The Jungang Expressway () is an

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. Its name literally means "Central Expressway," and for much of its length it runs through mountainous terrain near the country's east-west center line, including the national parks of Chiaksan and Sobaeksan. It covers a total distance of roughly 388.1 kilometers. The southern end is in

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, although for much of the distance between

and

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it runs together with the Gyeongbu Expressway. Its northern end is in Chuncheon, Gangwon Province. The expressway was completed in December 2001. There is also a short branch named Jungang Expressway Branch near the southern end. This is numbered 551. Chuncheon ~ Cheorwon section (63.0 km) is on the drawing boards.

History

* September 20, 1989 : Under Construction (Chuncheon ~ Daegu) * December 15, 1994 : Geumho JCT ~ Chilgok (6.1 km), S.Wonju ~ Manjong JCT (6.2 km) section opened the traffic. (2 Lanes) * August 29, 1995 : Chilgok ~ W.Andong (79.8 km), S.Jecheon ~ S.Wonju (30.1 km), Hongcheon~Chuncheon (25.2 km) Section opened the traffic. (2 Lanes) * July 1, 1999 : Gangseo Nakdongganggyo (br) (강서낙동강교, 1.6 km) opened the traffic. * September 16, 1999 : W.Andong ~ Yeongju section opened the traffic. * June 1, 2000 : Chilgok ~ W.Andong, Yeongju ~ Punggi (9.5 km), Jecheon ~ S.Wonju (37.6 km), Hongcheon ~ Chuncheon (26.2 km) opened the traffic. (4 Lanes) * February 12, 2001 : construction began on the Daegu-Busan Expressway segment * August 17, 2001 : Manjong JCT ~ Hongcheon (42.5 km) opened the traffic. * December 14, 2001 : Punggi ~ Jecheon (51.2 km) opened the traffic. * January 2005 : East Daegu Junction ~ East Daegu IC Section opened the traffic. * January 15, 2006 : East Daegu JCT ~ Daedong JCT (Daegu-Busan Expressway) section opened the traffic.

Information

Lanes

* Samnak IC ~ Chojeong IC, Daedong JC ~ E.Daegu JC, Geumho JC ~ Chuncheon IC : 4 Lanes * Chojeong IC ~ Daedong JC : 6 Lanes * E.Daegu JC ~ Geumho JC : 8 Lanes

Lengths

* Total: 388.10 km

Speed limit

* Samnak IC ~ Daedong JC, E.Daegu JC ~ Chuncheon IC : 100 km/h * Daedong IC ~ E.Daegu JC: 110 km/h

Daegu–Busan Expressway

The Daegu–Busan Expressway is a segment of the Jungang Expressway which runs north from

. Officially, it is part of the Jungang Expressway, but some maps use this name for this section. The estimated travel time between the two cities is roughly 1 hour, saving about half an hour over the previous travel time on the Gyeongbu Expressway. The toll for a passenger car is 8,500 won, slightly less than the cost of a

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ticket between the two cities. Construction was completed in February 2006, at a total cost of slightly over 1 trillion won. The project was overseen by Hyundai Development Company, also known as I-Park, which has promoted the project under the name "I-Way." It was heavily supported by loans from the

Korean Road Infrastructure Fund Korean may refer to: People and culture * Koreans, ethnic group originating in the Korean Peninsula * Korean cuisine * Korean culture * Korean language ** Korean alphabet, known as Hangul or Chosŏn'gŭl **Korean dialects and the Jeju languag ...

operated by Australia's Macquarie Bank. The term of the financing is 30 years. It has 4 lanes over a length of 82.05 km with a speed limit of 100 km/h.

List of facilities

* IC: Interchange, JC: Junction, SA: Service Area, TG:Tollgate ** Blue Section (■): reiteration section of Gyeongbu Expressway () ** (■): Daegu-Busan Expressway

References

External links

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South Korean Government The Government of South Korea is the union government of the Republic of Korea, created by the Constitution of South Korea as the executive, legislative and judicial authority of the republic. The president acts as the head of state and is th ...

Transport Department
Expressway profile in Korean
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