Financial Union Rally and March Tomorrow in Downtown Seoul... Traffic Congestion Expected

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[Asia Economy Reporter Seongpil Cho] The Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency urged the public to use public transportation on the 16th, anticipating traffic inconveniences due to a financial labor union rally and march attended by over 10,000 people.

According to the Seoul Police on the 15th, on the following Friday morning, a stage for the financial labor union rally will be set up mainly along Sejong-daero in Seoul, and the march will proceed towards Sungnyemun and Samgakji Station. The police plan to install 40 guide signboards around the rally and march areas and deploy about 200 personnel, including traffic police, to manage traffic by directing vehicle detours.

The Seoul Police warned that significant traffic congestion is expected at major downtown intersections such as Sejong Rotary, Sungnyemun Rotary, Seoul Station Rotary, and along Hangang-daero. They urged drivers to use detours and public transportation such as the subway. In cases where driving is unavoidable, they asked drivers to follow detour routes and comply with traffic police hand signals carefully.

Detailed traffic information during the rally hours can be checked through the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency’s traffic information hotline, the Traffic Information Center website, and KakaoTalk Seoul Police Traffic Information channel.

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