JAKARTA - Traffic flow on the Cikopo-Palimanan Toll Road (Cipali) towards Jakarta on Thursday experienced a slowdown at several points due to vehicles stopping on the shoulder.
Sustainability Management & Corporate Communications Dept. Head of Astra Tol Cipali, Ardam Rafif Trisilo, said that cumulatively, the traffic volume on Thursday was monitored 27 percent lower than the previous day.
Based on data from 00.00 WIB to 08.00 WIB, it was recorded that around 21 thousand vehicles had crossed the Cipali Toll Road through the former Cikopo Toll Gate towards Jakarta.
The number of vehicles passing through was 31 percent lower than the same period the previous day, with an average volume of 2,700 vehicles per hour.
Meanwhile, from the opposite direction or from Jakarta to Cirebon, a total of 5 thousand vehicles crossed the former Cikopo Toll Gate.
"Cumulatively, the morning traffic volume was observed to be 27 percent lower than the previous day," he said, quoted by ANTARA, Thursday, March 26.
Ardam said that although the volume of vehicles crossing the Cipali Toll Road was lower than the previous day, there was congestion at a number of points until the traffic flow slowed down.
The main cause of the slowdown in the field was identified as a result of the increasing number of vehicles that stopped on the shoulder of the road, both due to engine failure and driver fatigue.
The physical exhaustion of travelers on the long journey from the East to Jakarta caused many drivers to decide to rest on the side of the road or at the rest area upon arrival at the Cipali Toll Road.
In order to maintain comfort and smooth flow, Astra Tol Cipali together with the regional police enforce a situational opening-closing system at all rest areas of the Cipali Toll Road, covering KM 86, 102, 130 and 166 (Cirebon direction) and KM 164, 130, 101 and 77 (Jakarta direction).
Ardam said that if the rest area is full, road users are advised not to stop on the side of the road.
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