On the 10th, a day before the Lunar New Year holiday, the Seopyeongtaek IC West Coast Expressway in Pyeongtaek, Gyeonggi-do, viewed from a helicopter at the National Police Agency, is congested due to a return vehicle. Pyeongtaek = Yonhap News
On the 11th, the first day of the Lunar New Year holiday, homecoming vehicles flock to the national highways, and congestion sections are forming everywhere from the morning. The congestion is expected to be resolved around 5 pm on this day.
According to the Korea Expressway Corporation, the number of vehicles using highways nationwide is expected to reach 3.78 million on this day. It is estimated that 410,000 vehicles heading from the metropolitan area to the provinces, and 320,000 cars going from the province to the metropolitan area.
The traffic congestion on the return road that started from 4 to 5 a.m. reaches its peak after 11 a.m., and is expected to resolve around 5 to 6 p.m. The Gwigyeong Road from the provinces to Seoul is expected to start at 8-9 am, peaking at 12 pm to 1 pm and clearing around 4-5 pm.
Based on the departure of Seoul Tollgate at 10 am on the day, the estimated time from Seoul to each major city by car is △ 5 hours and 20 minutes in Busan △ 4 hours and 50 minutes in Ulsan △ 3 hours 40 minutes in Gangneung △ 2 hours and 20 minutes in Yangyang (Depart from Namyangju) △Daejeon 2 hours 30 minutes △ Gwangju 3 hours 50 minutes △ Mokpo 4 hours 20 minutes △ Daegu 4 hours 20 minutes.
At the same time, the estimated time from major cities to Seoul is: △ Busan 4 hours 30 minutes △ Ulsan 4 hours 10 minutes △ Gangneung 2 hours 40 minutes △ Yangyang 1 hour 50 minutes (Arrival Namyangju) △ Daejeon 1 hour 40 minutes △ Gwangju 3 Time 20 minutes △ Mokpo 3 hours 40 minutes △ Daegu 3 hours 30 minutes.
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