Cipali Amblas Toll Road, Directorate General Of Transportation Issues Restrictions On Goods Transportation Operations

JAKARTA - The Cikopo-Palimanan (Cipali) Toll Road collapsed on Monday, February 8. Anticipating the damage and repair process, the Directorate General of Land Transportation (Ditjen Hubdat) immediately issued a Circular (SE) regarding the Operational Limitation of Freight Transportation.

The letter was issued to reduce the number of transport vehicles passing during the construction and repair period of the Cikopo-Palimanan (Cipali) Toll Road at KM 122 + 400 Direction Jakarta.

"The operational restrictions on freight transport in the form of traffic flow diversion apply to the Jakarta-Cikampek-Cikopo-Palimanan toll road leading to arterial roads. The flow diversion is valid from Thursday, February 11 to Sunday, March 28 or during the road repair period. will adjust the policies of the National Police, "said Director General of Land Transportation Budi Setiyadi in his statement, Thursday, February 11.

Budi explained that the operational restrictions on the transportation of goods are set for goods cars with 3 axles or more, and for goods cars with attached or trailer trains, as well as for goods cars used to transport minerals, mines and building materials.

For goods cars from west to east, a transfer will be carried out starting from the Cikunir Interchange, West Bekasi Toll Gate, East Bekasi Toll Gate, West Cikarang Toll Gate and will be tightened at the Cikampek / Cikopo Toll Gate, then allowed to re-enter at the Palimanan Toll Gate .

"Meanwhile, those to the west will transfer the goods car to the pantura artery road starting from the Kendal Toll Gate and tightening it at the Palimanan IV Toll Gate and re-entering at the Cikampek / Cikopo Toll Gate," said Director General Budi.

He also ordered the Director of Road Traffic and the Director of Road Transportation to supervise the implementation of operational restrictions on the transportation of goods.

Through the SE, it was also written that several agencies had to coordinate with regard to the implementation of operational restrictions on goods transportation, such as the Indonesian National Police, the Directorate General of Transportation, the Jabodetabek Transportation Management Agency (BPTJ), the Land Transportation Management Center (BPTD), the Provincial / Regency / City Transportation Service. , also Toll Road Business Entities.