"Please Endure Travel This Holiday Too" ... Gyeongnam Province to Charge Toll Fees Normally on 3 Private Toll Roads During Lunar New Year Holiday

View of Machang Bridge. [Image source=Gyeongsangnam-do]

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Lee Sang-hyun] Following the last holiday, there will be no toll-free benefits on the Geoga Expressway, Masan Changwon Bridge, and the Changwon~Busan road during this Lunar New Year holiday either.

Gyeongnam Province announced on the 18th that tolls on three privately funded roads in the province will be charged normally for three days from the 31st of this month to the 2nd of next month.

This decision aligns with the government's announcement on the 14th to continue the strengthened social distancing measures for three weeks (January 17 to February 6) to prevent the spread of COVID-19 infections and to implement special quarantine measures during the Lunar New Year holiday, while collecting highway tolls as usual.

Yoon In-guk, Director of the Future Strategy Bureau of Gyeongnam Province, said, "With the rapid spread of Omicron recently, we ask for your understanding that the decision to charge tolls normally on private roads was made to discourage visits to hometowns and travel during the Lunar New Year holiday to prevent a sharp increase in confirmed cases."

Gyeongnam Province plans to operate traffic control rooms for each private road during the Lunar New Year holiday to provide convenience to road users and to respond promptly in case of emergencies.

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