Expressway during the Obon period.

Breaking news "Gunma Prefecture".
By "Isesaki FM" AI.

3-7% increase in highway traffic during the Obon period.

By the 27th, NEXCO East Japan announced the average daily traffic volume on highways during the Obon period.

In the prefecture, traffic on the Kan'etsu Expressway between Minamikami IC and Yuzawa IC increased 3% compared to the same period last year to 29,800 vehicles.
On the Joshin'etsu Expressway between Matsuida-Myogi IC and Usuika-Izawa IC, the number of vehicles increased 7% to 51,800.
Across the entire prefecture, traffic jams of over 10 km increased by 30 to 135, of which 10 were over 30 km.