |
Reiwa First year B |
Compared to the year before last A / B |
Reiwa 2 years C |
Reiwa 2 years ratio A / C |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| E8Hokuriku Expressway | Asahi IC-Clairless IC | 14,000 | 26,400 | 53％ | 13,800 | 101％ |
| E17Kan-Etsu Expressway | Mizukami IC to Yuzawa IC | 17,700 | 35,300 | 50％ | 18,100 | 98％ |
| Daily traffic volume based on simple average of the above 2 sections | 15,900 | 30,900 | 51％ | 16,000 | 99％ | |
"IC: Interchange"
- Traffic volume is approximate by traffic counter (all models)
≪Reference: Comparison period≫
Reiwa 3 years, 2020, 2019 Obon period day arrangement
| R3 years | 8/6 (Money) |
8/7 (soil) |
8/8 (Day) |
8/9 (Month) |
8/10 (fire) |
8/11 (water) |
8/12 (wood) |
8/13 (Money) |
8/14 (soil) |
8/15 (Day) |
8/16 (Month) |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R2 year | 8/7 (Money) |
8/8 (soil) |
8/9 (Day) |
8/10 (Month) |
8/11 (fire) |
8/12 (water) |
8/13 (wood) |
8/14 (Money) |
8/15 (soil) |
8/16 (Day) |
||
| R first year | 8/8 (wood) |
8/9 (Money) |
8/10 (soil) |
8/11 (Day) |
8/12 (Month) |
8/13 (fire) |
8/14 (water) |
8/15 (wood) |
8/16 (Money) |
8/17 (soil) |
8/18 (Day) |
2. Main congestion points
Reiwa 3 years Congestion situation during the Obon period (maximum congestion length 5 km or more): 0 times in total
≪Reference≫
2019 (maximum congestion length 5km or more): A total of 5 occurrences
| worst | Road name / direction | Traffic jam location | Peak date and time | Congestion length | Congestion factors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | E8Hokuriku Expressway (below) | Nakanoshima Mitsuke IC-Sanjo Tsubame IC | 8/11 (Sun) around 10:50 | 8.5km | Accident and traffic concentration |
| 2 | E18 Joshin-Etsu Expressway (below) | Toyota Iyama IC-Myoko Kogen IC | 8/11 (Sun) around 7:10 | 7.9km | Traffic concentration |
| 3 | E8Hokuriku Expressway (below) | Sanjo Tsubame IC-Niigata Nishi IC | 8/12 (Monday) around 11:15 | 6.6km | Accident and traffic concentration |
| 4 | E8 Hokuriku Expressway (above) | Sanjo-Tsubame IC-Nakanoshima Mitsuke IC | 8/14 (Wednesday) around 11:15 | 6.3km | Traffic concentration |
| 5 | E8 Hokuriku Expressway (above) | Niigata Nishi IC-Sanjo-Tsubame IC | 8/8 (Thursday) around 17:30 | 5.2km | Broken car and traffic concentration |
- There is no record of traffic congestion of 5 km or more during the Obon period of 2020
3. 3. Average daily traffic volume of representative sections (average of 2 sections)
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