Name Change from Seoul Ring Expressway to Capital Region 1st Circular Expressway

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[Asia Economy Reporter Moon Jiwon] Korea Expressway Corporation announced on the 28th that starting from the 1st of next month, the official name of Expressway No. 100 will be 'Sudogwon Jeil Sunhwan Expressway' only, instead of Seoul Outer Ring Expressway.

Since the name was changed last June, both names have been used together for about three months until the end of this month to replace road signs and traffic information systems.

To prevent confusion among drivers, the corporation plans to guide the changed route name using Variable Message Signs (VMS) and banners for the next month, and will also promote it through traffic broadcasts.

Smartphone navigation systems will automatically provide the updated route name, but in-vehicle navigation systems require a separate software update.

The route was designated as Pangyo-Guri Expressway in 1988, and the name was changed to Seoul Outer Ring Expressway in 1991 when the route was extended to Toegyewon.

Subsequently, following a request from Gyeonggi Province last year, after consultations with related agencies and review by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport's Road Policy Deliberation Committee, it has been renamed Sudogwon Jeil Sunhwan Expressway after about 30 years.

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