On the morning of today (3rd), the end of the holiday season and the opening day of the year, expressways across the country are showing a smooth flow.
According to the Korea Expressway Corporation, as of 8:30 a.m. today, most vehicles run at full speed on national highways such as the Gyeongbu Expressway, the Jungbu Expressway, the West Coast Expressway, and the Seoul Metropolitan Area First Ring Line (Seoul Outer Ring Road) without congestion of less than 40 km/h in both directions. I am putting out.
The road official said, "It is a bit crowded in the direction of return, but it is at a lower level than yesterday," and said, "There is a vehicle in the direction of returning home at the end of the day, but it will show the trend of the usual weekend."
The estimated traffic volume today is 4.05 million vehicles nationwide.
Of these, it is estimated that 300,000 vehicles move from the metropolitan area to the local area, and 490,000 vehicles move from the local area to the metropolitan area.
The congestion in the direction of return starts at 8 to 9 am, peaks at around 4 to 5 pm, and is expected to resolve from 11 pm.
Departing from major cities across the country at 9 am today, the time it takes to Seoul Tollgate is 6 hours in Busan, 5 hours 30 minutes in Ulsan, 5 hours 40 minutes in Mokpo, 4 hours 50 minutes in Daegu, 5 hours 20 minutes in Gwangju, 3 hours in Gangneung. It is expected to be 20 minutes, 2 hours and 10 minutes of battle.
Estimated time required from Seoul Tollgate to major cities nationwide is Daejeon 1 hour 30 minutes, Gangneung 2 hours 40 minutes, Gwangju 3 hours 20 minutes, Mokpo·Daegu 3 hours 40 minutes, Ulsan 4 hours 20 minutes, Busan 4 hours 40 minutes, etc. .
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