Gov't to impose partial traffic controls in Seoul for Korea-Central Asia summit

The Security and Safety Control Team will impose partial traffic controls in central Seoul on Sept. 16 for the first Korea-Central Asia Summit and the safety of visiting heads of state. Sowol-ro will have all lanes in both directions briefly and repeatedly closed about six to seven times between noon and 9 p.m. Traffic around Euljiro 1-ga will also be restricted before and after the meeting. The team is urging residents to use public transportation and is posting traffic notices starting Thursday.

The traffic coordination meeting involved the foreign ministry’s preparatory task force, the Seoul Metropolitan Government, the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency and the Korea Road Traffic Authority.

The team plans to post traffic control notices on the KT Building’s Gwanghwamun Square screen, the Seoul City Hall electronic display and its official YouTube channel starting Thursday.

It is coordinating roadside signs and traffic alerts through navigation apps including T map, Kakao Map and Naver Map.

The Security and Safety Control Team said the controls are needed for the successful hosting of the Korea-Central Asia Summit and the safety of visiting dignitaries.

Published Sep 9, 2026 1:28 pm KST

The traffic contol route in Seoul scheduled for Sept. 16 / Korea Times graphic by Jhoo Dong-chan

The Security and Safety Control Team, formed under the Presidential Security Service, said it will impose partial traffic controls in central Seoul on Sept. 16 to ensure the smooth running of the first Korea-Central Asia Summit and the safety of visiting heads of state.

Sowol-ro, the road used most by the visiting leaders' motorcades, will see all lanes in both directions briefly and repeatedly closed roughly six to seven times between noon and 9 p.m. that day. Traffic in some lanes around Euljiro 1-ga, near the summit venue, will also be restricted before and after the meeting.

Ahead of the event, the security team held a traffic coordination meeting with the foreign ministry's preparatory task force, the Seoul Metropolitan Government, the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency and the Korea Road Traffic Authority to work out measures aimed at minimizing disruption for residents and to coordinate how the public would be informed.

Starting Thursday, the team plans to post traffic control notices on the KT Building's Gwanghwamun Square screen, the Seoul City Hall electronic display and the Presidential Security Service's official YouTube channel.

It is also coordinating with the Foreign Ministry's task force and Seoul police to install roadside signs and issue traffic alerts through navigation apps including T map, Kakao Map and Naver Map.

"Traffic controls are unavoidable to ensure the successful hosting of the Korea-Central Asia Summit, a nationally significant event, and the safety of the visiting dignitaries," the Security and Safety Control Team said.

It asked citizens for their understanding and urged them to use public transportation such as the subway rather than private vehicles during the control period.

This article was published with the assistance of generative AI and edited by The Korea Times.

为保障出席首届韩中峰会各国元首的安全，安全保障小组将于9月16日在首尔市中心实施部分交通管制。届时，素月路双向车道将于中午至晚上9点期间反复短暂封闭六至七次。乙支路1街附近路段在会前会后也将实施交通管制。安全保障小组呼吁市民尽量使用公共交通工具，并已于周四开始张贴交通告示。

交通协调会议由外交部筹备工作组、首尔市政府、首尔地方警察厅和韩国道路交通管理局参加。

该团队计划从周四开始在 KT 大厦光化门广场的屏幕、首尔市政府的电子显示屏以及其官方 YouTube 频道上发布交通管制通知。

它通过包括 T 地图、Kakao 地图和 Naver 地图在内的导航应用程序协调路边标志和交通警报。

安全控制小组表示，这些控制措施对于成功举办朝鲜-中亚峰会和保障来访贵宾的安全是必要的。

发布于2026年9月9日下午1:28（韩国标准时间）

首尔交通管制路线图（9月16日）/韩国时报，朱东灿绘图

由总统安全保卫处组建的安全控制小组表示，将于9月16日在首尔市中心实施部分交通管制，以确保首届韩国—中亚峰会的顺利进行和到访国家元首的安全。

峰会期间，领导人车队主要通行的昭月路双向车道将在当天中午至晚上9点之间反复短暂封闭约6至7次。峰会举办地附近的乙支路1街部分路段也将在会前会后实施交通管制。

活动开始前，安保小组与外交部筹备工作组、首尔市政府、首尔地方警察厅和韩国道路交通管理局举行了交通协调会议，制定了旨在最大限度减少对居民干扰的措施，并协调了如何向公众通报情况。

从周四开始，该团队计划在 KT 大厦光化门广场的屏幕、首尔市政府的电子显示屏和总统安全保卫院的官方 YouTube 频道上发布交通管制通知。

它还正与外交部工作组和首尔警方协调，安装路边标志，并通过包括 T 地图、Kakao 地图和 Naver 地图在内的导航应用程序发布交通警报。

“为了确保成功举办具有国家意义的韩国-中亚峰会，以及保障来访贵宾的安全，交通管制是不可避免的，”安全控制小组表示。

它请求市民理解，并敦促他们在管控期间使用地铁等公共交通工具，而不是私家车。

本文由生成式人工智能协助发布，并由《韩国时报》编辑。