This Weekend's Fireworks Festival and Marathon Events... Traffic Restrictions in Yeouido on the 7th and Downtown Area on the 8th

The Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency announced on the 5th that traffic will be restricted in various parts of the city, including Yeouido and Gwanghwamun, due to events such as the Seoul International Fireworks Festival and the Seoul Marathon taking place this weekend.

Traffic control schedule related to the '2023 Seoul World Fireworks Festival' held on the 7th in Yeouido. [Data provided by Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency]

The '2023 Seoul International Fireworks Festival' will be held around Yeouido from 7:20 PM to 8:30 PM on the 7th. The police will fully restrict traffic on Yeouidong-ro from the southern end of Mapo Bridge to the 63 Building from 2 PM to 11 PM that day, and Yeoui Sangryu IC, Gukje Geumyung-ro, and Yeouidong-ro will be flexibly controlled as needed. Additionally, to ensure safe viewing, illegally parked vehicles on Han River bridges or expressways will be towed and strictly monitored.

Along with this, the police will deploy over 5,400 personnel on-site in cooperation with the event organizers to manage safety. Separately, about 460 officers will be assigned to traffic control. If crowd density increases, additional inflow will be restricted, and water rescue equipment will be stationed on bridges and waterfront areas. Safety fences will be installed within the event area, and emergency lanes for ambulances will be secured.

Traffic control schedule related to the '2023 Seoul Running Competition' held on the 8th in downtown Seoul. [Provided by Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency]

On the 8th, the '2023 Seoul Running Competition' will take place in downtown areas such as Gwanghwamun starting from 8 AM. Traffic will be restricted on the Sejong-daero section from Gwanghwamun to Sungnyemun from 6:30 AM to 9 AM, on Namdaemun-ro, Sogong-ro, and Eulji-ro from 8:05 AM to 9:27 AM, on Cheonggyecheon-ro from 8:21 AM to 10:40 AM, and on Mugyo-ro from 7:30 AM to 11 AM. The police will deploy about 1,400 traffic officers and install 978 guide signs to manage traffic flow.

A police official stated, "Since vehicle congestion is expected throughout Seoul, including Yeouido, expressways, and major downtown roads during the weekend festival period, we ask that people use public transportation such as the subway."

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