Hwaseong City Waives Tolls on Bibong-Maesong Urban Expressway During Lunar New Year Holiday

[Suwon Ilbo=Reporter Lee Su-won] Hwaseong City announced on February 7 that it will waive tolls on the Bibong-Maesong urban expressway for four days from 12:00 AM on February 9 to 11:59 PM on February 12 in celebration of the Lunar New Year holiday.

This decision follows the government's 2024 Lunar New Year holiday measure to stabilize people's livelihoods, which includes expressway toll waivers. The city is extending the waiver to include private-sector roads under its management to alleviate transportation costs for residents traveling to and from their hometowns during the holiday.

As a result, vehicles using the Bibong-Maesong urban expressway during the Lunar New Year holiday will be able to pass through toll gates without collecting toll tickets and receive the waiver benefit.

The city expects approximately 127,000 vehicles to benefit from the toll waiver during the Lunar New Year holiday period.

Hwaseong City Mayor Jung Myeong-geun said, "We expect that the toll waiver during the Lunar New Year holiday will help alleviate citizens' financial burden to some extent and lead to an increase in visitors to tourist attractions within the city, creating significant added value for the local economy."