[Financial News] Traffic congestion is occurring on expressways across the country on the morning of the 25th, the day of Chuseok, as vehicles heading to and from their hometowns flock to the area. According to the Korea Expressway Corporation, if you depart from the Seoul tollgate at 9 a.m. today, the estimated travel times to major cities are: Busan 8 hours 40 minutes, Mokpo 6 hours 40 minutes, Ulsan 8 hours 20 minutes, Daegu 7 hours 40 minutes, Gwangju 6 hours 10 minutes, Gangneung 4 hours 10 minutes, and Daejeon 3 hours 50 minutes. It is expected to take 7 hours and 50 minutes from Busan to Seoul, 7 hours from Mokpo, 7 hours and 30 minutes from Ulsan, 6 hours and 50 minutes from Daegu, 6 hours and 50 minutes from Gwangju, 3 hours and 30 minutes from Gangneung, and 3 hours from Daejeon. Traffic is backed up on the Gyeongbu Expressway heading toward Busan, including the 10km stretch from Dongtan Junction to Namsa and the 22km stretch from Manghyang Rest Area to Cheonan Hodu Rest Area. Slow traffic is also continuing on the Seoul-Yangyang Expressway in the Yangyang direction on a 19km section between Gangil and Seojong. Traffic congestion is occurring on the West Coast Expressway in the direction of Mokpo in the following areas: 8 km from near Bibong to near Hwaseong Rest Area, 6 km from Seopyeongtaek Junction to Seopyeongtaek, and 6 km from Seopyeongtaek to Seohae Bridge. Traffic flow on the Gwangju-Wonju Expressway in the Wonju direction is slow in sections such as the 10km stretch from Dongyangpyeong to Seowonju and the 12km stretch from Heungcheon-Ipo to Daesin Tunnel. The Korea Expressway Corporation predicted that the traffic congestion on the way home, which began the previous day, would peak around 1 to 2 p.m. on this day and clear up around 7 to 8 p.m. The return journey is expected to be most congested between 3 and 5 p.m., and traffic is projected to clear between 2 and 3 a.m. on the 26th. The nationwide traffic volume on this day was expected to be approximately 6.84 million vehicles. The Korea Expressway Corporation projected that 470,000 vehicles would travel from the metropolitan area to the provinces, and 460,000 vehicles would travel from the provinces to the metropolitan area. [email protected] Jang In-seo Reporter