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Congestion reduction on the highway on the 1st working day of Chuseok holidays … 10 days of severe congestion are inescapable

Gyeongbu Expressway on the initially working day of Chuseok holidays. / Shots = Yonhap Information

On the night of the 9th, the initial working day of Chuseok’s vacations, congestion on highways throughout the region was fixed.

As of 7:30 pm on the exact same working day, Korea Expressway Corporation declared that all sections of the Gyeongbu Highway heading to Busan have demonstrated sleek communication except 4km from Hannam to Seocho and 15km from the provider place. of Cheonan to Oksan.

In the route of Seoul on the Gyeongbu Freeway, the autos are pushed only in the 2km section from Seocho to Banpo, and in the Nami direction of the Jungbu Highway, the motor vehicles transfer gradually only in the 9km area from Ochang Relaxation Area to Ochang.

In accordance to the Korea Expressway Corporation, starting at 9:00 PM, the departure from Seoul toll booths will consider △ Busan 4 several hours and 30 minutes △ Ulsan 4 hrs and 10 minutes △ Gangneung 2 several hours and 40 minutes △ Yangyang 1 hour and 50 minutes (from Namyangju) △ Daejeon 1 hour and 30 minutes △ Gwangju 3 hrs 20 minutes △ Mokpo 3 hrs and 40 minutes (from Seoul West) △ Daegu 3 hrs and 30 minutes.

On the other hand, on the 10th, Chuseok working day, heavy congestion is anticipated in equally instructions due to a blend of persons returning household and returning to stop by tombs and relatives.

490,000 autos are expected to vacation from the metropolitan location to the provinces and 480,000 motor vehicles from the provinces to the metropolitan region and 6.49 million cars in whole are anticipated to use the freeway.

Reporter Lee Bo-bae, Hankyung.com [email protected]

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