<Anchor> The
five-day Chuseok holiday begins tomorrow (30th).
It seems that those in a hurry will probably move to their own vehicle from this morning to avoid Corona 19.
Unlike previous holidays, we decided to charge a highway toll this Chuseok.
In addition, from today, food can not be eaten in the rest area, only packaging will be possible.
Reporter Kim Deok-hyun reports.
<Reporter> At
a rest area on the West Coast Expressway, I sit at a table with a shield to prevent infection, and I can't eat it like this from today.
Eating and drinking in the rest area is prohibited until the 4th of the following month, the last day of the Chuseok holiday.
The table is also cleaned.
During this period, at all rest areas nationwide, including private expressways, only packaging is possible based on convenience food.
Even this should be eaten outdoors or in a car.
The restaurant district separates the exit and the entrance, and a receptionist is also assigned to the bathroom to check the body temperature.
[Kim Gaprok/Hwaseong Service Area Owner: We operate the entrance and exit separately.
Two helpers reside at a time to keep the 2m interval...
.] We
prepared for the possibility of confusion in filling out the access list due to crowds of people at the entrance of the rest area building.
This is the entrance to the rest area.
In addition to QR code authentication or creating a roster, we have also prepared a simple way to check access by phone call.
Just dial the virtual number for each rest area.
[Confirmed.] The
Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport predicted that this holiday season, the number of people visiting their hometown will decrease by nearly 30% from last year.
Still, 90% of them plan to use their cars, so it seems difficult to avoid congestion of highways and rest areas.
The tolls must be paid differently from the previous year. The return is expected to be the most crowded tomorrow morning, the day before Chuseok, and the Gwigyeong-gil in the afternoon of the 3rd of the following month.