According to Yonhap news agency, traffic on Korea’s main highways began to be crowded on the morning of February 11, when millions of people began their journey back to the capital Seoul on the third day of the Lunar New Year holiday. lasted 4 days.
Korean people started moving to the capital on February 11 after celebrating New Year’s Eve at home on the evening of February 9.
According to Korea Expressway Corp., travel time from the southeastern port city of Busan to Seoul, 325 km away, is expected to take about 6 hours and 40 minutes by 9 a.m. From Gwangju, 267 km south of the capital, the estimated travel time is 5 hours 30 minutes.
The Korea Expressway Corporation said traffic volume towards Seoul is expected to peak around 4-5pm on February 11 and may “cool down” around 2-3am on February 12.
It is estimated that there will be 5.15 million vehicles traveling on the highway on February 11.
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