<Anchor> The
weather is getting grumpy at the end of the holiday season.
Please pay more attention to safety on the way home.
Then, this time, we will connect our reporters outside the Seoul toll booth to see how the highway situation is.
Reporter Park Jae-yeon, today (the 23rd) the car was very crowded.
<Reporter>
Yes, it once took 7 hours and 30 minutes from Busan to Seoul in the afternoon, but after 5pm, the highway congestion peaked.
However, the road back to Seoul is still congested in many places.
We will explain the situation while watching real-time highway CCTV.
It is near the Dangjin Interchange on the Seohaean Expressway.
The flow is smooth in the direction of Mokpo, but cars are walking in the direction of Seoul.
Next is the Gyeongbu Expressway Anseong Junction.
Cars heading to Seoul are crowded and cannot speed up.
It is near the Maesong Interchange on the Seohaean Expressway.
Cars are lined up in the direction of Seoul.
The time required for each section of the expressway is closer to the usual level.
Based on departure at 8:00 PM, it is expected that it will take 4 hours and 40 minutes from Busan to Seoul tollgate, 3 hours and 50 minutes from Mokpo, and 2 hours and 40 minutes from Gangneung.
<anchor>
So, what are the traffic conditions expected for tomorrow, the last day of the holiday season?
<Reporter>
Yes, tomorrow the national traffic is expected to return to the usual weekend level with 4.32 million vehicles.
Let's listen to the road construction.
[Kim Tae-joon/Korea Expressway Corporation Transportation Team Leader: Tomorrow is the last day of the Lunar New Year holiday (congestion) is expected to be similar to that of the usual weekend.]
Traffic will be less than today, but tomorrow will be a strong cold wave across the country along the west coast of Chungcheongnam-do and the Jeolla region. As there is a forecast of snow in the center, you should pay special attention to safety on the way back.
(Field progress: Shin Jin-soo, video editing: Cho Moo-hwan)