Lebaran Homecoming Flow, 1,032 Drivers Recorded Violating Gage Rules On Japek Toll Road

A total of 1,031 motorists were recorded to have violated the odd-even rule (Gage) on the Jakarta-Cikampek (Japek) toll road during the 2024 Eid homecoming. This was based on the electronic-traffic law enforcement (E-TLE) camera.

It is known that restrictions on vehicles with an odd-even system are carried out at Km 0 Jakarta-Tangerang to Km 141 Kalikangkung Toll Road. Odd-even applies during homecoming and backflow of Lebaran on April 5-16, 2024.

"The first day is 608 vehicles, the second day is 423. The third day will be finished at 24.00 (WIB)," said Dirlantas Polda Metro Jaya Kombes Latif Usman when confirmed, Sunday, April 7.

Latif said the drivers had been sent a certificate of confirmation of evidence of violations to the address of the vehicle.

"A vehicle ticket confirmation letter has been sent," he said.

Previously, it was reported that Jasa Marga (Persero) Tbk recorded 807,510 vehicles leaving Jakarta, Bogor, Tangerang, and Bekasi (Jabotabek) on D-7 to D-4 Idulfitri 1445H or on Wednesday-Saturday, April 3-6, 2024.

Jasa Marga Marketing and Communication Department Head Faiza Riani said that this figure is the cumulative value of traffic flow (traffic) from the four Main Toll Gates (GT), namely Cikupa GT (direction to Merak), Ciawi GT (direction to Puncak), Cikampek Utama GT (direction to Trans Java), and Kalihurip Utama GT (direction to Bandung).

The total volume of traffic leaving the Jabotabek area increased by 41.73 percent compared to normal traffic or from 569,735 vehicles.

When viewed from the previous year's Eid period, the total volume of traffic was 12.97 percent higher or an increase of 714,794 vehicles.

He said the distribution of traffic leaving Jabotabek towards all three directions was the majority of 462,710 vehicles or 57.30 percent heading east (Trans Java and Bandung), 209,582 vehicles 25.95 percent headed west (Merak), and 135,218 vehicles or 16.75 percent headed south (Puncak).