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Every holiday season, highways suffer a lot.

Today (21st), congestion was severe during the day.

Let's call a reporter at the Seoul toll booth.



Reporter Sagong Seong-geun, is communication okay on the way home at the end?



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Yes, you can see that the homecoming congestion is almost over.



From 10:00 to 11:00 am, the traffic was the worst, and it took 8 hours and 40 minutes to get from Seoul to Busan.

Traffic is now in good condition on most sections of national highways.



We will check the current traffic situation with real-time highway CCTV.



It is near the Giheung Service Area on the Gyeongbu Expressway.



Traffic isn't light, but I can get my speed in both directions.



Next is the Yeongdong Expressway, and the vehicle flow continues unhindered in all sections.



The Seohaean Expressway also opened without traffic jam.



The time required for each section of the highway has also returned to normal levels.



Based on current toll booths, it takes 4 hours and 30 minutes from Seoul to Busan.



It takes 3 hours and 30 minutes to Daegu and 3 hours and 40 minutes to Mokpo.



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There will be many cars in both directions tomorrow, right?



<Reporter>



Yes, the national traffic volume is expected to be 6.12 million tomorrow, the largest number of vehicles will use the highway during this Lunar New Year holiday.



Let's listen directly to the explanation of the road construction.



[Choi Myeong-ho/Director of Transportation Department, Korea Expressway Corporation: Tomorrow is expected to be extremely congested due to a mix of hometowns and visits to relatives.

Especially in the return direction, congestion started around 9:00 am and peaked around 4:00 pm…

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From tomorrow, the return trip will begin in earnest, and the Korea Expressway Corporation believes that traffic congestion on the way back tomorrow will be the worst during the remaining holidays.



Temperatures will drop further across the country tomorrow, and there are snow forecasts everywhere.



It is a good idea to check the weather and traffic information before departure.



(Video coverage: Jeil, video editing: Lee Jae-seong, on-site: Kim Dae-cheol)