Seoul–Yangyang Expressway Explained

Country:KOR
Type:EX
Route:60
Alternate Name:Seoul-Yangyang Expressway
Map Custom:yes
Length Km:150.2
Established:2009
Direction A:West
Terminus A:Gangil IC, Seoul
Direction B:East
Terminus B:Yangyang Junction, Yangyang
Hangul:서울양양고속도로
Hanja:서울襄陽高速道路
Rr:Seoul Yangyang Gosokdoro
Mr:Seoul Yangyang Kosoktoro

The Seoul–Yangyang Expressway is an expressway in South Korea, connecting the cities of Seoul and Yangyang County. It is 78.5 kilometers long, with two lanes of traffic in each direction and ten interchanges. It shares the number "60" and operates by Seoul-Chuncheon Highway Corporation, as a privately financed toll road. The extension to the end at the eastcoast is to be opened June 30, 2017.

The estimated travel time between the two cities is roughly 40 minutes, saving about more than half of the previous travel time on the National Road No.46. Because the toll road was considered to be "privately funded", the toll for a passenger car is 5,900 won. After several complaints from the people and organizations of northwestern Gangwon, the toll for a user living in Chuncheon City and its surrounding region was reduced to 5,200 won.[1]

Construction was completed on July 15, 2009, with an active passenger-passing and its official opening ceremony held on the same day, at a total cost of slightly over 2 trillion won. According to the South Korean Governmental decision made in December 2002,[2] its original name is Seoul-Yangyang Expressway, however, it will be expanded completely on 2014, because, though the construction of a phase from Chuncheon Junction to East Hongcheon Interchange finished (earlier than expected) on October 30, 2009, by public-funded KEC, its last phase, East Hongcheon to Yangyang has been started in May 2009.

Gapyeong County Bus No. 8004, Gwangju Urban Bus No. 8002, and Namyangju Urban Bus No. 8012 use this highway.

It has the longest road tunnel in South Korea, .

List of facilities

No. Name Korean Name Hanja Name Connections Distance Notes Location
Connected directly with Olympicdaero(올림픽대로)
Seoul 서울 시점 서울 始點 - 0.00 Expressway Start Spot Seoul
江一나들목 0.96 0.96
船洞나들목 0.96 1.92 Gyeonggi
渼沙나들목 2.03 3.95 Seoul-bound Only
1德沼三牌나들목 10.91 14.86 Namyangju
TG남양주요금소 南楊州料金所 - - Main Tollgate
2和道나들목 10.91 14.86
2-1和道分岐點 Sudogwon Je2sunhwan Expressway - -
3西宗나들목 5.30 20.16 Yangpyeong
4雪岳나들목 12.88 33.04 Gapyeong
SAGapyeong SA 가평휴게소 加平休憩所 - -
5江村나들목 14.20 47.24 Gangwon
6南春川나들목 9.03 56.27
TG동산요금소 東山料金所 - - Yangyang-bound Only
7朝陽나들목 5.50 61.77
8春川分岐點 0.44 62.21
9東洪川나들목 16.24 78.44 Hongcheon
SAHongcheon SA 홍천휴게소 洪川休憩所
10乃村나들목 16.6
11麟蹄나들목 21.5 Inje
SANaerincheon SA 내린천휴게소 內麟川休憩所
12西林나들목 24.9 Yangyang
13襄陽分岐點 10.2
14襄陽나들목

See also

References

  1. http://news.jknews.co.kr/article/news/20090708/4517117.htm Toll of Seoul-Chuncheon will be 5,900 won
  2. http://www.law.go.kr/LSW/RvsDocNRsnP.do?lsiSeq=57581 Governmental Decision

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