Highway congestion builds on Chuseok as S. Koreans travel to hometowns
SEOUL, Sept. 25 (Yonhap) -- Heavy traffic clogged expressways across South Korea...
On Friday, the second day of the Chuseok holiday, South Korea experienced heavy traffic on expressways as residents traveled to their hometowns for family gatherings. The Korea Expressway Corp. estimated that trips from Seoul to Busan would take eight hours and 40 minutes, while travel from Seoul to Mokpo would last six hours and 40 minutes.
Other major cities, such as Ulsan, Daegu, and Gwangju, saw travel times ranging from six hours and 10 minutes to seven hours and 40 minutes. Chuseok, the Korean equivalent of Thanksgiving, is observed from Thursday to Sunday and involves visits to ancestral homes, family reunions, and traditional holiday foods. By 9 a.m., the state-run company forecasted peak congestion between 1 p.m. and 2 p.m., with travel times easing afterward.
The corporation predicted that 6.84 million vehicles would traverse roads across the nation on this holiday.
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