Since the morning of the 9th, the first day of the Chuseok holiday, vehicles returning home have been congested on major highways.
According to the Korea Expressway Corporation, as of 8 am on the same day, the Gyeongbu Expressway in the Busan direction was 4 km from Hannam to Seocho, 2 km from Dallaenae to Geumto junction, 3 km from Singal junction to Suwon, 29 km from Giheung to Anseong, 26 km from Anseong to Cheonan junction, and Cheonan. It is congested in a total section of 102 km, including 23 km from the vicinity to Nami Junction, 5 km from the vicinity of Namcheongju to Jukam Service Area, and 10 km from Hwadeok Junction to Biryong Junction.
Seohaean Expressway in the direction of Mokpo: Yongdam Tunnel ~ Seohae Bridge 39 km, Dangjin Junction ~ Seosan Service Area 11 km, Haemi Area ~ Hongseong 11 km, Hongseong Service Area ~ Gwangcheon 7 km, Buan Area ~ Buan 6 km, Mokpo Tollgate 3 km, etc. 77 The vehicle is moving slowly in the km section.
In the Nami direction of the Jungbu Expressway, the vicinity of the Jungbu 1 Tunnel ~ 5 km near the Jungbu 3 Tunnel, 1 km near the Gonjiam Junction, 3 km from the Majang Junction to the Hobeop Junction, 8 km from the Hobeop Junction to the Namicheon IC, 4 km from the Jincheon vicinity to the Jincheon Tunnel, The tortoise runs in the 36km section, including 15km from the Ochang Junction to the Nami Junction.
Also, the direction of Changwon on the Jungbu Inland Line is 18 km from Yeoju Junction to Gamgok, 5 km from Jangyeon Tunnel, 2 km from Mungyeong Saejae Tunnel, 7 km from Mungyeong Saejae to Mungyeong Rest Area, 6 km from Buksangju to Sangju, and near Nakdong Junction to Sangju. Congestion occurred in the 41km section, including 3km near the tunnel.
The national traffic volume estimate for that day is regarding 5.18 million units.
Of these, 500,000 units are expected to move from the metropolitan area to the provinces, and 350,000 units are expected to move from the provinces to the metropolitan area.
The estimated time from Seoul tollgate to major cities across the country from the Seoul tollgate by car as of 9 a.m. on the same day is Busan 9 hours 40 minutes, Ulsan 8 hours 50 minutes, Daegu 8 hours 10 minutes, Gwangju 8 hours 20 minutes, Gangneung 6 hours 10 minutes, Daejeon is 4 hours and 50 minutes.
The Road Corporation said, “As it is the first day of the holiday, road congestion in the direction of Goseong will be the most severe during the holidays.”
/yunhap news