Traffic volume after opening the entire Joban Expressway and
Stock effect
-Major contribution to coastal reconstruction-
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- Traffic volume and stock effect after the opening of the entire Joban Expressway
July 17, 2015
Tohoku Regional Development Bureau, Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism
Miyagi Prefecture
Fukushima Prefecture
Sendai city
East Japan Expressway Tohoku Regional Head Office
Traffic situation
- Traffic volume for 3 months after opening has been strong since immediately after opening
- Temporary 2-lane section (Iwaki Chuo-Iwanuma) has 7,900 to 19,100 vehicles.
Stock effect
- The number of visitors to the strawberry farm in Yamamoto Town has doubled from last year
- Since 2009, when Yamamoto-Watari opened, 149 factories are located
13 new business locations have been decided since the opening of all lines
Joban Expressway Tokiwa Tomioka IC-Namie IC (14.3km) opened on March 1, 2015, and Joban Expressway approximately 350km (Tokyo-Sendai) was fully opened
Traffic conditions before and after the opening of the entire Joban Expressway [PDF: 725KB]
- Traffic volume for 3 months after opening has been strong since immediately after opening
- Temporary 2-lane section (Iwaki Chuo-Iwanuma) has 7,900 to 19,100 vehicles.
Supporting "Strawberry hunting" in major regional industries [PDF: 1.0MB]
- Yamamoto Ichigo Farm opens in March 2012 after the earthquake
- After the opening of the entire Joban Expressway the number of visitors during the "Strawberry hunting season" has almost doubled, and new employment has increased, contributing to regional employment.
Increasing corporate location in Hamadori, Fukushima Prefecture [PDF: 1.1MB]
- Since 2009, when Yamamoto-Watari opened, 149 factories are located. 13 new business locations have been decided since the opening of all lines
Support for regional reconstruction by opening the Joban Expressway [PDF: 1.0MB]
- Joban Expressway With the opening of National Road No. 6 (between Iwaki City (Roadside Station Yotsukura Port) ⇒ Namie Town (Namie Town Hall)), the average time required for commuting is shortened by approximately 5 minutes.
- The time required is 89 minutes to 80 minutes in anticipation of the morning allowance, improving punctuality
(Variation in required time reduced from 19 minutes to 13 minutes)
Overview of Joban Expressway [PDF: 544KB]
Joban Expressway is a Expressway about 350km starting from Tokyo and passing through Saitama, Chiba, Ibaraki and Fukushima prefectures to Sendai city in Miyagi prefecture.
Established in 1945, the whole line opened on March 1, 2015, in 1969.
- 1945 Misato (Saitama Prefecture)-Chiyoda (Ibaraki Prefecture) decides maintenance plan
- 1981 Kashiwa (Chiba)-Yatabe (Ibaraki) opens the Joban Expressway first time.
- 1987 Scheduled route between Iwaki and Sendai
- March 1, 2015 Joban Tomioka-Namie (14.3km) opening (all lines open)
The metropolitan area and the Hamadori area of Fukushima Prefecture are directly connected by an Expressway and the time is shortened.
■ Changes in travel times between the metropolitan area and Soma City- Tohoku Expressway (about 340km): About 4 hours 30 minutes
- Joban Expressway (approx. 290km): Approx. 3 hours and 35 minutes ⇒ Approx. 55 minutes
Traffic situation in the inland area (Tohoku Expressway + National Road 4) and coastal area (Joban Expressway + National Road 6) [PDF: 706KB]
- Traffic volume in the inland area (Tohoku Expressway + National Road No. 4) decreased (approximately 3 to 7,000 units), traffic volume in the coastal area (Joban Expressway + National Road No. 6) increased (approximately 7 to 9000 units) )
- In particular, a large change in the traffic volume of inland and coastal high-speed networks
(Traffic volume on the Tohoku Expressway ⇒ Approximately 3 to 6,000 units decreased, Joban Expressway traffic ⇒ Increased about 6,000 units)
Changes in the routes used during the transfer between Kanto and Tohoku [PDF: 481KB]
- Joban Expressway As is sequentially opened, Sendai north and the use of the Kanto district Joban Expressway shift in via, compared with the previous whole line opening Joban Expressway ratio via increased 12%
- The traffic congestion on the Tohoku Expressway in Fukushima Prefecture during the Golden Week period has significantly decreased compared to before the opening, and the traveling speed has also improved significantly.
Contribute to the Large of the interchange population with the opening of the Joban Expressway [PDF: 1.0MB]
- In Soma City, which is blessed with a mild climate, a park golf course, soccer field, softball field, etc. have been established with the aim of Large of people interacting through sports.
- From March to May 2015, after the opening of the Joban Expressway number of tourists visiting Soma city increased 1.2 times from the previous year
- The number of users outside the prefecture also increased 1.2 times that of the previous year at Soma Gwangyo Park Golf Course, one of the largest in Tohoku
Increasing number of tourists in the coastal area [PDF: 1.2MB]
- In Matsushima Town, Miyagi Prefecture, the number of tourists from March to May after the opening of the Joban Expressway increased by 1.2 times from the previous year, exceeding the number before the Great East Japan Earthquake.
Exchange promotion by highway bus that started operation after the whole line opened [PDF: 998KB]
- Due to the effects of the Great East Japan Earthquake, while the highway bus from the Fukushima prefecture Hamadori district to Tokyo is being suspended or abolished, due to the effect of shortening the time by opening all the Joban Expressway lines, the direct bus to Tokyo (Soma The service between Minamisoma and Tokyo will start on April 1, 2015.
- Promote inter-regional exchanges by approximately 2,800 people in April and May 2015
Traffic conditions on the Joban Expressway [PDF: 246KB]
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