Relief of Traffic Jam on Expressway Homebound... Busan to Seoul 4 Hours 30 Minutes

[Asia Economy Reporter Kang Nahum] On the night of the last day of the Lunar New Year holiday, the 14th, traffic congestion on nationwide expressways was mostly cleared.

According to Korea Expressway Corporation, as of 9 p.m. that day, vehicles on the Gyeongbu Expressway heading toward Seoul were moving at normal speeds on all sections except for a 4 km stretch near Cheongju Service Area to Okcheon. On the Busan-bound side, congestion was only occurring on a 4 km section between Hannam and Seocho.

Both directions on the Seohaean Expressway and the Capital Region 1st Ring Expressway were flowing smoothly. The Yeongdong Expressway and Jungbu Expressway also showed smooth traffic without any congested sections.

At 10 p.m., the estimated travel times by passenger car from major cities nationwide to the Seoul tollgate are 4 hours 30 minutes from Busan, 3 hours 20 minutes from Gwangju, 3 hours 30 minutes from Daegu, and 2 hours 40 minutes from Gangneung.

The Expressway Corporation expected the nationwide traffic volume to be 3.49 million vehicles that day. It was forecasted that 300,000 vehicles would move from the metropolitan area to local regions, and 370,000 vehicles would move from local regions to the metropolitan area.

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