<Anchor> It



's New Year's Eve.

Let's start the 8 o'clock news by sharing a happy new year.

There is no distance, and the atmosphere has changed a lot, and the amount of movement has increased.

Highway congestion was particularly severe.

Seoul toll gate reporter connects.



Reporter Park Kyung-hyun, how are you now?



<Reporter>



Yes, it is time to head towards the halfway point of the holiday season, but the way back to Seoul after leaving my hometown is still a bit blocked.



It took 8 hours and 15 minutes from Busan to Seoul at around 3 pm today (22nd) when the congestion was at its peak, but now it is showing a frustrating flow only in some sections entering Seoul from the metropolitan area.



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



It is near the Anseong junction of the Gyeongbu Expressway.



Traffic is smooth in the direction of Busan on the left, but cars are packed in the direction of Seoul on the right.



Next is the Seohaean Expressway Maesong Service Area.



If you look at the end, you can see the cars going to Seoul are biting their tails.



Then, on the Yeongdong Expressway Yangji IC, cars moving in the direction of Incheon are unable to speed up.



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



If you leave Busan now, it will take 4 hours and 40 minutes to reach the Seoul tollgate.



It takes 3 hours and 40 minutes from Daegu, 3 hours and 50 minutes from Mokpo, and 2 hours and 40 minutes from Gangneung.



Reporter for <Anchor>



, don't you think there will be a lot of blockages tomorrow too?



<Reporter>



Yes, extreme congestion is expected from tomorrow morning as well.



Tomorrow's national traffic volume is predicted to be 5.13 million, at least 15% more than today's normal Saturday.



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



[Lee Hee-sang/Director of Transportation Department, Korea Expressway Corporation: Congestion in the return direction is expected to be severe, and congestion begins around 8:00 am and is the worst around 5:00 pm...

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On the 24th, the last day of the holiday, the traffic volume will drop to the usual weekend level, but it is predicted that there will be a lot of snow in the west coast of Chungcheongnam-do and the Jeolla region, so you need to pay attention to traffic safety.



(Video editing: Jeon Min-gyu, On-site progress: Kim Dae-cheol)