Highway Traffic Congestion for Return Trip Begins in Earnest... Expected to Peak Around 2 PM

As vehicles return home on the third day of the Chuseok holiday, traffic congestion continues across various highways.

As of 7 a.m. today (September 26), the Korea Expressway Corporation projected that travel times to Seoul would be 5 hours and 40 minutes from Busan, and 5 hours and 20 minutes each from Ulsan and Mokpo.

Congestion for the return trip is expected to peak around 2 p.m., taking approximately 7 hours and 30 minutes from Busan, 6 hours and 30 minutes from Daegu, and 6 hours and 20 minutes from Gwangju, based on the Seoul Tollgate.

The corporation estimated that 5.9 million vehicles will be on the roads today, urging drivers to check traffic information before departure and exercise caution for safe driving.

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