Estimated time required for major cities based on departure at 9 am on the 11thOn the morning of the 11th, the first day of the Lunar New Year holiday, traffic congested areas are forming on highways nationwide.
According to the Korea Expressway Corporation, as of 8:20 a.m. on the same day, cars walked tortoises in a total of 33 km, including the Gyeongbu Expressway in the direction of Busan, near Osan to Anseong, 11 km, Cheonan to Cheonan service area, 15 km, and Oksan to Nami junction, 7 km. Are doing. There is still no congestion section in the direction of Seoul.
The Seohaean Expressway runs slowly in the 12km section of the Seohaean Expressway near Seopyeongtaek Junction to the Seohae Bridge 10km.
Congestion is also occurring in the 20km section of the Jungbu Inland Expressway in the direction of Changwon, Yeoju Junction to Gamgok, 12 km, Chungju to Chungju, 2 km, and the East Seoul Tollgate in the Nami direction of Jungbu Expressway and 2 km to Sangok Junction.
The Yeongdong Expressway shows a frustrating flow in the 11km section, including Maseong Tunnel in Gangneung direction-8km near Yangji Tunnel, and Hobeop Junction-3km near Hobeop Junction.
On this day, the Korea Expressway Corporation estimated the national traffic volume of 3.78 million units. It is predicted that 410,000 units will move from the metropolitan area to the local area and 320,000 units from the local area to the metropolitan area.
The direction of homecoming is expected to start at 4-5 AM, peak at 11 AM to 12 PM, and then release at 5-6 PM. The direction of returning home is blocked from 8 to 9 a.m., and the congestion from 12 p.m. to 1 p.m. becomes the most severe and is expected to be resolved at 4 to 5 p.m.
It takes 5 hours and 30 minutes to travel to major cities across the country from Seoul toll booths by car at 9 am, and it is expected to take Busan 5 hours and 30 minutes, Gwangju 4 hours, Daegu 4 hours 20 minutes, and Gangneung 3 hours 40 minutes.
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