Today (19th), the second day of the Chuseok holiday, traffic congestion on highways across the country is increasing in the direction of homecoming.
According to the Korea Expressway Corporation, as of 9:30 am today, the Gyeongbu Expressway in the Busan direction is experiencing congestion in the 8km section from the Dongtan Junction to the Namsa area, and the 28km section from the Manghyang Rest Area to the Oksan Junction.
On the Seohaean Expressway in the direction of Mokpo, vehicles go and stop in the 11km section of the Seohaedaegyo Bridge from the Seopyeongtaek Junction, and in the Gangneung direction of the Yeongdong Expressway, the 10km section near the Maseong Tunnel and the Yangji Tunnel is congested.
On the Jungbu Expressway, vehicle movement is slow in the 2km section near the Sangok Junction from the East Seoul Tollgate in the Nami direction, and the 11km section near the Namicheon IC from the Majang Rest Area.
According to the Korea Expressway Corporation, if a car leaves Seoul tollgate at 10 am today, it is expected to take 5 hours and 10 minutes to Busan, 4 hours 10 minutes to Daegu, 3 hours 40 minutes to Gwangju, 2 hours 20 minutes to Daejeon, and 2 hours 50 minutes to Gangneung. I did.
The road construction is expected to reach its maximum between 4:00 PM and 5:00 PM in the direction of Goseong, and then resolve around 8:00 PM to 9:00 PM.