Expressway usage during the Obon season
[Tohoku region version]

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August 17, 2015
East Nippon Expressway Co., Ltd.
Tohoku Regional Head Office

NEXCO EAST Tohoku Regional Head Office (Aoba Ward, Sendai City) is a Tohoku Expressway managed by the Company during the Obon season [11th August 2015 (Thursday) to 16th August 2015 (Sunday)] We will inform you about the usage status of.

During this period, the number of vehicles used increased compared to the previous year, but the amount of congestion (*) decreased.

Regarding the decrease in traffic congestion, the opening of the entire Joban Expressway on March 1, 2015 formed a double network with the Tohoku Expressway and the distribution of traffic will continue to be continued during the 2015 Golden Week period. It is thought that it was done.

1 Number of units used

[Average traffic volume on 7 cross sections of the main line] ・・・ Same as the past comparison section

[Average traffic volume on the 8 cross sections of the main line] ・・・ Added between Joban Expressway Yamamoto IC and Watari IC

  • All cars: About 100% of the previous year (about 32,000 units/day)

[Number of interchanges used (number of vehicles passing through exit toll gates, etc.)]

  • All cars: about 104% of the previous year (about 408,000 units/day)
  • Vehicle type
    : Small vehicles approx. 103% year-on-year (approx. 361,000 units/day)
    : Large vehicles approximately 112% of the previous year (approximately 48,000 vehicles/day)
    Attachment-3 [PDF: 128KB]
  • By prefecture [YoY change]
    Aomori: about 104% (about 31,000 units/day), Iwate: about 108% (about 59,000 units/day), Akita: about 100% (about 36,000 units/day), Miyagi: about 104 % (About 120 million units/day), Yamagata: about 101% (about 59,000 units/day), Fukushima: about 105% (about 103,000 units/day)
    Attachment-4 [PDF: 268KB]

2 Joban Expressway traffic conditions

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  • The traffic on the Obon between Joban Tomioka IC and Namie IC was 13,400 vehicles/day, an increase of approximately 5,200 vehicles/day compared to the traffic volume three months after opening.
  • This is thought to be due to the conversion from the Ban-Etsu Expressway and Tohoku Expressway, etc., resulting in a decrease in traffic congestion on the Tohoku Expressway.
  • 1 Congestion extension (km) × congestion time (h) ÷ 2

3 congestion

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  • Congestion of 10 km or more on the main line occurred 5 times in the Out-bound direction (7 times compared to the previous year) and 15 times in the In-bound direction (8 times compared to the previous year) for a total of 20 times (15 times compared to the previous year).
  • The maximum length of congestion on the main line is 38.2km (+7.2km compared to the previous year), and the Ichinoseki Interchange (IC) to Kitakami on the Tohoku Expressway Saturday, August 15th (13:56 to 20:51 peak time 17:48) It occurred between Etsuko IC (In-bound line). This traffic jam was caused by a broken car near the Hiraizumi Maesawa IC.
  • The amount of traffic congestion was 998 km/h (about 50% of the previous year), a decrease of about 50%.

Comparison period

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