Hwaseong-si "Toll Exemption on Bibong~Maesong Urban Expressway During Chuseok Holiday"

From 12:00 AM on the 15th to midnight on the 18th

Hwaseong City in Gyeonggi Province announced on the 11th that tolls on the Bibong~Maesong urban expressway will be waived for four days from the 15th to the 18th during the Chuseok holiday period.

The city explained that following the government's decision to waive tolls on highways as part of the Chuseok holiday livelihood stabilization measures, it decided to also waive tolls on the privately funded roads managed by the city to ease the financial burden of transportation costs for those traveling home and returning during the holiday period.

Aerial view of the Bibong~Maesong urban expressway. Hwaseong City will waive toll fees on this road for four days from the 15th to the 18th. [Photo by Hwaseong City]

Accordingly, vehicles using the Bibong~Maesong urban expressway can receive the toll waiver benefit by passing through the tollgate without taking a ticket from 0:00 on the 15th until midnight on the 18th. Meanwhile, the city expects that approximately 144,000 vehicles will benefit from the toll waiver during the Chuseok holiday.

Jung Myung-geun, mayor of Hwaseong City, said, "We decided to waive tolls to alleviate the economic burden on Hwaseong citizens amid high inflation and high interest rates during the Chuseok holiday," and added, "We expect that the increase in visitors to local tourist attractions will generate significant added value for the regional economy."