Pyeongtaek–Jecheon Expressway Explained

Country:	KOR
Type:	EX
Route:	40
Alternate Name:	Pyeongtaek-Jecheon Expressway
Map Custom:	yes
Length Km:	127.5
Established:	2002
Direction A:	West
Terminus A:	W.Pyeongtaek JC in Pyeongtaek, Gyeonggi-do Seohaean Expressway Pyeongtaek-Siheung Expressway
Junction:	13
Direction B:	East
Terminus B:	Jecheon JC in Jecheon, Chungcheongbuk-do Jungang Expressway

Hangul:	평택제천고속도로
Rr:	Pyeongtaek Jecheon Gosok Doro
Mr:	P'yŏngt'aek Chech'ŏn Kosok Toro

The Pyeongtaek–Jecheon Expressway, Route 40, is an expressway in South Korea, currently connecting Pyeongtaek, Gyeonggi Province to Jecheon, North Chungcheong Province with planned extensions to Jecheon, Samcheok.

Originally assigned route number 24 during planning and initial construction, it was reassigned route number 40 in 2001 as part of the new South Korean expressway numbering scheme.^[1] Construction began in December 1997.

The Pyeongtaek–Jecheon Expressway is part of South Korea's integrated tollway system. Motorists pay tolls only when leaving the system, not when transferring between expressways within the system.

Though the expressway's official name became "Pyeongtaek-Chungju Expressway" (평택충주고속도로) in 2002^[2] and "Pyeongtaek-Jecheon Expressway" in 2008,^[3]

History

27 December 1997 : Construction Begin (W.Pyeongtaek JC ~ W.Anseong IC)
7 December 1997 : Construction Begin (W.Anseong IC ~ Daeso JC)
12 December 2002 : W.Pyeongtaek JC ~ W.Anseong IC segment opens to traffic.
8 August 2007 : Construction Begin (Daeso JC ~ E.Chungju IC)
11 November 2008 : S.Anseong IC ~ Daeso JC segment opens to traffic.
July 2009 : Construction Begin (E.Chungju IC ~ Jecheon JC / S.Jecheon IC)
24 July 2009 : N.Jincheon IC opens to traffic.
12 August 2013 : Daeso IC ~ Chungju JC segment opens to traffic.
26 November 2013 : Geumwang-Kkotdongnae IC opens to traffic.
31 October 2014 : Chungju JC ~ E.Chungju IC segment opens to traffic.
30 June 2015 : E.Chungju IC ~ Jecheon JC / S.Jecheon IC segment opens to traffic.

Compositions

Lanes

W.Anseong IC ~ Jecheon JC / S.Jecheon IC : 4
W.Pyeongtaek JC ~ Songtan IC, Anseong JC~W.Anseong IC : 6
Songtan IC ~ Anseong JC : 8

Length

127.5 km

Limited Speed

high 100 km/h
Low 50 km/h

Line

File is made by Netizen named 'Nokcha-Hyanggi(녹차향기)' from 'Road Club'^[4]

Exits and Junctions

IC: Interchange, JC: Junction, SA: Service Area, TG:Tollgate

No.	Name	Korean Name	Hanja Name	Connections	Location
Connected directly with Pyeongtaek-Siheung Expressway
1	W.Pyeongtaek JC	서평택분기점	西平澤分岐點		Pyeongtaek, Gyeonggi-do
2	Cheongbuk IC	청북나들목	靑北나들목
2-1	Pyeongtaek JC	평택분기점	平澤分岐點
3	Songtan IC	송탄나들목	松炭나들목	Provincial Route 302
4	Anseong JC	안성분기점	安城分岐點	Gyeongbu Expressway	Anseong, Gyeonggi-do
5	W.Anseong IC	서안성나들목	西安城나들목
6	S.Anseong IC	남안성나들목	南安城나들목	Provincial Route 23, Provincial Route 82
SA	Anseongmatchum SA	안성맞춤휴게소	安城맞춤休憩所
7	N.Jincheon IC	북진천나들목	北鎭川나들목		Jincheon, Chungcheongbuk-do
8	Daeso JC	대소분기점	大所分岐點		Eumseong, Chungcheongbuk-do
9	Geumwang-Kkotdongne IC	금왕꽃동네나들목	金旺꽃동네나들목
SA	Geumwang SA	금왕휴게소	金旺休憩所
10	Eumseong IC	음성나들목	陰城나들목	National Route 37, Provincial Route 82
11	W.Chungju IC	서충주나들목	西忠州나들목		Chungju, Chungcheongbuk-do
12	Chungju JC	충주분기점	忠州分岐點
13	Noeun JC	노은분기점	老隱分岐點
13	N.Chungju IC	북충주나들목	北忠州나들목	Provincial Route 82
14	E.Chungju IC	동충주나들목	東忠州나들목
SA	Cheondeungsan SA	천등산휴게소	天登山休憩所
15	Jecheon JC	제천분기점	堤川分岐點		Jecheon, Chungcheongbuk-do
15-1	S.Jecheon IC	남제천나들목	南堤川나들목	Provincial Route 82	Jecheon, Chungcheongbuk-do
Jecheon~Samcheok Section will start construction

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Notes and References

Republic of Korea Presidential Order 17228, "Expressway Route Designation Directive, August 25, 2001.
Republic of Korea Presidential Order 17794, "Expressway Route Designation Directive, December 5, 2002.
Republic of Korea Presidential Order 20526, "Expressway Route Designation Directive, January 3, 2008.
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