Expressway congestion begins ahead of Chuseok holiday
The annual exodus for Chuseok, the Korean equivalent of Thanksgiving, began Wednesday as Koreans headed to their hometowns for family reunions and took trips during the extended holiday. This year's four-day Chuseok holiday runs from Thursday to Sunday. Traditionally, Koreans return to their hometowns during Chuseok to reunite with family members and pay respects at their ancestors' graves.…
Koreans are beginning a mass exodus for Chuseok, the Korean Thanksgiving holiday, on Wednesday. This four-day holiday runs from Thursday to Sunday, during which time families reunite and pay respects at ancestral graves. The Korea Expressway Corp. reported that traffic congestion has already begun on major highways across the country as Chuseok traffic increases today.
The company estimated that 6.13 million vehicles would be on the roads by day's end, with 510,000 vehicles traveling from Seoul to other regions and 450,000 traveling in the opposite direction. The 420-kilometer journey from Seoul to Busan, for example, is expected to take approximately seven hours and 30 minutes, while the trip from Seoul to Gwangju would take about six hours and 50 minutes.
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Also reported by 3 other outlets
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