Expressway 301 (South Korea)

Expressway 301 in South Korea
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Basic data
Operator:	Korea Expressway Corporation
Start of the street:	Sangju
End of street:	Yeongcheon
Overall length:	94 km
of which under construction:	94 km
Thu ( province ):	Gyeongsangbuk-do
Course of the road (1)  Sangju ( 상주 ) Nakdong toll ( 낙동 요금소 ) Dogae rest stop ( 도개 휴게소 ) (2)  Dogae ( 도개 ) (3)  Gunwi ( 군위 ) (4)  Bugye ( 부계 ) Songcheon Restaurant ( 송천 휴게소 ) (5)  Sinnyeong ( 신녕 ) (6)  Hwasan ( 화산 ) (7)  Yeongcheon East ( 동 영천 ) Yeongcheon toll ( 영천 요금소 ) (8th)  Yeongcheon ( 영천 )

The Expressway 301 ( kor. 상주 영천 고속도로 ) is a planned expressway in South Korea . The highway is to form an east-west route through the southeast of the country, from Expressway 30 at Sangju to Expressway 1 at Yeongcheon . The planned length is 94 kilometers.

Street description

In the city of Sangju, Expresswys 30 ends and crosses Expressway 45 . Expressway 301 will begin at this junction and will continue in a south-easterly direction. The road crosses the Nakdong , the main river in the south of the country, and then crosses a mountainous area. In Gunwi , the Expressway 55 is crossed, the most important easternmost north-south motorway in this area. Then Expressway 20 is crossed, after which the highway runs along the city of Yeongcheon until it ends at Expressway 1 .

history

The first plans for the Expressway 301 were drawn up in 1997, at that time under a different numbering. On January 3, 2008 the motorway was assigned the current number 301. Construction was supposed to start in 2010, but it did not begin until June 28, 2012. The motorway is to be fully opened in 2017.

Web links

• Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport (Korean)
• Wegenwiki (Dutch)