Anticipating Overcrowding In Rest Areas, Jasa Marga Subsidiaries Add Modular Gas Stations

Aerial photo of a number of four-wheeled vehicles from Jakarta driving slowly after entering the Kalikangkung Toll Gate, Semarang, Central Java/ Antara

JAKARTA - PT Jasa Marga (Persero) Tbk through its subsidiary PT Jasamarga Related Business (JMRB) as the manager of Rest Area Travoy, is ready to add a modular gas station to ensure the availability of fuel in the rest area. This is also an anticipation of overcrowding in the rest area during the Lebaran 2022 homecoming period.

General Manager of Operational Planning and Control of PT JMRB Meta Herlina explained that PT JMRB has coordinated with PT Pertamina (Persero) to maintain fuel stock at gas stations rest area of the Jasa Marga Group toll road.

In addition, Meta said to anticipate congestion and queues at gas stations, modular gas stations were operated in a number of rest areas during the homecoming and return event for Eid 1443 H/2022.

"We have also collaborated with Pertamina to operate modular gas stations in 16 rest areas on toll roads managed by the Jasa Marga Group," he said in Jakarta, Friday, April 29.

Furthermore, Meta explained that the modular gas stations will be placed in type B rest areas that do not have gas stations, functional rest areas, and type A rest areas that have the potential to build up.

This modular gas station, Meta said, will operate from April 22, 2022 to May 11, 2022. There are also rest areas on the Jasa Marga Group toll road where there are modular gas stations including Rest Area KM 33 A Jakarta-Cikampek; Rest Area KM 52 B Jakarta-Cikampek; Rest Area KM 207 A Palimanan-Kanci; Rest Area KM 379 A Batang-Semarang; Rest Area KM 391 A Batang-Semarang; Rest Area KM 519 A Solo-Ngawi.

Then, at Rest Area KM 519 B Solo-Ngawi; Rest Area KM 538 A Solo-Ngawi; Rest Area KM 538 A Solo-Ngawi; Rest Area KM 597 A Ngawi-Kertosono; Rest Area KM 597 B Ngawi-Kertosono; Rest Area KM 66 A Pandaan-Malang; Rest Area KM 66 B Pandaan-Malang; Rest Area KM 792 A Gempol-Pasuruan; Rest Area KM 792 B Gempol-Pasuruan, and; Rest Area KM 36 B Balikpapan-Samarinda.

To ensure the availability of fuel stocks in the rest area, said Meta, PT JMRB has also coordinated with Pertamina regarding the addition of mobile tanks.

"With the operation of modular gas stations and the addition of mobile tanks in a number of rest areas on this Jasa Marga Group toll road section, Meta hopes to minimize queues at gas stations and reduce congestion in rest areas," he said. Previously, Pertamina had supplied modular gas stations (Pertashop). in some rest areas that do not yet have gas stations. This is in accordance with the direction of the Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources to provide fuel for travelers.

"We have looked at rest areas, rest areas where there are no gas stations, we have added dispensers, we have placed pertashops there so that now all rest areas have gas stations," explained Nicke.

Other facilities provided by Pertamina are motorbikes, officers driving motorbikes who will pick up the ball when a vehicle runs out of gas. By contacting the Pertamina 135 call center and providing the location, motorists immediately moved to supply fuel.

"We provide 200 motorbikes along the Sumatra and Java toll roads during the homecoming period and returning to the Eid holidays," said Nicke.