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On the morning of the 11th, the last day of the three-day Hangul Day holiday, traffic congestion is expected to occur on the Seoul-bound highway as vehicles return to their destinations.
On the morning of the 11th, the last day of the three-day Hangul Day holiday, traffic congestion is expected to occur on the Seoul-bound highway as vehicles return to their destinations.
According to highway traffic information, 400,000 vehicles are expected to move from the provinces to the metropolitan area and 360,000 vehicles from the metropolitan area to the provinces on this day.
In the direction of Seoul, congestion begins at 11-12 AM, is most congested between 4-5 PM, and is expected to resolve at 10-11 PM.
According to the Korea Expressway Corporation, as of 9 a.m., the estimated time it takes from major cities across the country to the Seoul toll booth is 4 hours 50 minutes from Busan, 4 hours 30 minutes from Ulsan, 3 hours 50 minutes from Daegu, 4 hours from Mokpo, 3 hours 20 minutes from Gwangju, 2 hours 40 minutes from Gangneung, and 1 hour 40 minutes from Daejeon.
Conversely, the distance from Seoul to each city is 5 hours from Busan, 4 hours and 40 minutes from Ulsan, 4 hours from Daegu, 3 hours and 40 minutes from Mokpo, 3 hours and 20 minutes from Gwangju, and 1 hour and 40 minutes from Daejeon.
From 10 a.m., the time it takes from each city to Seoul is expected to take 10 to 50 minutes longer than from 9 a.m.
By highway, congestion is expected to be the most severe on the Seoul-bound Yeongdong Expressway and Yangyang Expressway.
Congestion is expected to begin at 11 a.m., peak at 5 p.m., and resolve between 9 and 11 p.m.
As of 9 a.m. on major roads in downtown Seoul, traffic is smooth.
According to the Seoul Metropolitan Government's traffic information system, there has been no congestion yet on major roads that pass through Seoul, such as Olympic Expressway, Gangbyeonbuk-ro, and Naebu Ring Road, as well as on the eastern and western arterial roads and Gangnam Ring Road.
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