Kakao "Avoid Departures Between 8-10 AM on the 24th for Homecoming Traffic"

[Asia Economy Reporter Buaeri] Kakao Mobility predicted that the most congested time for the Lunar New Year holiday homecoming traffic this year will be from 8 a.m. to 10 a.m. on the 24th.

On the 21st, Kakao Mobility analyzed Kakao Navi big data from the past three years and released the "2020 Lunar New Year Holiday Homecoming and Return Traffic Situation Forecast Information."

Traffic volume is expected to intensify across all sections on the morning of the 24th, the day before Lunar New Year.

For the Daejeon and Gwangju directions, departure between 8 and 9 a.m. is predicted to take up to 5 hours 35 minutes and 9 hours 45 minutes, respectively.

For the homecoming route toward Busan, departing between 9 and 10 a.m. on the same day is analyzed to take up to 9 hours 40 minutes.

Regarding the return trip, ▲Daejeon-Seoul section is expected to take up to 3 hours 55 minutes if departing between 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. on the 26th ▲Gwangju-Seoul section up to 6 hours 30 minutes if departing between 12 and 1 p.m. on the 25th and 26th ▲Busan-Seoul section up to 8 hours 10 minutes if departing between 10 and 11 a.m. on the 25th.

According to Kakao Mobility, the Seoul-Daejeon section is a major holiday congestion area where travel time is long relative to the distance. Although there is a tendency to choose the Gyeongbu Expressway due to its accessibility, severe congestion occurs throughout the entire section, so it is better to select routes based on the homecoming destination and traffic conditions.

Kakao Mobility recommended using the Seohaean Expressway rather than the Gyeongbu Expressway for the Seoul-Gwangju section.

Additionally, for the Seoul-Busan section, it was advised to use the Jungbu Expressway or Jungbu Naeryuk Expressway, which have less congestion compared to the Gyeongbu Expressway, rather than detouring via national roads.

For the southern Seoul area near the Gyeongbu Expressway entrance, it is possible to use Gyeongchung-daero and National Route 3 to access the Jungbu Expressway.

Park Heeman, team leader of the Kakao Mobility Navi team, said, "During holidays when traffic volume concentrates at once, fluctuations due to weather, traffic accidents, and other real-time traffic situations are very large. While referring to traffic forecast information based on actual data analysis results, following Kakao Navi's real-time guidance is effective in reducing the time required for homecoming and return trips."

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