Congestion prediction on Expressway during the Golden Week [Tohoku region version]
The peak of the Out-bound line is Saturday, May 3 and the peak of the In-bound line is Monday, May 5.
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April 4, 2008
East Nippon Expressway Co., Ltd.
Tohoku Regional Head Office
NEXCO EAST Tohoku Regional Head Office (Aoba-ku, Sendai city, Regional Head Office president: Mikio Kashima) Congestion prediction due to traffic concentration on Expressway in the Tohoku region during the Golden Week period [12 days from April 25 (Fri) to May 6 (Tue) 2008] Is summarized.
Please refer to the traffic congestion forecast this time and make a comfortable travel plan, such as avoiding the hours when traffic congestion is predicted.
1 Congestion prediction
Congestion is expected to occur on the Expressway the Tohoku region during the Golden Week period due to the concentration of passengers heading to resort areas.
(1) Prediction of congestion
Because many holidays continue in the latter half of this year's Golden Week, Out-bound May 3 days for line (Saturday), In-bound May 5 days for line (month) Congestion of more than 10km is predicted.
[Locations where traffic congestion of 10 km or more is predicted (see attached figure [PDF: 40KB])] [May 3 Out-bound line]
| Date | road Name | Up and down Another | Top of traffic jam | Traffic jam IC section (End of traffic → Start of traffic) | Peak time Congestion length (peak time) | Traffic jam Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 3 (soil) | east North road | Out-bound line Aomori Direction | Near Adachi Tara SA (Approximately 3km beyond Motomiya IC) | Sukagawa IC → Nihonmatsu IC | 25km (10 o'clock) | 6：00～13：00 |
| Near Kunimi SA (About 6km ahead of Kunimi IC) | Fukushima Iizaka IC → Shiraishi IC | 15km (14:00) | 12：00～16：00 | |||
| Near Yamato IC | Sendai Miyagi IC → Furukawa IC | 25km (10 o'clock) | 8：00～14：00 | |||
| Near Ichinoseki TN (About 1km beyond Ichinoseki IC) | Wakayanagi Kinari IC → Hiraizumi Maesawa IC | 15km (11 o'clock) | 8：00～15：00 | |||
| Ban Yue road | Out-bound line Niigata Direction | Near Ono IC | Iwaki Sanwa IC → Funabiki Miharu IC | 10km (10 o'clock) | 10：00～12：00 |
[May 5 In-bound line]
| Date | road Name | Up and down Another | Top of traffic jam | Traffic jam IC section (End of traffic → Start of traffic) | Peak time Congestion length (peak time) | Traffic jam Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 5 (Month) | east North road | In-bound line Tokyo Direction | Near Fukushima TN (About 7km ahead of Fukushima Nishi IC) | Fukushima Iizaka IC → Nihonmatsu IC | 10km (18:00) | 10：00～19：00 |
| Near Sanbongi PA (8km ahead of Furukawa IC) | Tsukidate IC → Yamato IC | 10km (19o'clock) | From 16:00 to 20:00 |
- "IC" is an interchange, "SA" is a service area, "PA" is a parking area, and "TN" is a tunnel.
[Results from last year (reference)]
During the Golden Week period of last year [Wednesday, April 25, 2007 to Tuesday, May 8, 2007, 14 days], there was 7 times of traffic congestion over 10 km on the Tohoku Expressway (7 Out-bound lines, 7 In-bound lines) It occurred 0 times. Of these, four were caused by traffic accidents and three were caused by traffic concentration.
[Congestion prediction method (reference)]
Congestion forecast excludes congestion caused by specific events such as accidents and traffic closures based on past traffic congestion (years with similar or similar day arrangements) and traffic volume changes, and determines event dates. In consideration of this, we predict the time and place of traffic congestion.
In addition, we do not consider unforeseen events such as accidents and road closures.
(2) Congestion at the interchange (IC) exit
During Golden Week, it is expected that the nearest IC exits will be crowded, as the number of customers heading for events such as cherry blossoms and leisure spots will be concentrated.
When congestion occurs at the IC exit, we are working to alleviate the congestion by opening the toll booth exit lane and arranging guides to guide traffic. (SA) ・Parking area (PA) highway information terminals and electronic display boards inform you of road conditions, so please check the ICs before and after using the ICs. Thank you.
[IC with predicted traffic congestion (See attached figure [PDF: 40KB])]
| Road name | IC name | Major event or leisure spot |
|---|---|---|
| Aomori Expressway | Aomori Chuo Main Line | Asamushi Aquarium and others |
| Tohoku Expressway | Owani Hirosaki | Hirosaki Sakura Festival (4/23-5/5) |
| Morioka | Koiwai Farm
| |
| Hiraizumi Maesawa | Fujiwara Festival in spring (5/1-5/5)
| |
| Ichinoseki | ||
| Sendai Miyagi | Yagiyama Zoological Park, etc. | |
| Yamagata Expressway | Miyagi Kawasaki | Michinoku Lakeside Park
|
| Ban-Etsu Expressway | Aizu Wakamatsu | Tsuruga Castle and others |
| Joban Expressway | Iwaki Yumoto | Spa Resort Hawaiians Aquamarine Fukushima |
2 Cooperation and Requests to Customers
Expressway main congestion, the In-bound speed is reduced to one not notice at the point that reaches the slope, distance to the subsequent vehicle that shrinks will occur in the opportunity.
In such areas, "low speed warning" is displayed, and in areas where there is a lot of traffic congestion, "post-collision warning" is displayed by means of an electronic display, etc. Please confirm the above and cooperate with us to alleviate traffic congestion and drive safely.
Also, if you notice a traffic jam ahead, please turn on the hazard lamp and cooperate with the prevention of a rear-end collision accident by signaling to the following vehicle.
3 Traffic jam information
NEXCO EAST /Central Japan/West Japan, we have created a nationwide version of the “Traffic Forecast Guide” that displays traffic congestion forecasts in an easy-to-understand manner. It will be distributed at the information corner of SA and each management office of NEXCO EAST.
We also provide information on our Expressway information site "DraPla", so please use it when planning your trip.
- Leaflet "Traffic Forecast Guide" (Distributed in service areas such as NEXCO EAST)
- PC "Congestion forecast calendar" (http://calendar.driveplaza.com/)
- You can also access it from the Expressway information site "DraPla" (http://www.driveplaza.com/).
- Mobile phone (i-mode, Yahoo! Keitai, Ezweb)
"Traffic forecast calendar" (http://calendar.driveplaza.com/mobile/)- You can also access it from the Expressway information site "DraPla Mobile" (http://m.driveplaza.com/).
Road conditions may change due to accidents and weather, so please check the Japan Road Traffic Information Center, Highway Telephone, Highway Fax, etc. for road traffic information on the day of use.
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