Seoul–Yangyang Expressway

The Seoul–Yangyang Expressway (Korean서울양양고속도로) 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.

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Expressway No.60
Seoul-Yangyang Expressway
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Route information
Length150.2 km (93.3 mi)
Existed2009–present
Major junctions
West endGangil IC, Seoul
East endYangyang Junction, Yangyang
Location
CountrySouth Korea
Highway system
Seoul–Yangyang Expressway
Hangul
서울양양고속도로
Hanja
서울襄陽高速道路
Revised RomanizationSeoul Yangyang Gosokdoro
McCune–ReischauerSeoul Yangyang Kosoktoro

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.

Yangyang IC Tollgate.

It has the longest road tunnel in South Korea, Inje-Yangyang Tunnel [ko].

List of facilities

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  • IC: Interchange, JC: Junction, SA: Service Area, TG:Tollgate
 
No. Name Korean Name Hanja Name Connections Distance Notes Location
Connected directly with   Olympicdaero(올림픽대로)
Seoul 서울 시점 서울 始點   Olympicdaero - 0.00 Expressway Start Spot Gangdong Seoul
Gangil IC 강일 나들목 江一나들목   Seoul Ring Expressway 0.96 0.96
Seondong IC 선동나들목 船洞나들목 0.96 1.92 Hanam Gyeonggi
Misa IC 미사나들목 渼沙나들목   Misa-daero 2.03 3.95 Seoul-bound Only
1 Deokso·Sampae IC 덕소삼패나들목 德沼三牌나들목   National Route 6 10.91 14.86 Namyangju
TG Namyangju TG 남양주요금소 南楊州料金所 - - Main Tollgate
2 Hwado IC 화도나들목 和道나들목   National Route 46 10.91 14.86
2-1 Hwado JC 화도분기점 和道分岐點 Sudogwon Je2sunhwan Expressway - -
3 Seojong IC 서종나들목 西宗나들목 Provincial Route 391 5.30 20.16 Yangpyeong
4 Seorak IC 설악나들목 雪岳나들목   National Route 37 12.88 33.04 Gapyeong
SA Gapyeong SA 가평휴게소 加平休憩所 - -
5 Gangchon IC 강촌나들목 江村나들목 Provincial Route 403 14.20 47.24 Chuncheon Gangwon
6 S. Chuncheon IC 남춘천나들목 南春川나들목 Provincial Route 70
Provincial Route 86
9.03 56.27
TG Dongsan TG 동산요금소 東山料金所 - - Yangyang-bound Only
7 Joyang IC 조양나들목 朝陽나들목   National Route 5 5.50 61.77
8 Chuncheon JC 춘천분기점 春川分岐點   Jungang Expressway 0.44 62.21
9 E. Hongcheon IC 동홍천나들목 東洪川나들목   National Route 44 16.24 78.44 Hongcheon
SA Hongcheon SA 홍천휴게소 洪川休憩所
10 Naechon IC 내촌나들목 乃村나들목 Provincial Route 408 16.6
11 Inje IC 인제나들목 麟蹄나들목   National Route 31 21.5 Inje
SA Naerincheon SA 내린천휴게소 內麟川休憩所
12 Seorim IC 서림나들목 西林나들목   National Route 44
  National Route 56
  National Route 59
24.9 Yangyang
13 Yangyang JC 양양분기점 襄陽分岐點   Donghae Expressway 10.2
14 Yangyang IC 양양나들목 襄陽나들목  National Route 44
  National Route 56

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Toll of Seoul-Chuncheon will be 5,900 won Archived 2012-02-25 at the Wayback Machine(Korean), Hanguk Jaegyeongshinmun, Retrieved on July 9, 2009
  2. ^ Governmental Decision[permanent dead link], provided by the Ministry of Governmental Legislation
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