{
  "id": 9665943,
  "title": "Highway congestion builds on Chuseok as Koreans travel to hometowns",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/25/highway-congestion-builds-on-chuseok-as-koreans-travel-to-hometowns",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-25T01:02:04.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/southkorea/20260925/highway-congestion-builds-on-chuseok-as-koreans-travel-to-hometowns"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The Korea Times reports that heavy traffic clogged expressways across South Korea on Friday, the second day of the Chuseok holiday, as people headed to their hometowns for family reunions. Travel times from Seoul were estimated at six hours and 40 minutes to Mokpo, eight hours and 20 minutes to Ulsan, seven hours and 40 minutes to Daegu, and six hours and 10 minutes to Gwangju. The holiday, which runs from Thursday to Sunday, is marked by visits to hometowns, family reunions, ancestral rites, and traditional holiday foods. Congestion was expected to peak between 1 p.m. and 2 p.m. and ease between 7 p.m. and 8 p.m., with an estimated 6.84 million vehicles traveling on roads nationwide.",
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  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Yonhap News",
        "title": "N. Koreans mark Chuseok with ancestor rites, folk games",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/24/n-koreans-mark-chuseok-with-ancestor-rites-folk-games",
        "published": "2026-09-24T21:00:01.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "Highway congestion builds on Chuseok as Koreans travel to hometowns",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/25/highway-congestion-builds-on-chuseok-as-koreans-travel-to-hometowns-9669393",
        "published": "2026-09-25T01:22:03.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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  "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."
}