Usage conditions of Expressway during busy hours during Golden Week [Tohoku region version]
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May 7, 2009
East Nippon Expressway Co., Ltd.
Tohoku Regional Head Office
NEXCO EAST Tohoku Regional Head Office (Aoba Ward, Sendai City, Regional Head Office President: Mikio Kashima) Usage status of Expressway in the Tohoku region managed by the Company during the Golden Week traffic congestion period [Saturday, April 25, 2009-Wednesday, May 6, 2009] I have compiled the above, so I will inform you.
- Compared to last year, the number of passengers using Expressway during the Golden Week period is better than last year, and due to the arrangement of days of the week and special discounts on holidays, the average daily cross-sectional traffic volume of the main sections is approximately 2-4 in Tohoku. It has increased by about 50%.
In particular, the average daily cross-sectional traffic from May 2 to 6 (5 days) is increased by about 30 to 50% compared to the average from May 3 to 6 (4 days) last year. Did. - The number of interchanges used (the number of cars that passed through exit toll booths, etc.) averaged about 302,000 units per day, an increase of about 7.6% compared to the previous year.
"Usage status of each prefecture in Tohoku [Unit: vehicle/day]"- Aomori Prefecture 26,716 (YoY: +17.7%)
- Iwate Prefecture 47,070 (YoY: +5.6%)
- Akita Prefecture 31,282 (YoY: +16.5%)
- Miyagi Prefecture 81,975 (YoY: +3.8%)
- Yamagata Prefecture 43,472 (YoY: +17.4%)
- Fukushima Prefecture 71,682 (YoY: +1.4%)
- During the period, the congestion of 10 km or more occurred 25 times in the Out-bound line (15 times last year: 1 time) and 10 times in the In-bound line (0 times last year).
- During the period, the ETC usage rate increased to 75.8% (58.2% last year), an increase of about 17.6 points.
[Day arrangement and weather (observation point: Sendai City)]
1 Number of units used
The average daily cross-sectional traffic volume of major sections such as Expressway within the jurisdiction of Tohoku Regional Head Office (6 prefectures of Tohoku) About 20 to 40% increase Did. In particular, the daily average cross-sectional traffic volume from May 2 to May 6 (5 days) is higher than the average from last year May 3 to 6 (4 days). About 30 to 50% increase Did.
The number of interchanges used (the number of cars that have passed the exit toll gate, etc.) is An average of about 302,000 units per day As a result of being used by many customers, compared to the same period last year [12 days from April 25, 2008 (Friday) to May 6, 2008 (Tuesday)] About 7.6% increase (Last year, it averaged about 281,000 units per day).
During the GW period of this year, the number of passengers using the Expressway is expected to increase due to the blessing of 5 consecutive holidays and the arrangement of days of the week in the latter half of the year, and the implementation of special holiday discounts.
2 Congestion status [The peak of the Out-bound line is Saturday, May 2 and the peak of the In-bound line is May 4 (Mon)-5 (Tue)]
10km or more of the traffic congestion situation in this year of the GW period, traffic concentration and traffic accidents becomes due, Out-bound at the line 15 times (Once last year), on the In-bound line 10 times (0 times last year) It occurred 25 times in total, and increased significantly compared to last year (once).
The maximum of the congestion length, Out-bound towards the beginning in the vicinity of May 2 (Saturday) Adatara service area (SA), In-bound congestion of each about 40km to the top in the vicinity of Fukushima tunnel in the direction May 5 (Tuesday) Occurred, and the amount of traffic congestion during the GW period was 2409.2 km·h, which was compared to last year (76.1 km·h), About 32 times increase have become.
[※ Congestion amount = congestion extension (km) × congestion time (h) ÷ 2]
Closed for more than 3 hours
In the first half of the GW period, from April 26 (Sun) to 27 (Mon) April, a low pressure system developed in the early morning moved northward on the Pacific Ocean side, and there were strong winds and rain and snowfall in various parts of Tohoku.
Due to this out-of-season snowfall, traffic will be closed in the northeast, especially between the Johoji Interchange (IC) and Hachinohe IC on the Hachinohe Road, 12 hours 15 minutes to 35 minutes, and between the Owani Hirosaki IC and the Aomori IC on the Tohoku Expressway, 11 It was closed for 16 minutes.
At our company, we carried out thorough 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.
We deeply apologize for the inconvenience caused to customers who used the Expressway due to this suspension of traffic.
4 ETC usage status
ETC usage rate Regarding, there is also a new ETC time zone discount due to "life measures" started on March 28, 75.8% (58.2% last year) About 17.6 points increase have become.
[Reference Material]
Traffic volume preliminary value etc. [PDF: 48KB]
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