Announcement, One Way Toll Road Will Be Created At The Peak Of Homecoming

Head of the Public Relations Division of the National Police, Inspector General Sandi Nugroho (Photo: Police Public Relations Doc)

JAKARTA - The National Police will implement a one-way road system or one-way on toll roads during the peak of the Lebaran homecoming flow which occurred from 19 to 21 April 2023. One way will be enforced from Kmkm 72 Cipali Toll Road to km 414 Kalikangkung Toll Gate (GT) The Head of the Public Relations Division of the National Police, Inspector General Sandi Nugroho, revealed that the one way system was implemented to anticipate traffic jams on toll roads. "We, the police, will implement a oneway system on April 18 starting from KM 72 to KM 414. Because the peak of the homecoming flow will occur on D-2 and D-1," Sandi said in his statement, Sunday, April 2. Then, one way is also applied to the peak of backflow, namely April 24 to April 25, 2023 or D+2 and D+3 Eid, as well as from April 29 to May 1, 2023. "Later, a oneway system will also be applied for backflow, starting from km 414 to km 72," he said. Furthermore, Sandi said that his party had mapped the crucial location on toll roads that could potentially have high traffic density during the surge in homecoming flows to the backflow of Lebaran this year. These crucial points are located on the Trans Java Toll Road, the toll road towards Central Java where the Cipali Toll Road. Then in the rest areas of Sumatra and Java. According to him, the Sumatra route is in Indralaya-Palembang. Meanwhile, the rest area of the Java route is on the Cipali Toll Road. "Meanwhile, at Merak Port from last year's experience, there was a density of Eid transportation," he said.

Meanwhile, in the implementation of the 2023 Eid al-Fitr Ketupat Operation, the National Police will deploy 148,211 personnel. The involvement of good strength from the National Police Headquarters is 1,240 personnel, the regional police in various provinces are 91,153 personnel, and the relevant agencies are 55,818 personnel.