Tomorrow Seoul Gwanghwamun Square Opening Ceremony... Traffic Congestion Expected Around Sejong-daero Area

Final construction work is underway on the 4th at Gwanghwamun Square in Seoul, two days before its reopening. Gwanghwamun Square will be reborn as a space 2.1 times larger in total area, abundant with forests and shade. Photo by Kim Hyun-min kimhyun81@

[Asia Economy Reporter Seongpil Cho] The Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency announced on the 5th that traffic inconvenience is expected as the area around Sejong-daero will be completely restricted due to the 'Gwanghwamun Square Opening Ceremony' hosted by the Seoul City Gwanghwamun Square Promotion Team over the weekend.

The Seoul City Gwanghwamun Square Promotion Team will hold an opening ceremony with about 1,000 participants near Sejong-daero from 6 PM to 10 PM on the 6th to coincide with the opening of the square. The police plan to fully restrict all lanes in both directions from the Gwanghwamun Intersection to the Sejong Intersection on Sejong-daero during this time. However, the police explained that on the day of the event, the 'Cheonggyecheon-ro Car-Free Street' operating hours will be changed from 2 PM to 10 PM, allowing normal traffic flow while Sejong-daero is restricted.

To minimize downtown traffic congestion and citizen inconvenience, the police will install guide signboards and banners around the restricted areas. About 100 personnel, including traffic police, will be deployed to manage traffic and guide vehicle detours. A police official stated, "Traffic congestion is expected in downtown areas such as Sejong-daero, so we ask that people use public transportation and, if driving is unavoidable, to detour congested areas and carefully follow the traffic police's hand signals."

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