Seoul Traffic Alert: Fireworks Festival, Marathon to Close Roads This Weekend
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(Seoul = Yonhap News) Reporter Lee Eui-jin = Traffic congestion is expected in the area due to the fireworks festival to be held at the Han River in Seoul on the 5th.
“Yeouido Fireworks. Offers for mats accepted.” On the 4th, searching for “fireworks festival” on a second-hand trading platform revealed several posts selling “prime spots for watching the fireworks.” Prices ranged from hundreds of thousands of won to “offers accepted.” One seller attached a condition stating, “Basic 200,000 won.”
Traffic in the Yeouido area is being controlled and subway operations are being adjusted for the Seoul World Fireworks Festival. Competition among citizens to secure prime viewing spots has led to controversies over ticket scalping and the preemption of mats, while nearby shops are displaying commercial fervor by selling high-priced fireworks viewing seat packages.
Seoul traffic alert: Fireworks festival, marathon to close roads this weekend
Drivers and commuters heading into central Seoul this weekend should expect significant disruptions, with road closures and crowd control measures in place for the Seoul International Fireworks Festival on Saturday and a major marathon on Sunday. The Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency announced that traffic in Yeouido — from the southern end of Mapo Bridge to the 63 Building — will be fully controlled from 3 p.m. to midnight on Saturday in prepara…
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