{
  "id": 6552560,
  "title": "New Daemo Underpass opens to ease chronic Gangnam traffic gridlock",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/10/new-daemo-underpass-opens-to-ease-chronic-gangnam-traffic-gridlock",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-10T07:07:02.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times-koreatimes",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/southkorea/20260910/new-daemo-underpass-opens-to-ease-chronic-gangnam-traffic-gridlock"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Starting at 11 p.m. Saturday, Seoul will open the Daemo Underpass to help alleviate chronic traffic congestion on Yangjae-daero, according to the city. This 1,174-meter, four-lane underpass runs beneath the major east-west road between two existing underpasses in southern Seoul's Gangnam area. By directly linking the Guryong and Ilwon underpasses, the Daemo Underpass aims to ease the heavy traffic often experienced at its main intersections along the Yangjae-daero corridor. The corridor connects the Gangnam Beltway, an urban expressway that circles southern Seoul, with the Gyeongbu Expressway, the country's primary north-south highway to Busan. Since the Guryong underpass opened in September 2014, subsequent underpasses have been built in stages, including the Yeomgok-dongseo underpass in December 2019 and the Maeheon underpass in late 2020. The Ilwon underpass has been in operation since December 1993. With the opening of the Daemo Underpass, an underground route will now link Maeheon, Yeomgok-dongseo, Guryong, and Ilwon.",
  "summary": "Seoul will temporarily open the Daemo Underpass, a new underground road built to ease chronic congestion on Yangjae-daero, starting at 11 p.m. Saturday, the city said. The 1,174-meter, four-lane underpass runs beneath Yangjae-daero between the Guryong-maeul entrance intersection and the Gaepo 3rd and 4th Complex intersection in southern Seoul's Gangnam area, directly linking two existing…",
  "key_points": [
    "Daemo Underpass opens Saturday night in Seoul",
    "1,174-meter four-lane underpass connects underpasses",
    "Eases traffic on Yangjae-daero corridor"
  ],
  "editors_take": "The new Daemo Underpass strengthens Seoul's road network by providing a continuous underground route through Gangnam, easing chronic traffic congestion on Yangjae-daero and its intersections.",
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "New Daemo Underpass opens to ease chronic Gangnam traffic gridlock",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/10/new-daemo-underpass-opens-to-ease-chronic-gangnam-traffic-gridlock-6558028",
        "published": "2026-09-10T08:02:03.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}