Golden Week Begins with Traffic Jams Expected to Peak on May third

Transportation congestion is anticipated to peak on May third, which falls on a Saturday. In specific, heavy site visitors is forecasted through the latter half of Golden Week, when weekends and public holidays cluster collectively.

According to East Nippon Expressway Company (NEXCO East Japan), the heaviest congestion on the Dōō Expressway is anticipated on May third between Ōyachi Interchange and Eniwa Interchange, with as much as 15 kilometers of site visitors from round 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. On the Dōtō Expressway, site visitors heading towards Obihiro is anticipated to peak between Oiwake Town Interchange and Mukawa Hobetsu Interchange from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., with congestion stretching as much as 10 kilometers. For these returning to Sapporo, peak congestion is predicted between Tomamu Interchange and Mukawa Hobetsu Interchange on each May third and May fifth, with site visitors jams reaching as much as 15 kilometers.

As for railways, trains departing Sapporo for locations throughout Hokkaido are anticipated to see reservation peaks on May third, whereas trains heading into Sapporo are prone to peak on April twenty fifth. Combined reservations for the Hokkaido Shinkansen and traditional traces have elevated by 7.6% in comparison with fiscal 2024.

JR Hokkaido plans to function further trains through the vacation interval, together with additional providers on the Hokkaido Shinkansen and the restricted specific Hokuto connecting Sapporo and Hakodate.

Meanwhile, main airways report that bookings are closely concentrated round May third. Travel businesses akin to H.I.S. additionally observe a pattern towards abroad journeys to close by locations like Seoul and Taiwan, because the much less favorable calendar format this 12 months encourages vacationers to decide on areas requiring shorter journey occasions.

Source: HBCニュース　北海道放送