Once Submerged By Floods, YLKI: Inner-City Toll Rates Should Be Free

JAKARTA - A number of expressway sections in the Jakarta, Bogor, Depok, Tangerang and Bekasi (Jabodetabek) areas were flooded after being hit by rain for several days. In this regard, the Chief Executive of the Indonesian Consumers Foundation or YLKI, Tulus Abadi, proposed that toll road operators exempt special rates for sections affected by flooding.

"The flooded toll roads should be free. There are no charges for consumers. It is anomaly and ironic if toll roads are flooded but toll operators still charge tariffs," said Tulus in a written statement on Saturday, February 20.

Moreover, according to Tulus, the toll road manager should provide compensation or compensation to vehicle users who have stalled and are damaged because they have passed through flooded toll roads.

In addition, continued Tulus, toll managers should improve the existing drainage system along the toll roads. According to Tulus' analysis, the flooding of the toll road was not only caused by high rainfall, but also because the drainage system along the toll road was quite bad.

PT Jasa Marga (Persero) Tbk noted that there was a flood of inundation on the Jakarta-Cikampek Km 19 Toll Road towards Jakarta. The floodwaters were caused by the overflow of Kali Jambe, East Bekasi.

To dilute the congestion that occurred towards the locations affected by inundation, Jasa Marga with the discretion of the Police implemented a contraflow traffic engineering starting from Km 21 to Km 14 of the Jakarta-Cikampek Toll Road towards Jakarta since 15.00 WIB today.

To overcome the congestion that has occurred to the locations affected by the floods, Jasa Marga is working with the Police's discretion to implement contraflow traffic engineering, starting from Km 21 to Km 14 of the Jakarta-Cikampek Toll Road heading to Jakarta since 15.00 WIB, Saturday, February 20.

The company stated that at that time the inundation at Km 19 towards Jakarta was observed on the shoulder of the road, lane (L) 1 to lane 3. Vehicles can only cross Lane 4, while the Rest Area Km 19 towards Cikampek is still closed.

In addition to implementing contraflow traffic engineering, Jasa Marga assigns officers to regulate traffic at the flood site and function 1 pump unit with a capacity of 500 liters / minute by synergizing with the Great River Basin Agency (BBWS), as well as making embankments to hold water flow. Kali Jambe.

As for other toll road sections, the company provides handling at a number of inundation points on the Jasa Marga Group Toll Road until 15.30 WIB, including the Jakarta-Tangerang Toll Road, Jagorawi Toll Road, and Jakarta Inner City Toll Road.

"Jasa Marga apologizes for the inconvenience of toll road users due to this. Anticipate the journey through the latest information that can be accessed through Jasa Marga's 24-hour Call Center at 14080 and Twitter @PTJASAMARGA (specifically for traffic information)," said Corporate Communication & Community Development Group Head of PT Jasa Marga (Persero) Tbk Dwimawan Heru.

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