NEXCO EAST Tohoku Regional Head Office (Aoba Ward, Sendai City) predicts congestion due to traffic congestion on Expressway in the Tohoku region during the Golden Week period [Friday, April 25, 2014 to Tuesday, May 6, 12 days]. I summarized it.

Please use the traffic congestion prediction information and make a leisurely travel plan such as avoiding traffic congestion by decentralizing the use of Expressway before and after the day or time when traffic congestion is predicted.

1 Congestion prediction

Every year, on the Expressway in the Tohoku region, traffic is congested during the Golden Week season due to the concentration of passengers heading to tourist resorts.

This year's Golden Week, Tohoku Expressway 10km or more of congestion in Out-bound 11 times in the direction, In-bound direction is generated 16 times for a total of 27 times, In-bound line, Out-bound a maximum of congestion of the line has been predicted as follows. (Attachment 1 [PDF: 167KB], Attachment 2 [PDF: 165KB] reference)

Last year's traffic jam record (reference)

Last year's Golden Week [11 days from April 26 (Friday) to May 6 (Monday) 2013], there were 13 congestions in the Out-bound direction and 13 in the In-bound direction, a total of 26 times. The largest traffic jam occurred on the Tohoku Expressway in the Out-bound direction on May 3 (Friday) on the 3rd (Fri) of the Adachi Tara service area (Yabuki IC to Nihonmatsu IC) at the beginning of 41.8km (traffic concentration), and the In-bound direction on May 6th. On Monday, it was 24.9km (accident spot and traffic concentration) starting from the Hiraizumi tunnel (Kitakami Kanegasaki IC-Ichinoseki IC).

Locations 10km or more traffic congestion is predicted (congestion count Out-bound line 11 times, In-bound line 16 times)
◎ Out-bound line (11 traffic jams)

◎ In-bound Line (16 times of traffic jam)

Congestion prediction method

Congestion prediction takes into account traffic trends, and based on past congestion records and changes in traffic volume, excludes congestion caused by unusual events such as accidents and traffic closures, and predicts the time and place of congestion occurrence. .

2 Major rest facilities where congestion is expected

During the Golden Week period, congestion is expected at the 39 rest facilities shown in the table below.
(Attachment 3 [PDF: 216KB] reference)

3 On-site congestion countermeasures

We plan to implement the measures shown in the table below as a countermeasure for congestion on the Expressway during Golden Week. (See Attachment 5 [PDF:277KB])

4 Providing traffic congestion information

In order to drive Expressway safely and comfortably, you can easily get the latest Expressway information (congestion status, road surface status, road status) etc. on your PC or mobile phone. Please use it before going out.

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5 Request from NEXCO EAST Tohoku Regional Head Office

Since 2014, four fatal accidents have already occurred on Expressway in the Tohoku region. (As of March 20). Please check the following and drive safely.

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