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near the east coast. From

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, the expressway covers 234.39 kilometers.

History

* 24 March 1971 : Singal~Saemal (

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) segment's construction begin. (Length 104 km) * 1 December 1971 : Singal~Saemal segment opens to traffic. (2 lanes) * 31 December 1973 : Yangji IC (

) opens to traffic. * 26 March 1974 : Saemal~Gangneung segment (Length 97 km) begins construction. * 14 October 1975 : Saemal~Gangneung segment opens to traffic. (2 lanes) * 10 April 1976 : Maseong IC opens to traffic. * 5 January 1977 : Deokpyeong IC opens to traffic. * 15 December 1988 : Connected of Donghae Expressway. * 12 April 1989 : Ansan~Singal Segment (Length 23.2 km) begins construction. (4 lanes) * 27 February 1991 : Seochang~Ansan Segment (Length 27.6 km) begins construction. (6 lanes) * 29 November 1991 : Ansan~Singal segment opens to traffic. * 6 November 1991 : Work begins to widen to 4 lanes in Singal~Wonju segment. * 6 July 1994 : Seochang~Ansan segment opens to traffic. * 12 December 1994 : Singal~Wonju widen to 4 lanes. * 24 November 1995 : Work begins to widen to 4 lanes in Wonju~Woljeong TG. * 30 July 1996 : Work begins to widen to 4 lanes in Woljeong TG~Hoenggye. * 27 December 1996 : Work begins to widen to 4 lanes in Hoenggye~Gangneung. * January 1997 : Work begins to widen to 6 lanes in Ansan~Singal. * 20 December 1997 : Wonju~Saemal widen to 4 lanes. * 15 July 1999 : Saemal~Woljeong TG widen to 4 lanes. * 22 July 2000 : Woljeong TG~Hoenggye widen to 4 lanes. * 2 May 2001 : Ansan~Singal widen to 4 lanes. * 28 November 2001 : Hoenggye~Gangneung widen to 4 lanes. * 31 October 2007 : Work begins to widen to 8 lanes in Singal~Hobeop. * 29 December 2010 : Singal~Yangji widen to 6 lanes. * 14 December 2011 : Yangji~Hobeop widen to 8 lanes. * 28 March 2013 : Seochang~Gunja widen to 10 lanes. * 3 September 2014 :

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Gallery

Image:North Suwon IC - 2009-04-18.JPG, North Suwon I.C. File:Manjong JCT Yeongdong Expressway.jpg, Manjong JC (2007) (Junction to

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Compositions

Lanes

* Yeoju IC ~ Gangneung JC : 4 * Seochang JC ~ Wolgot JC, Gunja JC ~ Ansan IC, Ansan JC ~ N.Suwon IC, Yeoju JC ~ Yeoju IC : 6 * Ansan IC ~ Ansan JC, N.Suwon IC ~ Singal JC, Yongin IC ~ Yeoju JC : 8 * Wolgot JC ~ Gunja JC, Singal JC ~ Yongin IC : 10

Length

234.4 km

Limited Speed

* 100 km/h

List of facilities

* IC: Interchange, JC: Junction, SA: Service Area, TG:Tollgate

External links

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