Regarding prediction of congestion on Expressway during Golden Week
[Niigata Prefecture version]
The peak will be on Saturday, May 3rd (morning) on both the northbound and southbound lanes, with a maximum of 5km on the Hokuriku Expressway.
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- Regarding prediction of congestion on Expressway during Golden Week [Niigata Prefecture version]
March 26, 2025
East Nippon Expressway Co., Ltd.
Niigata Regional Head Office
NEXCO東日本新潟支社（新潟市中央区）は、新潟支社管内の高速道路におけるゴールデンウィーク期間〔令和7年4月25日（金）～5月6日（火）の12日間〕の渋滞予測（5km以上の交通集中渋滞※1）をお知らせします。
渋滞緩和のため、渋滞を予測している日や時間帯を避けた「分散利用」へのご協力をお願いいたします。事故などの交通障害や天候の影響などにより交通状況は大きく変わります。ご利用の際は最新の道路情報をご確認ください。
- Concentrated traffic congestion refers to congestion that is not caused by accidents or road closures.
1. Congestion prediction during Golden Week
Date and time when congestion occurs
It is predicted that traffic congestion will occur during the Golden Week period in 2025 due to traffic congestion as follows:
| Road name | direction | Direction | Date | Traffic jam Time zone |
Peak time | maximum Congestion length |
Head position of traffic jam |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| E8 Hokuriku Expressway |
going down | To Niigata | Saturday, May 3 | 8:00 to 12:00 | 9 o'clock | 5km | Sanjo Tsubame IC *2 near |
| going up | For Toyama | Saturday, May 3 | 8:00 to 12:00 | 10 o'clock | 5km | NakanoshimamitsukeNakanoshimamitsuke IC near |
※2
IC: Interchange
2. Comparison of number of traffic jams with last year's Golden Week period
Comparison of number of traffic jams with last year's Golden Week period
| Traffic jam scale | Reiwa 7 April 25th (Friday) - May 6th (Tuesday) |
令和6年 4月25日（木）～5月6日（月） |
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Traffic jam prediction count | Total number of traffic jams *3 | Number of traffic congestion due to traffic concentration | |
| 5km or more but less than 10km | Twice | Once | 0 times |
| 10km or more | 0 times | 0 times | 0 times |
※3
The total number of traffic jams is the number of traffic jams, including the effects of accidents and road closures.
3. About traffic congestion season special site/traffic forecast guide
NEXCO EAST 's customer website "DraPla" has set up a special site for traffic congestion periods. In addition to publishing a traffic congestion forecast guide, "traffic congestion forecasters" from each Regional Head Office in Hokkaido, Tohoku, Kanto, and Niigata explain how to avoid traffic congestion in videos.
Four. Holiday discounts are not applied during Golden Week.
渋滞の激化を避けるため、ゴールデンウィーク期間中は休日割引が適用されません。詳細は以下をご参照ください。
Please note that the "Commuter Pass" currently undergoing a social experiment will still be applicable during this period. For other ETC discounts, please see below.
5. Eliminate wrong-way driving -Expressway are one-way streets -
Driving the wrong way is a dangerous act that could put your life at risk. U-turns and backing up are strictly prohibited.
If you hear or see information about wrong-way driving, slow down, keep a sufficient distance, and pay close attention to the movements of the vehicle ahead. Please see below for details.
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