Expressway 60 (South Korea)

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	Expressway 60 in South Korea
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	Basic data
Operator:	Korea Expressway Corporation
Start of the street:	Seoul
End of street:	Yangyang
Overall length:	150 km
of which in operation:	78 km
of which under construction:	72 km
Thu ( province ):	Seoul; Gyeonggi-do; Gangwon-do;

The Expressway 60 ( kor. 서울 양양 고속도로 ) is an expressway in South Korea . Expressway 60 is the northernmost east-west highway in the country, from Seoul to Chuncheon and, in the future, to Yangyang on the east coast. The existing section is 79 kilometers long, the planned length is 150 kilometers.

Street description

The highway begins on the east side of Seoul, where City Expressway 88 becomes Expressway 60 from the center of the city, starting at the intersection with Expressway 100 , the Seoul bypass. The highway crosses the Han River and continues east through a mountainous area. The motorway quickly leaves the urban area and runs along lakes and mountains. The freeway runs a short distance south of Chuncheon and eventually crosses Expressway 55 . The first section of the highway ends in Hongcheon , the second section was opened on June 30, 2017 and ends in Yangyang.

history

The first plans for an Expressway 60 date from the mid-1990s. The highway to Chuncheon was opened to traffic on July 15 and October 30, 2009, respectively. On May 26, 2009, construction began on the extension to Yangyang in the east of the country.

Opening dates of the motorway

from	to	length	date
Gangil	Chuncheon	61 km	07/15/2009
Chuncheon	Hongcheon	15 km	10/30/2009
Hongcheon	Yangyang		07/30/2017

future

The highway is currently being extended by a further 80 kilometers to the east to connect Yangyang County on the east coast of South Korea. This section leads through a mountain region and the travel time is currently very long. The motorway here runs parallel to the North Korean border at a distance of about 50 kilometers. The new section opened on June 30, 2017.

Traffic volume

No data is available.

Expansion of the roadways

from	to	length	Lanes
Seoul	Hongcheon	78 km	2 × 2

Web links

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

Individual evidence

↑ Only 90 mins from Seoul to east coast on new highway . In: koreatimes . June 12, 2017 ( koreatimes.co.kr [accessed August 4, 2017]).

[1] Only 90 mins from Seoul to east coast on new highway . In: koreatimes . June 12, 2017 ( koreatimes.co.kr [accessed August 4, 2017]).