Toll-Free Access on Three Gyeonggi-Managed Private Roads Including Seosuwon~Uiwang During Lunar New Year Holiday

Ilsan Daegyo

Tolls on three privately managed expressways in Gyeonggi Province, including the Seosuwon~Uiwang Expressway, will be waived during the Lunar New Year holiday period.

Gyeonggi Province announced on the 6th that from midnight on the 9th to midnight on the 12th, tolls for vehicles on three privately operated roads under its management ? the Seosuwon~Uiwang Expressway, the 3rd Gyeongin Expressway, and the Ilsan Bridge ? will be waived for the four-day Lunar New Year holiday.

This measure follows the decision made at the 6th Cabinet meeting on January 30th to waive expressway tolls during the Lunar New Year as part of the 'Lunar New Year Livelihood Stabilization Measures.'

Vehicles passing through these expressways can use the Hi-Pass lanes if equipped with Hi-Pass devices, or pass through the toll booths as usual for regular vehicles.

Gyeonggi Province estimates that approximately 1.83 million vehicles will use these private roads during the free toll period, with 610,000 on Seosuwon~Uiwang, 910,000 on the 3rd Gyeongin Expressway, and 310,000 on the Ilsan Bridge.

Gyeonggi Province first implemented toll waivers during holiday periods starting from Lunar New Year 2017. The policy was suspended in 2020 in line with the government's social distancing measures due to the COVID-19 pandemic but resumed from Chuseok 2022.

Oh Hu-seok, Deputy Governor for Administration of Gyeonggi Province, stated, "Considering connectivity with expressways and to provide convenience to users, we are implementing free tolls on privately managed roads during the Lunar New Year holiday."

Meanwhile, the regular tolls for these private roads are 1,200 KRW for the Ilsan Bridge, 900 KRW for the Seosuwon~Uiwang Expressway, and 2,300 KRW for using the entire section of the 3rd Gyeongin Expressway, based on passenger cars.

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