Honam 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

Speed limits

• 100 km/h

  List of facilities

• IC: Interchange, JC: Junction, SA: Service area, TG:Tollgate

  Branch line (Nonsan-Daejeon)

• see Honam Expressway Branch