Long Journey Home... Road Congestion Continues Until Dawn
Severe Traffic Congestion from 3 to 4 PM Gradually Eases
6.04 Million Vehicles on Roads, Highest During Lunar New Year Holiday
Return Trip Congestion Eases After 11 PM, Outbound Traffic Clears After 2 AM
[Asia Economy Reporter Han Jinju] The severe traffic congestion on highways caused by vehicles heading home and to ancestral graves is gradually easing. Roads heading toward Seoul are expected to clear around 2-3 a.m. tomorrow, while roads departing from Seoul are expected to clear starting from 11 p.m.
According to the Korea Expressway Corporation as of 9 p.m. on the 25th, the estimated travel times between major cities based on tollgate data are ▲Busan to Seoul: 4 hours 30 minutes ▲Ulsan to Seoul: 4 hours 10 minutes ▲Gwangju to Seoul: 3 hours 40 minutes ▲Daegu to Seoul: 3 hours 40 minutes ▲Mokpo to West Seoul: 3 hours 40 minutes ▲Daejeon to Seoul: 2 hours 20 minutes ▲Gangneung to Seoul: 2 hours 40 minutes ▲Namyangju to Yangyang: 1 hour 50 minutes.
For departures from Seoul, the estimated travel times to each city are ▲Busan: 4 hours 30 minutes ▲Ulsan: 4 hours 10 minutes ▲Daegu: 3 hours 30 minutes ▲Gwangju: 3 hours 20 minutes ▲Mokpo: 3 hours 40 minutes ▲Daejeon: 1 hour 30 minutes ▲Gangneung: 2 hours 40 minutes ▲Yangyang to Namyangju: 1 hour 50 minutes.
The Expressway Corporation estimated that nationwide traffic volume on Lunar New Year’s Day will be the highest during the holiday period at 6.04 million vehicles. It is expected that 480,000 vehicles will travel from the metropolitan area to local regions, and 480,000 vehicles will move from local regions toward the metropolitan area.
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Traffic congestion on highways heading toward local areas is expected to clear around 11 p.m. to midnight. Roads heading toward Seoul have longer congested sections and are expected to clear around 2-3 a.m. on the 26th. The Seoul Outer Ring Road is extremely congested due to vehicles visiting ancestral graves, and many vehicles are also gathering at rest areas, so caution is advised.
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