On the afternoon of the 22nd, the day of the Lunar New Year, congestion continues on major highways across the country, and cars are still unable to speed up.



The return route is a frustrating flow in most sections.



According to the Korea Expressway Corporation, the estimated time it will take from major cities across the country to Seoul toll booths by car as of 5:00 p.m. today is 6 hours and 30 minutes in Busan, 6 hours and 20 minutes in Ulsan, 5 hours and 40 minutes in Daegu, 4 hours and 50 minutes in Gwangju, and Gangneung. 3 hours 30 minutes, Daejeon 3 hours 50 minutes.



Conversely, the estimated travel time from Seoul toll booths to major cities across the country is 5 hours and 30 minutes in Busan, 5 hours and 30 minutes in Ulsan, 4 hours and 50 minutes in Daegu, 4 hours and 10 minutes in Gwangju, 3 hours in Gangneung, and 2 hours and 30 minutes in Daejeon.



It is about 1 to 2 hours shorter than when it started at 2:00 pm, but it is still congested in various places.



Gyeongbu Expressway bound for Seoul is 10km between Bukdaegu and Chilgok, 7km between Yeongdong and Yeongdong Tunnel 1, 2km between Biryong Junction and Daejeon Tunnel, 45km between Cheongju Service Area and Anseong Junction, 1km near Pangyo, and 11km between Geumto Junction and Banpo. We are moving slowly in a total of 76km section.



In the direction of Busan, 8km from Hannam to Meeting Plaza Rest Area, 10km from Seoul Tollgate to Suwon, 9km from Osan to Namsa Temple, 15km from Anseong Station to North Cheonan, 14km from Cheonan Rest Area to Oksan Rest Area, 8km from Cheongju Junction to Jugam Service Area , Okcheon Service Area ~ Okcheon 4 Tunnel 9km, Chilgok Junction ~ Geumto Junction 4km, Bukdaegu ~ Dodong Junction 6km, Seoul Main Junction ~ Yangsan 13km, Yangsan Junction 3km, Gyeongbu Line 1km .



Seohaean Expressway Seoul direction: Dangjin Junction ~ Seohae Bridge 20km, Seopyeongtaek Junction ~ Hwaseong Service Area 10km, Bibong ~ Maesong 5km, Iljik Junction ~ Geumcheon 4km section, Mokpo direction Gwangmyeong Station ~ Mokgam 1km, Seopyeongtaek Junction ∼Seohaedaegyo Bridge 11km, Seosan∼Unsan Tunnel 2km, etc.



The Hanam direction of the Jungbu Expressway is 12km from Nami Junction to Ochang, 8km from Jeungpyeong to Jincheon, 12km from Iljuk to Moga, and 6km from Majang Service Area to Konjiam Junction. ㎞, the turtle is operating in the 12km section from the vicinity of the Ochang service area to the vicinity of Seocheongju.



The Yangpyeong direction of the Central Inland Line is 8km from Yeongsan to Changnyeong, 7km from Seonsan to Sangju Tunnel, 10km from Jeomchon Hamchang to Jinnam Tunnel, 2km from Yeonpung to Yeonpung Tunnel, 13km from Chungju Junction to Gamgok, Yeoju Junction I can't get my speed in the 1km section nearby.



In the direction of Changwon, it is traveling slowly in the 10km section between Sangju and Sangju Tunnel, and the 2km section near Nakdong Junction and Sangju Tunnel.



Today's national traffic estimate is about 6.12 million units, with 490,000 units moving from the metropolitan area to the provinces and 470,000 units moving from the provinces to the metropolitan area.



The road construction predicts that congestion will be resolved in the direction of returning home at 8 to 9 pm, and that the return route will be cleared at 2 to 3 am tomorrow.



(Photo = Yonhap News)