Major highways remain congested on Lunar New Year; traffic expected to ease in evening
Published: 29 Jan. 2025, 18:02
Updated: 29 Jan. 2025, 18:09
![Traffic moves slowly in both directions on the Gyeongbu Expressway in southern Seoul on Jan. 29. [NEWS1]](https://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/data/photo/2025/01/29/8ad6d09a-8ba6-4b8b-b32e-bf76536596d9.jpg)
Traffic moves slowly in both directions on the Gyeongbu Expressway in southern Seoul on Jan. 29. [NEWS1]
Both directions on major highways across Korea remained congested with homecoming and returning vehicles on Lunar New Year on Wednesday, with traffic expected to ease later in the day.
On some sections of the Gyeongbu Expressway, which links Seoul to Busan through major cities, cars were often at a standstill as of Wednesday afternoon due to heavy traffic.
On Wednesday, the fifth day of this year's extended six-day Lunar New Year holiday, known as Seollal, an estimated 6.39 million cars were predicted to travel on highways nationwide in both directions to and from the broader capital region, according to Korea Expressway Corp.
Cars were also at a standstill or moving slowly on sections of other major highways, such as the Namhae and Yeongdong expressways.
Korea Expressway expected traffic would ease after Wednesday evening as vehicles clear out from both directions on the highways.
Yonhap
with the Korea JoongAng Daily
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