Expressway usage during the Golden Week [Tohoku region version]
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May 9, 2006
East Nippon Expressway Co., Ltd.
Tohoku Regional Head Office
NEXCO EAST Tohoku Regional Head Office (Aoba Ward, Sendai City, Regional Head Office President: Kazuo Kumagai) Expressway usage during the Golden Week period [Wednesday, April 26, 2006-Sunday, May 7, 2006] I have compiled the above, so I will inform you.
- Number of use
During the Golden Week period, the number of Expressway used within Tohoku Regional Regional Head Office Office (6 prefectures in Tohoku) is An average of about 297,000 units per day So, compared to the same period last year [12 days from Wednesday, April 27, 2005 to Sunday, May 8, 2005], About 4.3% increase (Last year, it averaged about 285,000 units per day).
In addition, the number of units used at this time is Increased for 3 consecutive years since 2004 Doing
*The number of passengers used is the number of passengers charged by the customer at the toll gate exit.
■Increase in the number of units used
The factors behind the increase in the number of vehicles used since last year are that the economy is recovering and that the weather is generally favorable. Especially in the latter half of Golden Week, it became a fine day, and it became 5 consecutive holidays due to the day arrangement From the above, it is considered that the number of vehicles used has exceeded that of last year.
*<Interchange with increased traffic volume (10% or more) [PDF:52KB]> - ETC usage status
During Golden Week ETC usage Has gained the understanding of the ETC time zone discount and mileage discount system from customers, and thanks to everyone, compared with the same period last year, About 1.6 times have become.
Also, ETC usage rate As for 41.9% (26.7% last year) 1.57 times have become. - Congestion
The traffic congestion during the Golden Week period was 10 km or more due to traffic congestion due to an increase in the number of passengers used and, fortunately, a major traffic accident did not occur, but traffic was closed due to the accident. 4 times on the Out-bound line on Wednesday, May 3 (3 times last year), In-bound on Saturday, May 6th It happened (0 times last year).
1 Tohoku Regional Head Office Average number of users in service (summary)
[Unit: Vehicle/day]
| Division | 2006 | 2005 | YoY (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tohoku Regional Head Office jurisdiction | Expressway | 248,582 | 238,678 | 104.1 |
| General toll road | 48,774 | 46,516 | 104.9 | |
| total | 297,356 | 285,194 | 104.3 | |
2 Average number of vehicles by road
2-1. Major Expressway
[Unit: Vehicle/day]
| Road name | 2006 | 2005 | YoY (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tohoku Expressway (Shirakawa-Aomori) | 142,790 | 137,397 | 103.9 |
| Aomori Expressway | 4,513 | 4,511 | 100.0 |
| Hachinohe Expressway | 8,848 | 8,959 | 98.8 |
| Akita Expressway | 15,335 | 15,319 | 100.1 |
| Yamagata Expressway (Miyagi Kawasaki to Gassan) | 21,520 | 20,940 | 102.8 |
| Yamagata Expressway (Mt. Yudono to Minato Sakata) | 14,713 | 13,920 | 105.7 |
| Ban-Etsu Expressway (Iwaki Sanwa-Nishiaizu) | 18,578 | 16,685 | 111.3 |
| Joban Expressway (Iwaki Nakoso-Joban Tomioka) | 14,750 | 14,117 | 104.5 |
2-2. Major general toll roads
[Unit: Vehicle/day]
| Road name | 2006 | 2005 | YoY (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Momoishi Toll Road | 4,050 | 4,185 | 96.8 |
| Yuzawa-Yokote Road | 3,781 | 3,674 | 102.9 |
| Sanriku Expressway | 14,546 | 13,758 | 105.7 |
| Sendai-Tobu Road | 17,869 | 16,644 | 107.4 |
| Yonezawa Nan-Yo Road | 3,684 | 3,614 | 101.9 |
3 Average number of vehicles in 6 prefectures in Tohoku
[Unit: Vehicle/day]
| Prefecture name | 2006 | 2005 | YoY (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aomori Prefecture | 26,120 | 26,638 | 98.1 |
| Iwate Prefecture | 45,775 | 44,505 | 102.9 |
| Akita | 26,946 | 26,635 | 101.2 |
| Miyagi Prefecture | 87,366 | 83,108 | 105.1 |
| Yamagata Prefecture | 39,541 | 37,700 | 104.9 |
| Fukushima Prefecture | 71,607 | 66,608 | 107.5 |
North Tohoku = Changed to 101.1%
(Aomori, Iwate, Akita prefectures)
South Tohoku = 105.9%
(Miyagi, Yamagata and Fukushima prefectures)
4 Average number of use by toll booth
4-1. Main toll gates on Expressway
[Unit: Vehicle/day]
| Road name | Tollgate name | 2006 | 2005 | YoY (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tohoku Expressway | Owani Hirosaki | 3,563 | 3,597 | 99.1 |
| Morioka | 7,418 | 7,101 | 104.5 | |
| Hiraizumi Maesawa | 2,747 | 2,695 | 101.9 | |
| Sendai Miyagi | 11,372 | 11,519 | 98.7 | |
| Fukushima Iizaka | 5,836 | 5,581 | 104.6 | |
| White river | 3,924 | 3,833 | 102.4 | |
| Aomori Expressway | Aomori Central | 2,831 | 2,795 | 101.3 |
| Hachinohe Expressway | Hachinohe | 2,773 | 2,775 | 99.9 |
| Akita Expressway | Akita Chuo | 1,762 | 1,793 | 98.3 |
| Big song | 2,404 | 2,350 | 102.3 | |
| Yamagata Expressway | Yamagata Zao | 5,352 | 5,085 | 105.3 |
| Tsuruoka | 3,461 | 3,258 | 106.2 | |
| Ban-Etsu Expressway | Aizu Wakamatsu | 4,204 | 3,792 | 110.9 |
| Funabiki Miharu | 1,793 | 1,342 | 133.6 | |
| Joban Expressway | Iwaki Central | 4,366 | 4,135 | 105.6 |
4-2. Main toll gates for general toll roads
[Unit: Vehicle/day]
| Road name | Tollgate name | 2006 | 2005 | YoY (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Momoishi Toll Road | Shimoda Hyakuseki | 2,024 | 2,032 | 99.6 |
| Yuzawa-Yokote Road | Jumon main line | 2,302 | 2,283 | 100.8 |
| Sanriku Expressway | Ishinomaki Port Main Line | 4,326 | 4,093 | 105.7 |
| Sendai-Tobu Road | Sendai East | 7,762 | 7,233 | 107.3 |
| Yonezawa Nan-Yo Road | Yonezawa Kita | 3,684 | 3,614 | 101.9 |
5 Number of ETCs used
[Unit: Vehicle/day]
| Prefecture name | 2006 | 2005 | YoY (%) | H18 year ETC usage rate (%) |
2017 year ETC usage rate (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aomori Prefecture | 7,862 | 4,977 | 158.0 | 30.1% | 18.7% |
| Iwate Prefecture | 20,580 | 12,368 | 166.4 | 45.0% | 27.8% |
| Akita | 10,362 | 6,378 | 162.5 | 38.5% | 23.9% |
| Miyagi Prefecture | 36,360 | 22,285 | 163.2 | 41.6% | 26.8% |
| Yamagata Prefecture | 15,690 | 9,612 | 163.2 | 39.7% | 25.5% |
| Fukushima Prefecture | 33,876 | 20,487 | 165.4 | 47.3% | 30.8% |
| total | 124,730 | 76,107 | 163.9 | 41.9% | 26.7% |
note)
- The numbers are preliminary figures.
- The ETC utilization rate is the number of ETC units used in each year divided by the average number of units used.
- The ETC usage rate within the Tohoku Regional Head Office in March 2006 was approximately 50.7%.
6 congestion
《Congestion points/ Out-bound lines》 (in order of length of congestion) 10km or more ・・・・ 4 times (last year: 3 times)
| Road name | Accrual date | Day of the week | Upper: Congestion area (Lower row: IC section) |
Peak traffic length (Peak time) Occurrence time to resolution time |
Cause |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tohoku The motorway |
5/3 | water | Adara Tara SA area-Shirakawa IC area (Nihonmatsu IC-Shirakawa IC) |
54.0km (9:32) 2:22~17:52 |
Accident closure And traffic concentration |
| Tohoku The motorway |
5/3 | water | Near Yamato IC-Near Murata IC (Yamato IC-Murata IC) |
47.3km (11:44) 6:34 ~ 16:20 |
Accident closure And traffic concentration |
| Tohoku The motorway |
5/3 | water | Near Fukushima TN to Adara Tara SA (Fukushima Nishi IC-Honmiya IC) |
21.0km (18:05) 7:55 ~ 20:26 |
Traffic concentration |
| Tohoku The motorway |
5/3 | water | Near Ichinoseki TN-Wakayanagi Kinari IC (Hiraizumi Maesawa IC-Kanari Wakayanagi IC) |
18.2km (12:30) 10:05 ~ 18:30 |
Traffic concentration |
《Congestion points/ In-bound》 (in order of length of congestion) 10km or more ・・・・ 1 time (last year: 0 times)
| Road name | Accrual date | Day of the week | Upper: Congestion area (Lower row: IC section) |
Peak traffic length (Peak time) Occurrence time to resolution time |
Cause |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tohoku The motorway |
5/6 | soil | Near Fukushima TN ~ Near Kunimi SA (Nihonmatsu IC-Shiraishi IC) |
32.6km (15:52) 12:58~18:00 |
Accident and Traffic concentration |
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