Today (23rd), the third day of the Lunar New Year holiday, major highways across the country were blocked as traffic congestion on the way back to Gyeonggi-do started in earnest.
According to the Korea Expressway Corporation, as of 12:00 noon today, the Seoul-bound Gyeongbu Expressway is 8km from Dalaenae to Banpo, 4km from Anseong Junction, 10km from North Cheonan to Anseong, 3km from Mokcheon, 9km from Cheongju to Oksan, etc. A total of 53 kilometers were congested.
In the direction of Busan on the Gyeongbu Line, the speed is not high in 31km sections, including Hannam-Yangjae 6km, Osan-Namsa 6km, Cheonan-Mokcheon 7km, and Geumho Junction-Dodong Junction 12km.
Seohaean Expressway heading toward Seoul is traveling slowly in 64km sections, including Iljik Junction to Geumcheon 4km, Maesong Rest Area to Yongdam Tunnel 4km, and Seopyongtaek Junction to Hwaseong Rest Area 9km.
In the direction of Hanam on the Jungbu Expressway, turtles operate in 29km sections, including 5km from the vicinity of the Jungbu 3 Tunnel to the vicinity of the Jungun Tunnel, 13km from Iljuk to Moga, and 7km from the Nami Junction to the vicinity of Seocheongju.
The Jungbu Line Nami direction is also congested in the 2km section from the Hobeop junction to Moga.
On the Yeongdong Expressway in the direction of Incheon, cars are pushed over a 48km section, including Jinbu-Jinbu 1 Tunnel 4km, Bongpyeong Tunnel-Dunnae Tunnel 8km, and Icheon-Hobeop Junction 8km.
The Yeongdong Line heading for Gangneung is traveling slowly in the section of 5km from Wonju Junction to Wonju, 8km from Seoyongin Junction to Yangji Tunnel, and 3km from Seochang Junction to Wolgot Junction.
Today at 1:00 noon, the time taken by car from major cities across the country to Seoul toll booths is 7 hours 10 minutes in Busan, 6 hours 10 minutes in Ulsan, 6 hours 10 minutes in Daegu, 6 hours 10 minutes in Gwangju, 4 hours in Gangneung, and 3 hours 10 minutes in Daejeon. is.
Conversely, it is 5 hours and 20 minutes from Seoul toll booths to major cities across the country, 5 hours and 20 minutes from Busan, 5 hours from Ulsan, 4 hours and 20 minutes from Daegu, 3 hours and 20 minutes from Gwangju, 3 hours and 30 minutes from Gangneung, and 1 hour and 40 minutes from Daejeon.
It was estimated that today's national traffic volume would be about 5.13 million units, with 380,000 units moving from the metropolitan area to the provinces and 510,000 units moving from the provinces to the metropolitan area.
Traffic congestion is expected to peak around 4-5 pm in both directions.
It is expected that the congestion in the homecoming direction will be resolved between 7:00 pm and 8:00 pm, and the return direction will be resolved between 0:00 and 1:00 am on the 24th the next day.
The Korea Expressway Corporation predicted, "It's at a lower level than yesterday, but from today, the morning after the New Year's Day, until tomorrow morning, there will be extreme congestion in the return direction."