Expressway traffic conditions during Golden Week (breaking news)
[Tohoku region version]
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May 8, 2024
East Nippon Expressway Co., Ltd.
Tohoku Regional Head Office
NEXCO EAST Tohoku Regional Head Office (Miyagino Ward, Sendai City) would like to inform you that it has compiled a report on the usage status of Expressway in the Tohoku region managed by our company during the Golden Week period [the 11 days from Friday, April 26, 2024 to Monday, May 6, 2024].
Traffic volume
- The average daily traffic volume in the Tohoku region was 20,800 vehicles per day, approximately 98% compared to the same period in 2023.
- Traffic volumes peaked on Friday, May 3rd on Out-bound lanes and Sunday, May 5th on In-bound lanes.
Congestion
- There were seven traffic jams of 5km or more in Out-bound direction (one less than the previous year), two in the In-bound direction (two more than the previous year) and one more than the previous year.
- 最大の渋滞長は、5月3日（金）に東北道（下り線）福島TN付近を先頭に発生した15.0kmでした。この渋滞は、事故が原因となり発生したものです。
(1) Comparison period
- ①2024:
- Friday, April 26, 2024 to Monday, May 6, 2024 (11 days)
- ②2023:
- Thursday, April 27, 2023 to Sunday, May 7, 2023 (11 days)
(2) Average daily traffic volume during the period
Major sections of Expressway in the Tohoku region (17 sections)
| Results for 2024 (①) | Results for 2023 (②) | contrast ①／② |
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Average daily traffic (all cars) | 20,800 units/day | 21,300 units/day | 97.7％ |
(3) Number of traffic jams
| Results for 2024 (①) | Results for 2023 (②) | difference ①－② |
|||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| total | going down | going up | total | going down | going up | total | going down | going up | |
| Congestion over 5km | 7 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 3 | ＋1 | ▲1 | ＋2 |
| Congestion of 10 km or more | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | ▲2 | ▲1 | ▲1 |
The number of traffic jams of 5km or longer includes the number of traffic jams of 10km or longer.
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