Traffic Volume in Gyeonggi Province Increases 3% Over the Year

Daily average vehicle traffic on various roads throughout Gyeonggi Province last year reached 11,885 vehicles, representing an increase of more than 3% compared to the previous year.

This was revealed through a traffic survey conducted by Gyeonggi Province on October 19 of last year from 7 a.m. for 24 hours across a total of 432 points, including 245 local roads (including 98 nationally-supported local roads) and 187 municipal and county roads.

According to the survey results, the daily average traffic volume on these roads was 11,885 vehicles, up 3.11% from 11,527 vehicles in the previous year.

By road category, nationally-supported local roads recorded 23,647 vehicles, a 5.21% increase from the previous year, while municipal and county roads increased by 2.65% to 5,957 vehicles. However, provincial roads saw a 0.4% decrease to 11,584 vehicles compared to the previous year.

The road with the highest traffic volume was the Goyang-Paju section of Route 23, a nationally-supported local road experiencing active industrial park and new city development, with an average daily traffic of 282,092 vehicles.

Notably, the Munsan-eup Samok-ri point in Paju on the Freeway recorded a particularly high increase rate of 266.9% compared to the previous year, attributed to increased traffic from the LG Philips LCD industrial complex and development projects in the Dangdong and Seoniu districts.

Among provincial roads, the Bojeong-dong point in Sujeong-gu, Seongnam City, on Route 342 connecting Seoul and Gwangju, recorded the highest volume with 72,838 vehicles daily. The Seori point in Idong-myeon, Yongin City, on Route 321 connecting Gwangju and Yongin, showed an increase rate of 36.1% compared to the previous year.

Among municipal and county roads, County Road 1 passing through the Suji and Jukjeon areas of Yongin City recorded 112,617 vehicles daily, while County Road 64 in Donghwa-ri, Bongdam-myeon, Hwaseong City, undergoing active development for the Taean and Dongtan new cities, recorded a high increase rate of 79.2%.

A Gyeonggi Province official stated, "We plan to utilize the traffic survey results as foundational data for road planning, including the expansion of main arterial road networks, and to establish a database to enable residents to utilize the information in various ways."