Highway congestion builds on Chuseok as Koreans travel to hometowns
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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.
Although traffic congestion on the way to hometowns peaked and eased somewhat on the afternoon of the 25th, the day of Chuseok, congestion is worsening in various parts of the expressways heading toward Seoul as the number of vehicles returning home increases.
SEOUL, Sept. 25 (Yonhap) -- Heavy traffic clogged expressways across South Korea on Friday, the second day of the Chuseok holiday, as people headed to their hometowns for family reunions, with trips from Seoul to the southeastern city of Busan estima
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