Expressway traffic conditions during the Obon period (preliminary report) [Tohoku region version]

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August 20 2024
East Nippon Expressway Co., Ltd.
Tohoku Regional Head Office

NEXCO EAST Tohoku Regional Head Office (Miyagino-ku, Sendai City, Miyagi Prefecture) announces the following information on the usage of Expressway in the Tohoku region managed by the Company during the Bon vacation period [2024 August 8 (Thursday) to 2024 August 18 (Sunday): 11 days].

Traffic volume

  • The average daily traffic volume in the Tohoku region was 23,400 vehicles per day, approximately 101% compared to the same period in 2023.
  • The peak traffic volume was on Saturday, August 10th on the Out-bound lanes and Thursday, August 15th on In-bound lanes.

Congestion

  • There were 22 traffic jams of 5km or more on roads Out-bound direction (3 fewer than the previous year) and 14 on In-bound direction (1 more than the previous year), for a total of 22 traffic jams (2 fewer than the previous year).
  • The longest traffic jam was 17.0 km long and occurred on Thursday, August 15th, starting near Fukushima TN on the Tohoku Tohoku Expressway (In-bound). This traffic jam was caused by traffic concentration.

(1) Comparison period

2024:
令和6年8月8日(木)~令和6年8月18日(日) 11日間
②2023:
令和5年8月10日(木)~令和5年8月20日(日) 11日間

(2) Average daily traffic volume during the period

Major sections of Expressway in the Tohoku region (17 sections)

Results 2024 (①) Results for 2023 (②) contrast
①/②
Average daily traffic (all cars) 23,400 units / day 23,100 units / day 101%

(3) Number of traffic jams

Results 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 22 8 14 24 11 13 ▲2 ▲3 +1
Congestion of 10 km or more 5 1 4 9 5 4 ▲4 ▲4 ±0

The number of traffic jams of 5km or longer includes the number of traffic jams of 10km or longer.

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