
All roads leading to the PyeongChang Winter Olympics are set to be serviceable by the end of this year.
The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport says national highways No. 6 and 59 are set to open next Wednesday.
Together with local governments, the ministry invested seven-point-seven trillion won into the road construction project covering a combined 328 kilometers.
An expressway connecting Gwangju and Wonju opened last year while another one linking Anyang and Seongnam opened this year.
The ministry said that using these roads, it will take two hours from the capital region to the venue of the Olympics closing and opening ceremonies, and only within 30 minutes to travel between the main and auxiliary stadiums.
During the Olympic period, vehicles related to the games will have an exclusive lane for faster traffic. Snow removing equipment will also be on standby in case of blizzards.