Seoul–Yangyang Expressway

The Seoul–Yangyang Expressway (Korean: 서울양양고속도로) 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.

Expressway No.60
Seoul-Yangyang Expressway
Route information
Length150.2 km (93.3 mi)
Existed2009–present
Major junctions
West endGangil IC, Seoul
East endYangyang Junction, Yangyang
Highway system
Highway systems of South Korea
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 on 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 on 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.

List of facilities
  • IC: Interchange, JC: Junction, SA: Service Area, TG:Tollgate
No.NameKorean NameHanja NameConnectionsDistanceNotesLocation
Connected directly with Olympicdaero(올림픽대로)
Seoul서울 시점서울 始點 Olympicdaero-0.00Expressway Start SpotGangdongSeoul
Gangil IC강일 나들목江一나들목 Seoul Ring Expressway0.960.96
Seondong IC선동나들목船洞나들목0.961.92HanamGyeonggi
Misa IC미사나들목渼沙나들목 Misa-daero2.033.95Seoul-bound Only
1 Deokso·Sampae IC덕소삼패나들목德沼三牌나들목 National Route 610.9114.86Namyangju
TG Namyangju TG남양주요금소南楊州料金所--Main Tollgate
Hwado JC화도분기점和道分岐點 Jungbu Naeryuk Expressway--
2 Hwado IC화도나들목和道나들목 National Route 4610.9114.86
3 Seojong IC서종나들목西宗나들목Provincial Route 3915.3020.16Yangpyeong
4 Seorak IC설악나들목雪岳나들목 National Route 3712.8833.04Gapyeong
SA Gapyeong SA가평휴게소加平休憩所--
5 Gangchon IC강촌나들목江村나들목Provincial Route 40314.2047.24ChuncheonGangwon
6 S. Chuncheon IC남춘천나들목南春川나들목Provincial Route 70
Provincial Route 86		9.0356.27
TG Dongsan TG동산요금소東山料金所--Yangyang-bound Only
7 Joyang IC조양나들목朝陽나들목 National Route 55.5061.77
8 Chuncheon JC춘천분기점春川分岐點 Jungang Expressway0.4462.21
9 E. Hongcheon IC동홍천나들목東洪川나들목 National Route 4416.2478.44Hongcheon
SA Hongcheon SA홍천휴게소洪川休憩所
10 Naechon IC내촌나들목乃村나들목Provincial Route 40816.6
11 Inje IC인제나들목麟蹄나들목 National Route 3121.5Inje
SA Naerincheon SA내린천휴게소內麟川休憩所
12 Seorim IC서림나들목西林나들목 National Route 44
National Route 56
National Route 59		24.9Yangyang
13 Yangyang JC양양분기점襄陽分岐點 Donghae Expressway10.2
14 Yangyang IC양양나들목襄陽나들목National Route 44
National Route 56

See also

References
  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, provided by the Ministry of Governmental Legislation

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