Most of the congestion on the highway in the afternoon seems to be resolved… Seoul → Busan 4 hours 30 minutes

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On the followingnoon of the 31st, the eve of the Lunar New Year holiday and the third day of the holiday, there was congestion on major highways across the country.

According to the Korea Expressway Corporation, as of 1:30 pm on the same day, the Gyeongbu Expressway in the Busan direction was not speeding in the 2km section from Banpo to Seocho and 3km from the Oksan junction to Oksan.

The Seohaean Expressway in the direction of Mokpo is being pushed back in the 5km section from Seopyeongtaek to Seohaedaegyo Bridge.

On the Yeongdong Expressway in the Gangneung direction, congestion is forming in the 2km section from the vicinity of the Masong Tunnel to Yongin.

Departure from the Seoul tollgate at 2 pm on the same day and arrive at major cities in Busan 4 hours 30 minutes, Ulsan 4 hours 10 minutes, Mokpo 3 hours 40 minutes, Gwangju 3 hours 20 minutes, Daegu 3 hours 30 minutes, Gangneung 2 Time 40 minutes, Daejeon 1 hour 40 minutes, etc.

Estimated travel time from Seoul to major cities nationwide (as of 2pm on the 31st)

The national traffic volume on that day was expected to be 4.32 million units, and the Road Corporation predicted that 390,000 vehicles would move from the metropolitan area to the provinces and 390,000 units from the provinces to the metropolitan area.

The Road Corporation predicted that most of the congestion in the direction of Goseong, which peaked around 3~4pm, would be resolved around 4~5pm.

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