Toll Increase on 3rd Gyeongin and Seosuwon~Uiwang Private Roads Starting Next Month 1st

Gyeonggi-do, Toll Increase Unavoidable for Two Private Roads in the Province
300~600 KRW Increase by Vehicle Type 1~5 at 3rd Gyeongin Mulwang and Gojan TG
Some Increase at Yeonseong TG... 100 KRW Increase from Seosuwon to Uiwang TG
Toll Freeze on Ilsan Bridge Until Lawsuit Resolution

Tollgate view.

Gyeonggi Province announced on the 25th that tolls for two privately operated roads managed by the province, the 3rd Gyeongin Expressway and the Seosuwon~Uiwang Expressway, will be increased starting October 1.

On the 3rd Gyeongin Expressway, tolls will increase by 300 to 600 KRW depending on vehicle types 1 to 5, based on Mulwang TG and Gojan TG, and tolls at Yeonseong TG will also be partially raised.

For the Seosuwon~Uiwang Expressway, tolls for vehicle types 1 to 5 will increase by 100 KRW each at Uiwang TG. Type 6 (compact cars) will continue to be charged half the toll of type 1, as before.

The last toll increase for the 3rd Gyeongin was in 2019, and for Seosuwon~Uiwang in 2018, marking a toll increase after 5 to 6 years.

Ilsan Bridge tolls will be frozen until the ongoing lawsuit is resolved, and future toll adjustments will be decided based on the lawsuit outcome.

Since 2022 for the 3rd Gyeongin and 2023 for Seosuwon~Uiwang, Gyeonggi Province has frozen tolls to alleviate the burden on low-income households amid rapid inflation.

However, the province explained that if toll freezes continue, the provincial government would have to keep subsidizing losses incurred by the operator during the extended operation period due to unraised tolls, instead of passing the cost to road users, and that future inflation could lead to much higher toll increases, increasing the burden on residents. Considering these factors comprehensively, the toll increase is deemed unavoidable.

Tolls are adjusted annually on April 1 in 100 KRW increments, reflecting the previous year’s inflation rate based on vehicle type standard tolls. However, following the Gyeonggi Provincial Council’s opinion in February to freeze tolls in the first half of the year due to the sharp rise in living costs and increase them in the second half, the toll increase date was set to October 1.

Kang Seong-seup, Director of the Gyeonggi Province Construction Bureau, said, “We ask for residents’ understanding regarding the unavoidable toll increase starting this second half of the year,” adding, “We will strive to create a road environment where users can experience faster and more convenient use of privately operated roads.”