Weekend Seoul Tens of Thousands Attend Impeachment Support and Opposition Rallies... Traffic Congestion Expected

"Please Use Public Transportation"

Traffic congestion is expected in downtown Seoul this weekend due to pro- and anti-impeachment rallies.

The Emergency Action for the Immediate Resignation of Yoon Seok-yeol and Social Reform is holding the 9th Nationwide Citizens' Rally on the road near Gwanghwamun, Jongno-gu, Seoul, on the afternoon of the 1st. Photo by Yonhap News

On the 14th, the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency announced, "Mass rallies and marches organized by groups such as the Emergency Action for Resignation and the Autonomous Unification Party will be held this weekend afternoon, causing traffic congestion in various parts of the downtown area."

Pro-impeachment groups like the Emergency Action for Resignation will hold a rally around Sajik-ro and then march along Jongno-gil to Biwon Intersection. The Autonomous Unification Party will march from Sejong Intersection to Daehanmun.

In the Yeouido area, the anti-impeachment group Save Korea will hold a large-scale rally and march on Uisadang-daero.

A police official stated, "We will operate reversible lanes to allow vehicle passage during the rallies and marches to minimize inconvenience to citizens," and added, "We strongly encourage the use of public transportation such as the subway whenever possible."