Gyeonggi Province Implements Special Traffic Measures for Chuseok Holiday

[Suwon Ilbo=Reporter Kim Gap-dong] Gyeonggi Province announced on the 22nd that it will designate October 2 to 12 as the '2025 Chuseok Holiday Special Traffic Measures Period' and will implement special traffic measures for the holiday exodus.

First, for intercity buses, 84 additional buses will be deployed across 39 routes in 4 regional zones, and the number of operations will be increased by 131 trips. City and village buses will be operated flexibly according to the actual circumstances of each city and county, such as extending the last bus departure by one hour when needed. Taxi operations around transportation facilities such as terminals where Chuseok holiday demand increases will be encouraged.

Chronic traffic congestion sections on major expressways and national roads will provide real-time bypass information and interchange access control information through electronic road signs (VMS) to distribute traffic volume. Accordingly, five major expressways including Gyeongbu, Yeongdong, and West Coast Expressways will provide guidance for 13 alternative route sections nearby when congestion occurs, and for nine national roads including Routes 1, 3, and 39, 14 alternative route sections nearby will be guided.

The province will establish an emergency contact system among 31 cities and counties and related organizations centered on a special traffic measures situation room composed of 2 teams and 66 personnel. Situation room staff will monitor operation conditions by transportation mode and respond promptly to unexpected situations such as traffic accidents.

For this, the province will provide information on congestion status, fastest route guidance, and unexpected situations (traffic accidents, restricted areas) on major roads in the province through the Gyeonggi Traffic Information Center website (gits.gg.go.kr), radio traffic broadcasts (OBS, Gyeonggin Broadcasting), mobile apps (Gyeonggi Traffic Information), and traffic information phone line (1688-9090).

In addition, the province will promote maintenance of poor road surfaces and repair of road signs and road facilities for the convenience and safe travel of holiday travelers, and will establish and promptly respond to an emergency road recovery system between the province and cities and counties to prepare for road erosion and damage.

Operational information for city, intercity, and village buses within the province will be provided through the Gyeonggi Bus Information System's mobile app (Gyeonggi Bus Information), internet (www.gbis.go.kr), and ARS (1688-8031).

Kim Gwang-deok, head of the Gyeonggi Province Transportation Bureau, said, "We will do our best to implement special traffic measures so that people visiting their hometowns during the long Chuseok holiday can travel without inconvenience," and urged, "For a safe and joyful holiday season, please actively participate in safe driving and compliance with traffic laws."