\n SEOUL, Traffic on major highways began to build up across South Korea on Saturday morning as millions of people hit the road on the Lunar New Year.<\/p>\n
This year’s holiday began Friday, marked by the traditional exodus of people from Seoul and its surrounding areas to their hometowns.<\/p>\n
On the second day of the long weekend Saturday, more people headed out of the capital region, while others were making their way back to Seoul.<\/p>\n
According to the state-run Korea Expressway Corp., a drive from Seoul to the southeastern port city of Busan, 320 kilometers away, was expected to take six hours and 40 minutes as of 9 a.m. Saturday. A trip eastward to Gangneung, some 160 kilometers from Seoul, was expected to take three hours.<\/p>\n
Per the Korea Expressway Corp., there was also congestion on Seoul-bound highways Saturday morning. The company estimated 6.05 million vehicles would travel out of the capital area, while another 460,000 cars would move in the opposite direction on the day.<\/p>\n
Congestion on roads headed out of Seou
\nl will likely peak between 1 p.m. and 2 p.m. Saturday and ease around 9 p.m., the Korea Expressway Corp. said.<\/p>\n
Traffic back to the Seoul area will peak around 3 to 4 p.m. and ease by around 2 to 3 a.m. Sunday, according to the company.<\/p>\n
Source: Yonhap News Agency<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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