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Let's start with the highway situation.

Today (23rd), the road back to Seoul seems to be pushed a lot.

Of course, the other side won't be easy either.

Let's connect the reporters at the Seoul Tollgate.



Reporter Park Jae-yeon, are you saying that the number of cars on the highway is gradually increasing?



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Yes, congestion has not yet started in earnest.



It seems that congestion will begin at 8:00 in the morning, an hour later.



First of all, the traffic is gradually increasing.



From the afternoon, congestion is expected to become severe in both directions.



Departing from Busan at 6:00 am, it takes 4 hours and 30 minutes to reach the Seoul Toll Gate, 3 hours and 40 minutes from Mokpo, and 2 hours and 40 minutes from Gangneung.



Conversely, the time required for departure from Seoul is similar.



Based on the Seoul tollgate, it takes 4 hours and 30 minutes to Busan, 3 hours 40 minutes to Mokpo, and 2 hours 40 minutes to Gangneung.



We will explain the situation while watching real-time highway CCTV.



First, it is near the Anseong junction of the Gyeongbu Expressway.



Left direction to Busan, traffic flow is smooth.



The direction to Seoul on the right is still smooth, but the number of vehicles on the road is gradually increasing.



Next is the Seohaean Expressway near the Seopyeongtaek Junction.



Cars heading to Seoul are lined up.



The Korea Expressway Corporation believes that traffic congestion on the way back will reach its peak around 5:00 p.m.



The congestion on the way back is expected to continue until tonight.



On the way back home, traffic increased around 10:00 am, and congestion intensified from 4:00 pm, and it is expected to clear up after 7:00 pm.



It is expected that 380,000 vehicles will move from the metropolitan area to the provinces today, and 510,000 vehicles will move from the provinces to the metropolitan area.



Today's highway traffic is 5.13 million cars, about 1 million less than yesterday, but it is predicted to be about 15% more than usual Saturday.



(Field progress: Shin Jin-soo, video editing: Lee Jae-seong)