Holiday Return Traffic Jam on Expressway... Busan to Seoul Takes 5 Hours 26 Minutes

On the fourth day of the Chuseok holiday, traffic returning to the city is expected to continue from the morning of the 1st, causing congestion on major highways.

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According to the Korea Expressway Corporation, as of 9 a.m. that day, the estimated travel times from various city toll gates to the Seoul toll gate are 5 hours and 26 minutes from Busan, 5 hours and 6 minutes from Ulsan, 3 hours and 50 minutes from Gwangju, and 4 hours and 26 minutes from Daegu.

On the Seohaean Expressway heading toward Seoul, congestion began around 7:24 a.m. as the number of vehicles increased on the 7 km section near Dangjin to the Seohae Bridge.

The Expressway Corporation predicted that traffic congestion on the return route would start in earnest between 10 and 11 a.m., peak around 5 to 6 p.m., and ease between 11 p.m. and midnight.

Traffic flow heading toward the hometown is expected to be relatively smooth.

The Expressway Corporation estimated that 4.82 million vehicles would be on the move nationwide that day. Approximately 380,000 vehicles are expected to travel from the metropolitan area to local regions, and about 490,000 vehicles from local regions to the metropolitan area, with traffic volume expected to be higher than on a typical Sunday.

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