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The Capital Region First Ring Expressway (Formerly as Seoul Ring Expressway) (Expressway No.100) () is an expressway, circular
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South Korean Government Transport Department {{Coord missing, South Korea Expressways in South Korea Gyeonggi Province Transport in Seoul Ring roads Roads in Gyeonggi Roads in Seoul Roads in Incheon
The Capital Region First Ring Expressway (Formerly as Seoul Ring Expressway) (Expressway No.100) () is an expressway, circular beltway
A ring road (also known as circular road, beltline, beltway, circumferential (high)way, loop, bypass or orbital) is a road or a series of connected roads encircling a town, city, or country. The most common purpose of a ring road is to assist i ...
or ring road around Seoul
Seoul (; ; ), officially known as the Seoul Special City, is the Capital city, capital and largest metropolis of South Korea.Before 1972, Seoul was the ''de jure'' capital of the North Korea, Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea ...
, South Korea
South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK), is a country in East Asia, constituting the southern part of the Korea, Korean Peninsula and sharing a Korean Demilitarized Zone, land border with North Korea. Its western border is formed ...
. It connects satellite cities
Satellite cities or satellite towns are smaller municipalities that are adjacent to a principal city which is the core of a metropolitan area. They differ from mere suburbs, subdivisions and especially bedroom communities in that they have muni ...
around Seoul, Ilsan, Namyangju, Hanam
Hanam () is a city in Gyeonggi Province, South Korea. Formerly a part of Gwangju County, it was designated a city in 1989. The ancient Baekje capital of Hanam Wiryeseong may have been located there.
Lying immediately east of Seoul, Hanam is al ...
, Pyeongchon, Jungdong, Bundang
Bundang is a planned community in the Bundang-gu district of Seongnam, South Korea. It was developed to encourage affordable housing and urban decentralization. The community has a sports complex, a park and a youth center.
Origin
Bundang w ...
, Pangyo, Sanbon and Gimpo
Gimpo () is a city in Gyeonggi Province, South Korea. It borders Incheon, with which it shares the South Korean side of the Han River estuary, as well as Seoul and the lesser cities of Paju and Goyang. North Korea is across the Han River. The c ...
. The expressway runs 127.6 km. Seoul Ring Expressway is currently under construction to widen the expressway between Anhyeon Junction to Seongnam which is expected to be finished in 2016.
Since 2010, Gyeonggi Loop Bus connect the many Satellite town to each other through this Expressway.
History
* February 1988: Construction begins from Pangyo to Toegyewon. * 29 November 1991: Section from Pangyo to Toegyewon opens to traffic. * December 1991: Construction begins from Sanbon to Pangyo. * May 1992: Construction begins from Seoun to Jangsu. * December 1992: Construction begins from Ilsan to Gimpo. * June 1995: Construction begins from Gimpo to Seoun and from Jangsu to Sanbon. * 28 December 1995: Section from Pangyo to Sanbon opens to traffic. * 3 November 1997: Section from Gimpo to Jayuro opens to traffic. * 24 July 1998: Section from Seoun to Jangsu opens to traffic. * 26 November 1999: Sections from Jangsu to Sanbon and from Gimpo to Seoun open to traffic. * 11 September 2001: Section from Ilsan to Jayuro opens to traffic. * 30 June 2006: Sections from Ilsan to Songchu and from Uijeongbu to Toegyewon open to traffic. * 28 December 2007: Section from Songchu to Uijeongbu opens to traffic. * 3 May 2010: Dori JC opens to traffic. * 28 May 2015: Howon IC opens to traffic. * Winter 2015: 확장공사 * September 1, 2020: The Seoul Ring Expressway is renamed Capital Region First Ring Expressway.Composition
Lanes
* Hanam JC~Gangil IC, Ilsan IC~Jayuro (Rigid Pavement) IC: 10 * Gangil JC~Ilsan IC, Jayuro IC~Hanam-Jirisan Mountain-Seongsan (Rigid Pavement) (68 km) (42.25 mi) JC: 8Length
* 128.02 kmLimited Speed
* 100 km/hTunnel
List of Facilities
*IC: Interchange, JC: Junction, SA: Service Area, TG:TollgateSee also
*Roads and expressways in South Korea
Expressways in South Korea (), officially called as National expressways (), are operated by the Korea Expressway Corporation. They were originally numbered in order of construction. Since August 24, 2001, they have been numbered in a scheme s ...
* Transportation in South Korea
Transportation in South Korea is provided by extensive networks of railways, highways, bus routes, ferry services and air routes that traverse the country. South Korea is the third country in the world to operate a maglev train, which is an automa ...
External links
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South Korean Government Transport Department {{Coord missing, South Korea Expressways in South Korea Gyeonggi Province Transport in Seoul Ring roads Roads in Gyeonggi Roads in Seoul Roads in Incheon