Highway Congestion Builds on Chuseok as Koreans Travel to Hometowns
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Highway congestion builds on Chuseok as Koreans travel to hometowns
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 estimated to take eight hours and 40 minutes. As of 9 a.m., travel times from Seoul were estimated at six hours and 40 minutes to Mokpo, eight hours and 20 minutes to Ulsan, seven hours and 40 minutes to Daegu, and six hours and 10 m…
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, 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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Congestion on the outbound journey is expected to peak between 1 PM and 2 PM, while the return journey will be busiest between 3 PM and 5 PM. Nationwide traffic volume is projected to reach 6.84 million vehicles. As vehicles flock to their hometowns and return destinations on the morning of Chuseok Day, traffic flow on major national expressways is rapidly deteriorating. According to the Korea Expressway Corporation on the 25th, as of 9 AM, the …
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