On the morning of the 30th, the second day of the Lunar New Year holiday, major highways across the country are congested in various places since early morning.
According to the Korea Expressway Corporation, as of 9:30 a.m. today, traffic congestion is forming on the Gyeongbu Expressway in the Busan direction from the entrance area to 4 km, from the Cheonan junction to 8 km from the Mokcheon junction, and from the Oksan junction to the Oksan 13 km section.
In the direction of Mokpo on the Seohaean Expressway, cars are moving slowly from the vicinity of Seopyeongtaek to the 8km section of Seohaedaegyo Bridge.
The south direction of the Jungbu Expressway is pushed back in the 9km section from the Daeso Junction to Jincheon and 3km near the Jincheon Tunnel.
The Seoul Metropolitan Area 1st Ring Expressway (Seoul Outer Ring Expressway) is in a state of smooth communication in all sections in the direction of Guri.
The national traffic volume today is 4.47 million units, a decrease of about 300,000 units from yesterday.
According to the Road Corporation, the traffic jam on the road was expected to peak around 3 to 4 pm today and to be resolved around 7 to 8 pm.
Congestion on the way back is expected to reach a maximum around 4-5 pm, and then dissipate around 7-8 pm.
It takes Busan 6 hours 10 minutes, Gwangju 4 hours 50 minutes, Ulsan 6 hours 10 minutes, Daegu 5 hours 10 minutes, Daejeon 2 hours 30 minutes, Gangneung 3 hours from the Seoul tollgate at 10 am by car. 50 minutes.
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