Significant Reduction of Bus-Only Lanes on Yeongdong Expressway... Police to Announce Administrative Notice on the 8th

Only the Singal Junction to Deokpyeong Interchange Section Applies, Effective December

Near Singal IC on Yeongdong Expressway. Photo by Hyunmin Kim kimhyun81@

[Asia Economy Reporter Lee Gwan-ju] The operation section of the bus-only lane on the Yeongdong Expressway will be drastically reduced by about half starting at the end of the year.

The National Police Agency announced on the 7th that it has prepared an improvement plan to reduce the Yeongdong Expressway bus-only lane section from 'Singal Junction to Yeoju Junction' (41.4 km) to 'Singal Junction to Deokpyeong Interchange' (21.1 km), and will publicly notify the plan from the 8th.

The Yeongdong Expressway bus-only lane has been in operation since August 2017 on the section from 'Singal Junction to Yeoju Junction' in preparation for the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics and to promote public transportation.

However, as the effect of promoting public transportation has not been significant and congestion in the general lanes has worsened, there have been continuous complaints demanding the removal or reduction of the bus-only lane section.

The National Police Agency held meetings with the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport and related organizations, then conducted a policy research project to prepare the improvement plan.

The improvement plan will be publicly notified for 20 days from the 8th to the 27th, during which opinions can be submitted. The final plan will be confirmed by reflecting the submitted opinions and is scheduled to be implemented in early December.

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