No Tolls on Three Gyeonggi Province-Managed Private Roads During Chuseok Holiday

[Suwon Ilbo=Park No-hoon Reporter] From midnight September 28 to midnight October 1, tolls will be waived for vehicles using three private roads managed by Gyeonggi Province during the four-day Chuseok holiday.

Gyeonggi Province announced on the 24th that it will implement toll-free passage for three locations including the Seo-Suwon to Uiwang Expressway, the Third Gyeonggyeong Expressway, and Ilsan Bridge, which are managed by the province, in commemoration of the Chuseok holiday.

This measure was decided following the central government's announcement of toll waiver for expressways during the Chuseok holiday as part of the "Chuseok Civil Livelihood Stabilization Plan" at an emergency economic meeting on August 31.

The province decided on toll-free passage to provide convenience to users while considering connectivity with expressways operated by the government.

Usage method remains the same as usual—vehicles equipped with Hi-Pass should use the Hi-Pass lane, and general vehicles should pass through the toll booth.

Based on passenger cars, toll charges for the private roads during the Chuseok holiday are 1,200 won for Ilsan Bridge, 900 won for the Seo-Suwon to Uiwang Expressway, and 2,300 won for the full section of the Third Gyeonggyeong Expressway.

The province forecasts that approximately 1.55 million vehicles will use the toll-free period at similar levels to last year's Chuseok holiday, including 530,000 vehicles on the Seo-Suwon to Uiwang route, 740,000 on the Third Gyeonggyeong Expressway, and 280,000 on Ilsan Bridge.

Gyeonggi Province has implemented toll waiver policies during Lunar New Year and Chuseok holidays since 2017. The province subsequently suspended the policy starting from the 2020 Lunar New Year in accordance with nationwide "social distancing" measures amid the COVID-19 pandemic, but resumed the policy from the 2022 Chuseok holiday.

Oh Hu-seok, Vice Governor of Gyeonggi Province, stated, "We are implementing toll-free passage during the Chuseok holiday period on private roads managed by the province in consideration of connectivity with expressways and to provide convenience to users," and added, "We hope all residents can have a warm and comfortable Chuseok holiday."