Honam Expressway
The Honam Expressway or Honamseon is an expressway serving the Honam region in South Korea. The freeway connects Nonsan on the Nonsan-Cheonan Expressway and Honam Expressway Branch Line to Gwangju and Suncheon on the Namhae Expressway. The freeway's route number is 25. The Honam Expressway Branch Line, is route number 251, and connects Nonsan on the Honam Expressway to Daejeon on the Gyeongbu Expressway.History
- April 15, 1970: Construction Begin
- December 30, 1970: Daejeon-Jeonju section opened to traffic.
- November 14, 1973: Jeonju-Suncheon section opened to traffic.
- June 1, 1978: Begins becoming charged.
- April 25, 1983: Work begins to widen to four lanes in Daejeon-Jeonju Section.
- June 30, 1986: The 4-lane expansion of the Daejeon–Jeonju section was completed.
- September 11, 1986: The 4-lane expansion of the Jeonju–Gwangju section was completed.
- September 1, 1989: The 4-lane expansion of the section in Gwangju was completed.
- November 8, 1996: The 4-lane expansion of the Gwangju-Suncheon section was completed.
- January 1, 1999: West Jeonju Interchange opened to traffic.
- August 25, 2001: Divides between Honam Expressway to Honam Expressway Branch
- August 31, 2002: Naejangsan IC opened to traffic.
- December 29, 2004: Dongnim IC opened to traffic.
- May 15, 2007: Sanwol JCT opened to traffic.
- December 17, 2009: The eight-lane expansion of the Munheung-Goseo section was completed and Munheung JCT opened to traffic.
- July 20, 2010: The six-lane expansion of the East Gwangju-Munheung section was completed.
- October 27, 2010: The six, eight-lane expansion of the Samnye-Nonsan section was completed.
- August 1, 2012: Motjae Tunnel opened to traffic.
- January 20, 2016: North Gwangsan Interchange opened to traffic.
Compositions
Lanes
- W. Suncheon IC–Goseo JC, E. Gwangju IC–Samnye IC: 4
- Munheung JC–E. Gwangju IC, Samnye IC–Iksan JC: 6
- Goseo JC–Munheung JC, Iksan JC–Nonsan JC: 8
Length
194.22 kmSpeed limits
- 100 km/h
- IC: Interchange, JC: Junction, SA: Service area, TG:Tollgate
- see Honam Expressway Branch