Changwon Special City: "No Need to Worry About Traffic Disruptions During Jinhae Gunhangje"

Special Transportation Measures for the Festival
Free Weekend Shuttle Buses, Dedicated Weekend Bus Lanes, and Traffic Information Centers in Operation

During the nationwide cherry blossom festival, Jinhae Gunhangje, tourists will not have to worry about transportation inconveniences.

Changwon Special City in Gyeongnam is putting its utmost effort into ensuring smooth vehicle traffic and convenient transportation for tourists during the 63rd Jinhae Gunhangje, which will be held from March 29 to April 6.

As a large number of visitors are expected to gather on weekends during the festival, the city will set up traffic information centers at major entry points to guide private vehicles to nearby temporary parking lots and operate free shuttle buses on weekends.

Vehicles coming from the Anmin Tunnel direction should park at the temporary parking lot on Gongdan-ro, those from the Jangbok Tunnel direction at the temporary parking lot on Doosan Volvo-ro, and vehicles from Jinhae Yongwon at the temporary parking lot at Ungcheon Elementary School Myeongdong Branch (closed school), among others. These lots offer a total of 11,000 spaces, and visitors can use the free shuttle buses from there.

The free weekend shuttle buses will operate on three lines: the Blue Line (Gongdan-ro - via Anmin Tunnel - Gyeonghwa Station - Jungang Market - Jinhae Station - Bukwon Rotary), the Yellow Line (Doosan Volvo-ro - via Jangbok Tunnel - Community Center - Yeoja Intersection), and the Red Line (Ungcheon Elementary School Myeongdong Branch - Jinhae District Office - Gyeonghwa Station - Jungang Market - Naval Education and Training Command). On the last day of the festival, April 6, only the Red Line will operate. When returning from major tourist attractions, visitors should board the same colored shuttle bus line they initially took.

Additionally, to facilitate movement within Jinhae District, a temporary city bus route (Green Line) will operate 16 buses on weekends, circulating from Inuidong Terminal to Jinhaeru, Gyeonghwa Station, and Bukwon Rotary. Temporary military tour buses will also operate to the Naval Academy (4 buses on weekdays, 9 on weekends) and the Naval Base Command (1 bus on weekdays, 2 on weekends).

To provide convenience for public transportation users during the festival, the city will designate a 4.3 km section from Bukwon Rotary to Jungang Market, Gyeonghwa Station, and Lotte Mart as a bus-only lane, operating 24 hours a day for four days on the weekends. This bus-only lane can be used not only by shuttle buses but also by vans with 25 seats or more.

Furthermore, to prevent traffic accidents and reduce congestion, the city will focus on traffic safety management by deploying police officers, exemplary drivers, and safety personnel at traffic information centers and bus-only lane sections.

Lee Jonggeun, Director of Transportation and Construction, said, "We will do our best to support transportation convenience so that tourists visiting Jinhae Gunhangje can enjoy the festival safely," and added, "We hope that as many people as possible will use the convenient shuttle buses or public transportation."