Most National Highways Smooth... Seoul to Busan 4 Hours 30 Minutes

Most Congested Sections Cleared Overnight

On the 30th, during the Lunar New Year holiday, traffic congestion continues on the southbound lanes (right side) of the Gyeongbu Expressway as seen from Jamwon IC in Seocho-gu, Seoul. Photo by Kim Hyun-min kimhyun81@

[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Jin-ho] On the second day of the Lunar New Year holiday, around 9 PM on the 30th, the condition of major expressways nationwide was reported to be smooth.

According to Korea Expressway Corporation, as of 9:22 PM that day, major expressways such as the Seohaean Expressway and Yeongdong Expressway were flowing smoothly in both directions without significant congestion.

On the Gyeongbu Expressway, which sees the highest volume of returning travelers, congestion was occurring only in the 4 km section from Hannam to Seocho in the direction of Busan. On the Jungbu Naeryuk Expressway heading toward Changwon, traffic was repeatedly stopping and going only in the 5 km section near Mungyeong Rest Area to Jeomchon Hamchang area.

At 10 PM that day, the estimated travel times by passenger car from Seoul Tollgate to major cities were: Busan 4 hours 30 minutes, Ulsan 4 hours 10 minutes, Mokpo 3 hours 40 minutes, Gwangju 3 hours 20 minutes, Daegu 3 hours 30 minutes, Gangneung 2 hours 40 minutes, and Daejeon 1 hour 30 minutes.

Meanwhile, the nationwide traffic volume was expected to be 4.47 million vehicles. Approximately 430,000 vehicles were expected to move from the metropolitan area to local regions, and about 370,000 vehicles from local regions to the metropolitan area.

This content was produced with the assistance of AI translation services.