Highway congestion builds on Chuseok as Koreans travel to hometowns
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South Koreans are traveling back to their hometowns and going on trips during the Chuseok festival, a three-day national holiday, resulting in heavy traffic, especially on routes entering Seoul, with travel times exceeding five hours.
On the 25th, the day of Chuseok, highway congestion on the return journey is expected to peak between 3 and 5 p.m. and clear by early tomorrow morning. Congestion on the outbound journey is projected to peak during the day and ease in the evening. According to the Korea Expressway Corporation’s ‘Highway Traffic Information Road Plus’ and other sources, as of 2 p.m. today, the distance from each city to the Seoul Tollgate
Severe congestion is expected on national highways on the morning of Chuseok due to the influx of people traveling to and from their hometowns. Traffic jams are expanding on major routes, with travel from Seoul to Busan expected to take 8 hours and 40 minutes. The Korea Expressway Corporation forecasts that congestion will be most severe in the afternoon, with a total traffic volume of 6.84 million vehicles expected nationwide.
(Seoul = Yonhap News) Reporter Kim Ji-yeon = It was found that people spent about 18,000 won per person at highway rest areas during last year's Chuseok holiday.
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