On the afternoon of the 8th, the sixth day of the Chuseok holiday, major expressways nationwide were flowing relatively smoothly, but congestion persisted on some homebound sections.
According to the Korea Expressway Corporation, as of 6 p.m. that day, the time it takes from tollgates in major cities nationwide to Seoul was as follows: ▲ Busan 5 hours 10 minutes ▲ Ulsan 4 hours 50 minutes ▲ Mokpo 4 hours 40 minutes ▲ Gwangju 4 hours 20 minutes ▲ Daegu 4 hours 10 minutes ▲ Gangneung 3 hours 50 minutes ▲ Yangyang 3 hours 30 minutes ▲ Daejeon 2 hours 50 minutes.
From Seoul to each city, the travel time was ▲ Busan 4 hours 30 minutes ▲ Ulsan 4 hours 10 minutes ▲ Mokpo 3 hours 40 minutes ▲ Daegu 3 hours 30 minutes ▲ Gwangju 3 hours 20 minutes ▲ Gangneung 2 hours 40 minutes ▲ Daejeon 1 hour 36 minutes.
On the Gyeongbu Expressway toward Seoul, traffic was backed up in sections including 7 km near Dallaenae–Banpo, 2 km at the Anseong Junction, 5 km between Cheonan Samgeori–Cheonan, and 10 km between Sintanjin–Namcheongju.
Toward Busan, vehicles were moving slowly in some areas, including 2 km between Gyeongju–near Hwalcheon and 6 km from near Tongdosa to near Seokgye.
Elsewhere, most expressways were generally seeing smooth traffic.
The corporation said congestion would be concentrated toward Seoul due to homebound and excursion vehicles. It expected the homebound congestion to peak around 5–6 p.m. and ease around 11 p.m.–midnight the next day.