Smooth Traffic on Highway Home... "Some Congested Sections Expected to Clear Around 10 PM"

Expected Travel Time from Seoul to Major Cities as of 9 PM on October 3 (Provided by Korea Expressway Corporation)

[Asia Economy Reporter Lee Chun-hee] On the night of the 3rd, the final day of the holiday, highways nationwide are flowing smoothly except for some congestion sections toward the Seoul metropolitan area.

According to Korea Expressway Corporation, as of 9 p.m. that day, vehicles are traveling at less than 40 km/h over a total of 24 km on the Gyeongbu Expressway in the Seoul direction, including the Oksan Junction to Mokcheon, Anseong Junction to Osan, and Yangjae to Banpo sections.

On the Seohaean Expressway, vehicles are moving slowly over 25 km sections near Dangjin to Seohaedaegyo Bridge and Hwaseong Rest Area in the Seoul direction, and on the Yeongdong Expressway, slow traffic is observed over 31 km sections including Saemal to Wonju, Yeoju Rest Area to Hobeop Junction, and Deokpyeong Rest Area to Yangji Tunnel in the Incheon direction.

On the Jungbu Expressway, there is slow traffic over a 7 km section from Jungbu Tunnel 3 to Jungbu Tunnel 1 in the Hanam direction, and on the Second Jungbu Expressway, a 7 km section from Gyeonggi Gwangju Junction to Habuncheon Tunnel in the Hanam direction is experiencing turtle-like movement.

On the Seoul-Yangyang Expressway, vehicles are unable to maintain normal speed over a total of 23 km sections including Hongcheon Rest Area to Donghongcheon, near Seojong, and Namyangju Tollgate to Gangil in the Seoul direction.

According to the Expressway Corporation, as of 9 p.m., the estimated travel times by passenger car from major cities nationwide to Seoul Tollgate are 4 hours 40 minutes from Busan, 4 hours from Mokpo, 4 hours 10 minutes from Ulsan, 3 hours 50 minutes from Gwangju, 3 hours 30 minutes from Daegu, 3 hours from Gangneung, and 2 hours 10 minutes from Daejeon, based on each tollgate.

The Expressway Corporation expected the nationwide traffic volume for the day to be 3.55 million vehicles. Among these, 370,000 vehicles were predicted to travel from local areas to the metropolitan area via expressways, and 320,000 vehicles from the metropolitan area to local areas.

A representative from the Expressway Corporation stated, "Except for some congestion sections in the direction of returning home, traffic flow is smooth in both directions," and added, "The congested sections are expected to clear up around 10 p.m."

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