Expressway usage during the year-end and New Year holidays [Tohoku region version]
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January 5, 2007
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 year-end and New Year holidays (9 days from December 27, 2006 (Wednesday) to January 4, 2007 (Thursday)) I have compiled the above, so I will inform you. This time, there was a tendency for usage to be dispersed, so traffic congestion did not cause congestion.
1 Number of units used
During the year-end and New Year holidays, the number of Expressway used within the jurisdiction of Tohoku Regional Head Office (6 prefectures in Tohoku) is Approximately 215,000 units per day When Almost last year We had you use
*The number of passengers used is the number of passengers who received a fee from the toll gate exit.
■Increase in the number of units used
During the year-end and New Year holidays, the number of passenger cars increased in South Tohoku (Miyagi Prefecture, Yamagata Prefecture, Fukushima Prefecture) due to the weather being generally favorable and the economy recovering. (Aomori prefecture, Iwate prefecture, Akita prefecture) resulted in a decrease.
The main reason for the decrease in the number of vehicles used in North Tohoku was the increase in the number of vehicles used during the year-end and New Year holidays last year due to the heavy snowfall that caused a switch from general roads to Expressway. It is thought that this time it has decreased due to continued fine weather.
In addition, the decrease in the number of passengers who go to the ski resorts on the Expressway due to lack of snow due to the warm winter is considered to be one of the reasons for the decrease in the number of passengers.
2 ETC usage status
During the year-end and New Year period, ETC usage Has gained the understanding of ETC's time zone discount and mileage discount system from customers, and thanks to all, compared to the same period last year, About 1.2 times have become.
Also, ETC usage rate As for 49.3% (39.8% last year) About 1.2 times have become.
3 congestion
On the Expressway the Tohoku region during the year-end and New Year holidays, traffic was blocked due to snowstorms that occurred from December 29th (Fri) to 30th (Sat), and traffic jams occurred due to the occurrence of accidents. Because it was seen, it is the same as last year No traffic congestion caused by traffic congestion.
In addition, Peak traffic volume on Tohoku Expressway Is Out-bound line is Saturday, December 30, Opposite In-bound is Wednesday, January 3 have become.
4 Impact of road closures
From about noon on December 29 (Friday), under the influence of low pressure that developed, in Fukushima Prefecture Tohoku Expressway, Ban-Etsu Expressway road closures due to snow storm occurs in, especially Ban-Etsu Expressway In between Bandai Atami - Inawashiro Bandai plateau, the longest 24 It was closed for 40 minutes.
On that day, the coldest weather entered this winter, especially on the Ban-Etsu Expressway. It becomes a blizzard and visibility is poor That it's in a state, Accidents due to vehicles without winter tires As a result of traffic accidents, there were traffic obstacles that prevented us from safely driving on the Expressway.
Our company also carried out snow removal work etc. 24 hours a day, but due to the delay in the recovery of the weather, we were forced to close for a long time as a result. We deeply apologize for the inconvenience caused to the customers using the Expressway due to this suspension of traffic.
In addition, there was little snowfall on each of the northeastern Expressway (Aomori Prefecture, Iwate Prefecture, Akita Prefecture) that were hit by heavy snowfall during the New Year's holidays last year, and there were no road closures.
On the Tohoku Expressway during this period, the weather may change suddenly and snow with strong winds may fall. In addition, if you continue to drive without wearing winter equipment, it may be closed due to an accident or inability to drive like this time.
NEXCO EAST Tohoku Regional Head Office, We carry out "Oku no Snow Road Campaign" until March 31, 2007 (Saturday) in order to drive safely and comfortably on the Expressway winter.
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