Hwaseong Special City Waives Tolls on Bibong-Maesong Urban Expressway for 4 Days During Lunar New Year

[Suwon Ilbo=Reporter Jung Jun-sung] Hwaseong Special City will waive tolls on the Bibong-Maesong Urban Expressway for four days from the 15th to the 18th.

This measure comes as the government announced toll waivers on expressways as a policy initiative for stabilizing people's livelihoods during the Lunar New Year holiday. The city has decided to simultaneously waive tolls on private investment roads managed by the city to ease the financial burden of transportation costs during holiday periods for both returning home and returning from home.

The waiver period runs from midnight on the 15th to midnight on the 18th. During this period, vehicles using the Bibong-Maesong Urban Expressway can pass through toll gates without issuing toll tickets and receive the toll waiver benefit.

Mayor Jung Myung-geun stated, "We decided to waive tolls to ease the economic burden of citizens facing difficulties due to high inflation and high interest rates during the Lunar New Year holiday," adding, "We expect this to help revitalize the local economy with increased visitors to tourist attractions in the area during the holiday period."

Meanwhile, the city anticipates that approximately 146,000 vehicles will benefit from the toll waiver during this Lunar New Year holiday period.