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today (the 22nd) is the last day of the Chuseok holiday, it seems that all parts of the highway will be pushed back by vehicles returning home. The Road Corporation expects that highway congestion will start at 7 a.m. from now on. We will connect with reporters to find out more about the traffic situation.
Reporter Ahn Hee-jae, are you still not pushed?
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Yes. I am now at the Gyeonggi Anseong Service Area.
It's not very crowded yet, but from early in the morning, cars heading to Seoul are constantly coming and going.
The Korea Expressway Corporation estimated that 4.7 million vehicles a day will use the national highway today.
In particular, it was predicted that 490,000 units would move from the provinces to the metropolitan area and 340,000 units from the metropolitan area to the provinces.
The congestion section is gradually increasing as it rains everywhere on the cars that are on the final return procession.
The congestion on the return road reached its peak between 4:00 PM and 5:00 PM and is expected to be resolved only after 10:00 PM.
The road construction project predicted that it would take 4 hours 50 minutes from Busan to the Seoul tollgate, 4 hours 30 minutes from Ulsan, 3 hours 50 minutes from Daegu, and 3 hours 40 minutes from Mokpo.
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Reporter Ahn, on the last day of the holiday, you can't eat food at highway rest areas, you can only take out, right?
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That's right. As much as driving safely, you need to pay attention to following the quarantine rules.
In order to prevent the spread of infection, eating and drinking is prohibited at highway rest areas today.
In addition, you can take the Corona 19 diagnostic test at the temporary screening test stations installed at 17 major transportation hubs such as highway rest areas and terminals, including the Anseong Service Area.
It is also important to remember that during this holiday period, highway tolls, which were exempted from the previous holidays, are being levied.