3 Days Before the CSAT! ...Special Traffic Measures Prepared for Yeongdeungpo and Seocho Districts

Concerns Over Traffic Congestion Due to Yeongdeungpo Rotary Overpass Demolition in Yeongdeungpo-gu: Advance Notice for Subway Use and Bus Detours · Measures Include Traffic Congestion Prevention, Emergency Transport, Increased Public Transit Frequency, Parking Enforcement, and Noise Control

Seocho-gu Deploys 87 Personnel from 6 AM on the 14th for Emergency Transport of Examinees · Minimizing Traffic Congestion by Adjusting Civil Servants' Commute Times and Shortening Intervals of 146 Village Buses on 20 Routes

The College Scholastic Ability Test (CSAT) is just three days away.

Accordingly, autonomous districts such as Yeongdeungpo-gu and Seocho-gu in Seoul have prepared special measures to ensure the safety and convenience of test-takers for the CSAT.

Choi Ho-gwon, Mayor of Yeongdeungpo District Office, is encouraging students taking the CSAT last year.

Yeongdeungpo-gu’s Concern over Traffic Congestion Due to ‘Yeongdeungpo Rotary Overpass Demolition’ Construction... Prior Notice on Subway Use and Bus Detour Routes

Measures include traffic congestion prevention, emergency transport, concentrated public transportation dispatch, parking enforcement, and noise control

Yeongdeungpo-gu (Mayor Choi Ho-kwon) announced that it will implement a ‘special traffic plan’ to support traffic congestion prevention and ease of movement so that approximately 3,400 test-takers taking the ‘2025 College Scholastic Ability Test’ on the 14th can focus on their exams with peace of mind.

The main points of the ‘special traffic plan’ include ▲emergency transport support ▲concentrated bus dispatch ▲prior notice of public transportation detours due to the ‘Yeongdeungpo Rotary Overpass Demolition’ construction ▲parking enforcement ▲traffic congestion preparedness. The focus is on ensuring that test-takers arrive at their exam sites on time despite traffic congestion or bus delays on the test day.

This year’s CSAT will be held on the 14th, with about 3,400 test-takers at nine exam sites in Yeongdeungpo-gu.

The district will operate a ‘traffic control situation room’ from 6 a.m. to 10 a.m. on the test day to closely manage traffic flow and respond promptly to any unexpected situations.

First, from 6 a.m. to 8:10 a.m., the district will support ‘emergency transport for test-takers.’ A total of 32 emergency transport vehicles, including administrative vehicles from community service centers and volunteer vehicles, will be stationed along test-taker routes such as Seonyudo Station, Yangpyeong Station, and Mullae Station to immediately respond to any emergencies such as preventing late arrivals. The number of city and village buses will also be increased to help test-takers arrive early at exam sites.

In particular, the district has prepared special measures to address traffic congestion caused by the ‘Yeongdeungpo Rotary Overpass Demolition’ construction. The Seoul Southern Education Support Office, which has jurisdiction over 32 schools in Yeongdeungpo-gu, Guro-gu, and Geumcheon-gu, has been requested to encourage test-takers to use the subway and inform them of bus detour routes around the Yeongdeungpo Rotary section via text messages or home correspondence on the test day.

Additionally, notices about bus detour routes will be posted at school main and back gates as well as inside classrooms. The district has also put up banners near the nine exam sites’ main gates and surrounding areas to guide subway use due to the ‘Yeongdeungpo Rotary Overpass Demolition’ construction.

To minimize traffic congestion around exam sites, the district will post ‘parking restriction notices’ around exam sites the day before the test and conduct intensive enforcement against illegal parking within 200 meters of the exam sites on the test day.

Furthermore, noise management will be carefully handled to create an optimal test environment. Construction sites near exam locations will be asked to refrain from noisy work during exam hours, and buses passing near exam sites will be requested to avoid using horns.

Choi Ho-kwon, Mayor of Yeongdeungpo-gu, said, “All departments will work together to support test-takers so they can focus solely on the CSAT in a comfortable environment. We also ask residents to refrain from using private cars as much as possible and actively use the subway to avoid traffic congestion on the test day.”

Traffic control in front of Sangmun High School, Seocho-gu on the day of the CSAT last year

Seocho-gu Deploys 87 Personnel from 6 a.m. on the 14th for Emergency Transport of Test-Takers... Utilizing a Total of 28 Vehicles

Adjusting Public Officials’ Work Hours and Shortening Dispatch Intervals of 146 Village Buses on 20 Routes to Minimize Traffic Congestion

Seocho-gu (Mayor Jeon Seong-su) has prepared traffic support measures including emergency transport, traffic control, and shortened public transportation dispatch intervals for test-takers using 10 exam sites in the district on the day of the 2025 College Scholastic Ability Test.

First, from 6 a.m. on the 14th, a total of 87 personnel will be deployed for emergency transport of test-takers. Emergency transport personnel and 18 administrative vehicles will be stationed at 15 subway stations near the 10 exam sites in the district. In cooperation with the Seocho-Bangbae Model Drivers Association, 10 member taxis will also be used, making a total of 28 vehicles providing free transport for test-takers.

In addition, public officials’ work hours will be adjusted from the usual 9 a.m. to 10 a.m., and 146 village buses operating on 20 routes run by 14 local companies will be concentrated during the test-takers’ commute time (6 a.m. to 8:40 a.m.) to minimize traffic congestion.

The district will also operate a traffic control situation room to quickly monitor the transport of test-takers and traffic conditions and take active measures to prevent any inconvenience. To manage the area around exam sites, vehicle entry and exit will be restricted 200 meters ahead of the exam sites, and illegal parking vehicles will be immediately enforced and towed.

Mayor Jeon Seong-su said, “Since this is an important day for students pursuing their dreams, we will actively support them so that they can arrive safely and comfortably at the exam sites and focus on their exams.”

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