Chuseok Rest Area Food 'Takeout Only Available'

On the 17th, one day before the Chuseok holiday, the restaurant at the Mannam Square rest area on the Busan-bound side of the Seoul Gyeongbu Expressway is closed. The government has designated the period from today until the end of the Chuseok holiday on the 22nd as the "Chuseok Special Traffic Measures Period" and is strengthening quarantine measures. During this period, all indoor stores at expressway rest areas managed by Korea Expressway Corporation are prohibited from operating seating and only takeout is allowed.

On the 17th, one day before the Chuseok holiday, citizens are purchasing lunch boxes at the restaurant in the Mannam Plaza rest area on the Busan-bound side of the Gyeongbu Expressway in Seoul. The government has designated the period from today until the end of the Chuseok holiday on the 22nd as the "Chuseok Special Traffic Control Period" to strengthen quarantine measures. During this period, all indoor stores at expressway rest areas managed by Korea Expressway Corporation will prohibit seating and allow only takeout. / Photo by Moon Honam munonam@

A banner for lunchbox sales and quarantine cooperation is hung at Mannam Rest Area on the Seoul-Gyeongbu Expressway heading toward Busan. Photo by Mun Ho-nam munonam@

A banner reading "Wishing you health and happiness" is installed at a closed rest area restaurant. Photo by Mun Ho-nam munonam@

The restaurant at Mannam Rest Area on the Seoul-Gyeongbu Expressway heading toward Busan is closed. Photo by Mun Ho-nam munonam@

A banner advertising lunchbox sales is hung at the Mannam Square rest area on the Busan-bound side of the Seoul Gyeongbu Expressway. Photo by Moon Honam munonam@

Citizens are purchasing lunch boxes next to a banner that reads "Chuseok food inside the car." / Photo by Mun Ho-nam munonam@