On the afternoon of the 30th, the second day of the Lunar New Year holiday and Sunday, major highways across the country continue to be congested in the direction of homecoming.
According to the Korea Expressway Corporation, as of 2pm today, the Gyeongbu Expressway in the Busan direction is 4 km from Hannam to Seocho, 4 km from Singal Junction to Suwon, 11 km from Dongtan Junction to Namsa, 3 km from Anseong Junction to Anseong, and 28 km from Cheonan Service Area to Cheongju Junction. There is congestion in the 54km section, including 4km from Daejeon to Biryong Junction.
In the direction of Mokpo on the Seohaean Expressway, the car is being pushed over a total of 13km sections, including 1km near Geumcheon, 1km near Sunsan Tunnel, and 11km from Seopyeongtaek Junction to Seohae Bridge.
In the Nami direction of the Jungbu Expressway, cars are moving slowly in the section between Jungbu 3 Tunnel and Gwangju Junction in Gyeonggi, 8 km from Hobeop Junction to Namicheon IC, and 11 km from near Ochang to Nami Junction.
The Yeongdong Expressway in the Gangneung direction is in a state of smooth communication in all sections.
The Seoul Metropolitan Area 1st Ring Expressway (Seoul Outer Ring Expressway) is blocked in the 3km section from Topyeong to Sangil.
Today's nationwide traffic volume is expected to be 4.47 million, down about 300,000 from yesterday, of which 430,000 are expected to move from the metropolitan area to the province and 370,000 from the province to the metropolitan area.
According to the Road Corporation, the congestion on the road to Goseong reached its peak between 3 and 4 pm, and is expected to dissipate around 7 pm.
From the Seoul tollgate by car at 3 pm, it takes Busan 5 hours 20 minutes, Gwangju 4 hours 10 minutes, Ulsan 5 hours, Daegu 4 hours 30 minutes, Daejeon 2 hours 50 minutes, Gangneung 3 hours 10 minutes from the Seoul tollgate by car. minutes.
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