Seoul City "Considering Toll Reduction for Residents Near Namsan Tunnel... Decision Within This Year"

Seoul City announced on the 24th that it will review the possibility of congestion toll discounts for residents near the Namsan Tunnel tollgate in Jung-gu and present the results within this year.

Through the 'toll suspension' policy experiment last year, Seoul City has exempted congestion tolls for the outbound direction of the Namsan Tunnel since the 15th, charging only for the inbound direction toward the city center.

On the 15th, a notice about congestion toll collection for the city-bound direction was posted at the Namsan No. 3 Tunnel tollgate in Jung-gu, Seoul. Starting today, congestion tolls will no longer be collected for the outer (Gangnam) direction of the Namsan No. 1 and No. 3 Tunnels in Seoul. The city-bound direction will continue to be charged a congestion toll of 2,000 won as before. Photo by Kang Jin-hyung aymsdream@

However, residents near the Namsan Tunnel tollgate have continuously requested toll discounts, arguing that it is unreasonable to pay tolls every time they use the road in front of their homes. Accordingly, Seoul City has decided to start reviewing toll discounts.

Seoul City explained that since it needs to carefully consider the specific scope of residents, implementation methods, and traffic changes in case of discounts, it will conduct a thorough review. Even if the city decides to grant discounts, it must go through preliminary procedures such as revising ordinances and establishing a system to verify residents.

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