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On the night of the 11th, the first day of the Lunar New Year holiday, highways across the country are generally showing smooth traffic.
According to the Korea Expressway Corporation, as of 9 p.m. on that day, cars are speeding up without congestion in both directions on major highways such as the Gyeongbu Expressway, the West Coast Expressway, the Jungbu Expressway, the Seoul Yangyang Expressway, and the Namhaean Expressway.
The time it takes from Seoul toll booths to major cities across the country from Seoul toll booths at 9 PM is expected to be 4 hours and 30 minutes in Busan, 3 hours and 20 minutes in Gwangju, 3 hours and 30 minutes in Daegu, and 2 hours and 40 minutes in Gangneung.
On the 12th, the day of New Year’s Day, returning home and returning vehicles are mixed, and the largest congestion is expected during this holiday, the Korea Highway Corporation said.
On the 12th, the Korea Expressway Corporation predicted that the nation’s traffic volume will increase to 4.29 million units, which is larger than the previous day’s 3.78 million units. It is expected that 390,000 units will move from the metropolitan area to the local area and 380,000 units from the local area to the metropolitan area.
The congestion in the direction of homecoming begins at 7-8 a.m., peaks at 12 p.m. to 1 p.m., and resolves around 7 to 8 p.m.
The traffic congestion in the direction of return will begin at 9-10 am, and will be resolved by 10-11 pm after it gets worse at 1 to 2 pm, predicted by the Korea Highway Corporation.
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