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 |
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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 |
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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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