Ministry of Education Adjusts Commute Times to Prevent Traffic Congestion on CSAT Day

Work Start Time Adjusted to After 10 AM
Increased Subway Operations, Vehicle Access Restricted
Aircraft Takeoff and Landing, Military Training Suspended

The government plans to reduce traffic congestion on the day of the College Scholastic Ability Test (CSAT) scheduled for the 16th of next month and to prevent noise around the test sites during the exam hours.

On the 17th, the Ministry of Education reported the "Support Measures for the Stable Implementation of the 2024 CSAT Day" at the Cabinet meeting.

To prevent examinees from arriving late at test sites due to traffic congestion on the morning of the CSAT day, the government requests cooperation from public offices and companies to adjust their start times to after 10 a.m.

Additionally, during the examinees' commuting hours (6:00 a.m. to 8:10 a.m.), the number of subway trains in the metropolitan area will be increased, and emergency transport vehicles from police stations and administrative agencies will be deployed along the examinees' routes to facilitate their movement.

To prevent traffic congestion around the test sites, vehicle access will be restricted starting 200 meters ahead of the test sites on the CSAT day.

On the morning of the 6th, when the final mock exam before the 2024 College Scholastic Ability Test (November 16) was conducted, students were taking the test at Yeouido High School in Seoul. Photo by Joint Press Corps

During the third period English listening test (13:10?13:35), aircraft and helicopter takeoff and landing times will be adjusted to prevent noise, and military training such as artillery firing and tank movements will be temporarily suspended. Noise from buses, trains, event venues, and construction sites near the test sites will also be requested to be minimized.

Each city and province will prepare transportation measures for examinees in islands and remote areas and snow removal plans in case of bad weather. The 17 metropolitan and provincial offices of education will conduct safety inspections of all test sites from the 16th until the 4th of next month.

Along with the National Police Agency and metropolitan and provincial offices of education, a thorough security system will be established for the management of test booklets, and the Ministry of Education will dispatch central cooperation officers to all test districts to support test booklet management.

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