Resolved Traffic Jam on Return Trip... Congestion Expected Tomorrow Afternoon as Well

10 PM, Busan to Seoul Expected to Take 4 Hours 30 Minutes

On the evening of the fourth day of the Chuseok holiday, the major traffic congestion on the return routes was mostly cleared.

On the fourth day of the Chuseok holiday, the afternoon of the 1st, the upper (left) and lower lanes near Jamwon IC on the Seoul Gyeongbu Expressway are crowded with vehicles.
[Photo by Yonhap News]

According to the Korea Expressway Corporation, as of 10 p.m. on the day, the estimated travel times from toll gates in various regions to the Seoul toll gate are 4 hours 30 minutes from Busan, 4 hours 10 minutes from Ulsan, 3 hours 30 minutes from Daegu, 3 hours 20 minutes from Gwangju, 2 hours 40 minutes from Gangneung, and 1 hour 40 minutes from Daejeon.

The estimated travel times from Seoul to each city are almost similar for all sections except for Daejeon.

On the Gyeongbu Expressway heading toward Seoul, congestion is occurring in the following sections: Seocho to Banpo (1 km), near Cheonan to near Anseong Junction (23 km), Namcheongju to Cheongju Rest Area (24 km), Shintanjin Rest Area to Shintanjin (3 km), and Biryong Junction to near Daejeon (7 km).

In the direction toward Busan, traffic flow is not smooth in the 4 km section from Hannam to Seocho.

On the Seohaean Expressway heading toward Seoul, congestion continues in the sections near Iljik Junction to Geumcheon (3 km), near Ballan to near Hwaseong Rest Area (6 km), near Dangjin Junction to Seohae Bridge (19 km), Seosan Rest Area to near Unsan Tunnel (3 km), and near Daemyeong Tunnel to Gunsan Rest Area (2 km).

On the Jungbu Line heading toward Hanam, vehicles are congested in the sections near Jungbu 3 Tunnel to near Jungbu 1 Tunnel (8 km), Majang Junction to Gonjiam (9 km), near Iljuk to Moga (9 km), Jeungpyeong to near Jincheon Tunnel (3 km), and Namyi Junction to near Seo Cheongju (8 km).

On the Yeongdong Line heading toward Incheon, traffic congestion remains in the sections near Jinbu to Jinbu 2 Tunnel (4 km), Pyeongchang to Dunnae Tunnel (10 km), near Yeoju Rest Area to Icheon (3 km), and near Hobup Junction to near Yangji Tunnel (14 km).

On the fifth day of the Chuseok holiday, October 2, it is expected that 4.84 million vehicles will be on the move nationwide.

The return traffic congestion on the 2nd is expected to start around 12 p.m. to 1 p.m., peak around 3 p.m. to 4 p.m., and clear up around 10 p.m. to 11 p.m.

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