Heavy traffic on Lunar New Year; roads in and out of capital congested

아침부터 귀성 귀경 정체... 오후 3시께 혼잡 예정

As today marks the very day of Lunar New Year,... many people are still going to their hometowns while others are coming back, ...meaning roads in and out of the capital will be congested, starting this morning.
According to the Korea Expressway Corporation,... roads out of Seoul will be most congested at 3 to 4 PM,... and are expected to ease around 11 PM to midnight.
The road going back to Seoul will also be congested the most around 3 to 5 PM,... and should ease tomorrow at 2 to 3 AM.
It takes around seven and a half hours to travel from Seoul to Busan by car,... and around seven hours from Busan to Seoul.
For people who are taking the bus or subway in Seoul,... both services have been extended until 2 AM for Saturday and Sunday.

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