Highways congested nationwide on Lunar New Year

Heavy traffic built up on major roads and expressways across South Korea Tuesday as people traveled to their hometowns on the fourth day of the Lunar New Year holiday. The nation marks the major holiday, known as Seollal, on Tuesday, with the holiday period beginning over the weekend and running through Wednesday. On some sections of the Gyeongbu Expressway, which links Seoul to the southeastern city of Busan through major cities, cars were often at a standstill due to heavy traffic. Around 6.15

By The Korea Herald