As homebound traffic converged on the last day of the Chuseok holiday on the 9th, congestion is building in many sections of expressways nationwide.
According to the Korea Expressway Corporation, as of 2 p.m. the expected travel time to Seoul from tollgates in major cities nationwide is ▲ Busan 6 hours ▲ Daegu 5 hours ▲ Gwangju 5 hours ▲ Daejeon 2 hours 40 minutes ▲ Gangneung 4 hours ▲ Ulsan 5 hours 40 minutes ▲ Mokpo 5 hours 30 minutes.
From Seoul to each city, the travel time is ▲ Busan 4 hours 30 minutes ▲ Daegu 4 hours ▲ Gwangju 3 hours 20 minutes ▲ Daejeon 1 hour 37 minutes ▲ Gangneung 2 hours 40 minutes ▲ Ulsan 4 hours 40 minutes ▲ Mokpo 3 hours 48 minutes.
Congestion toward Seoul began around 9–10 a.m. and is expected to peak around 4–5 p.m. It is forecast to ease around 10–11 p.m. Traffic heading to the provinces is generally flowing smoothly.
The corporation projected about 5.13 million vehicles will be on the move nationwide for the day. Of these, about 400,000 vehicles are expected to travel from the Seoul metropolitan area to the provinces, and 390,000 from the provinces to the metropolitan area.