Three Gyeonggi-do Managed Private Roads Offer 'Free Toll' During Lunar New Year Holiday

Benefits for approximately 1.55 million vehicles until midnight on the 24th

[Asia Economy Reporter La Young-cheol] Toll fees for vehicles using three privately operated roads managed by Gyeonggi Province will be waived during the Lunar New Year holiday period.

According to Gyeonggi Province, from 0:00 on the 21st to midnight on the 24th, a total of four days (96 hours), free tolls will be implemented on three roads managed by the province: the Seosuwon~Uiwang Expressway, the 3rd Gyeongin Expressway, and the Ilsan Bridge.

Ilsan Bridge
Photo provided by Goyang City

This measure follows the government's decision on the 3rd at the Emergency Economic Ministers' Meeting to waive toll fees on expressways during the Lunar New Year as part of the 'Lunar New Year Livelihood Stabilization Measures.'

The province explained that free tolls were decided to provide convenience to users, considering connectivity with expressways operated by the government.

The usage method remains the same as usual: vehicles equipped with Hi-Pass should use the Hi-Pass lane, and general vehicles should pass through the toll booth.

The toll fees for privately operated roads are 1,200 KRW for the Ilsan Bridge, 900 KRW for the Seosuwon~Uiwang Expressway, and 2,300 KRW for using the entire section of the 3rd Gyeongin Expressway, based on passenger cars.

The province expects that approximately 1.55 million vehicles will use these roads during the free toll period, similar to the level during last year's Chuseok holiday: 530,000 vehicles on Seosuwon~Uiwang, 750,000 on the 3rd Gyeongin, and 270,000 on the Ilsan Bridge.

Meanwhile, the province has implemented the toll waiver policy since Lunar New Year 2017. The policy was suspended from Lunar New Year 2020 in line with the government's social distancing measures due to the spread of COVID-19, but it was reinstated from last year's Chuseok holiday.

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