As A Result Of Easter Holiday Backflow, Jakarta-Cikampek Toll Road Implements Contraflow

JAKARTA - The backflow for the long Easter celebration on the Jakarta-Cikampek toll road was observed to be quite congested on Sunday, so officers applied a contraflow to unravel the congestion of traffic flow on the Japek Toll Road towards Jakarta.

As reported by Antara, Monday, April 5, Marketing and Communication Department Head of Jasamarga Transjawa Tollroad Regional Division, Corry Annelia Poundti said, contraflow was implemented since Sunday 4 April afternoon, starting from KM 61 to KM 47 of the Jakarta-Cikampek Toll Road.

Furthermore, traffic engineering with the contraflow system was extended in the afternoon. Initially, the contraflow was applied from KM 61 to KM 47 and extended from KM 65 to KM 47.

He said that the application of traffic engineering is expected to reduce the congestion that occurs on the Jakarta-Cikampek Toll Road towards Jakarta.

PT. Jasa Marga (Persero) Tbk recorded that 150,550 vehicles returned to the Jabotabek area on D-1 Easter Day or on Saturday, April 3.

This number is the cumulative traffic flow from several Main Toll Gates (GT) such as Main Cikampek Toll Road and Main Kalihurip Toll Gate (East direction), Cikupa Toll Gate (West direction), and Ciawi Toll Gate (South direction).

Jasa Marga's Corporate Communication & Community Development Group Head, Dwimawan Heru, said the total volume of traffic to Jabotabek had increased by 22.40 percent compared to normal daily traffic.

"We noted that the number of vehicles returning to Jabotabek was higher than those leaving Jabotabek," he said.

For the distribution of traffic to Jabotabek from the three directions on Saturday, April 3, the majority were 73,501 vehicles from the East (48.82 percent), 44,303 vehicles from the West (29.43 percent), and 32,746 vehicles from the South (22.75 percent).