Daily Average of 6.14 Million People Expected to Travel During This Summer's Peak Season... Heaviest Concentration From July 25 to 31

An average of more than 6 million people per day is expected to travel during the peak summer vacation period from late July to early August this year.

During this period, the government plans to increase public transportation supply by more than 10%, enhance convenience for highway and national road travel, and strengthen traffic safety, including heightening preparedness for abnormal weather conditions.

The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport announced today that it has designated the 17-day period from the 25th of this month to August 10 as a special transportation countermeasure period and will implement a joint "Special Transportation Countermeasure for the Summer Vacation Season" with related agencies.

According to analysis by the The Korea Transport Institute and Korea Expressway Corporation, an average of 6.14 million people per day, totaling 104.33 million people, are expected to travel during this countermeasure period.

This is a 1.5% increase compared to last year's summer special transportation countermeasure period (an average of 6.05 million people per day).

According to a survey of 10,123 citizens conducted by the Korea Transport Institute, 51.5% have plans to take a summer vacation this year. Among them, 86.3% plan to travel domestically, while 13.7% plan overseas travel.

Vacation plans were most concentrated from July 25 to 31 (16.1%), followed by August 1 to 7 (12.9%).

For domestic travel destinations, respondents preferred the East Coast region (26.4%), followed by the South Coast region (19.1%), the Seoul metropolitan area (12.3%), the West Coast region (10.3%), and the Jeju region (7.7%).

The vast majority of travelers are expected to use passenger cars (83.8%).

The average daily traffic volume on expressways is projected to be 5.43 million vehicles, a 0.6% increase from the previous year (5.40 million vehicles).

During this special transportation countermeasure period, the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport will focus on five major areas: smooth vehicle flow, enhancement of vacationer convenience and services, reinforcement of traffic safety, expansion of public transportation capacity, and stronger responses to worsening weather.

Nine new sections (65 km) of general national roads have been newly opened, and shoulder lanes will be operated on 59 sections (371.62 km) of expressways.

In addition, 234 sections (1,872 km) of expressways and general national roads have been selected as expected traffic congestion zones and will be managed intensively.

To prepare for the increase in users, the number of bus and train operations and seats will be increased by 11.1% (37,452 runs) and 8.3% (2.076 million seats), respectively, compared to usual levels.

Services have also been improved to allow direct accommodation reservations through the Korea Railroad Corporation (Korail) app.

To enhance airport convenience, shuttle bus operations at Incheon International Airport Terminal 2 will be increased, exclusive SmartPass departure gates will be expanded (from 3 to 5 locations), and temporary parking lots (9,116 spaces) will be additionally secured.

To prepare for abnormal weather conditions such as torrential heavy rain during the vacation season, underground roadway entry blocking facilities and evacuation guidance facilities will be operated, and underground roadway closure information will be provided through navigation systems.

Risks such as rockfall on slopes will be monitored in real time using intelligent CCTVs.

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