Christmas And New Year Holidays, 107,321 Vehicles Pass The Jogja-Solo Toll Road

Toll road illustration (Photo: dock. Antara)

PT Jasamarga Jogja Solo (JMJ) noted that as many as 107,321 vehicles passed the functional route of the Solo-Yogyakarta-YIA Kulonprogo (Jogja-Solo) Toll Road to the Kartasura Segment up to the Karanganom of 13 kilometers (km).

This figure is the number of vehicles passing through the functional lane for 10 (ten) days, namely on December 22-31 December 2023, which operates in one direction from the Colomadu Toll Gate (GT) to Boyolali and/or Kartasura and to Klaten and/or Yogyakarta.

President Director of PT JMJ Sukandra Hutabarat said, a total of 107,321 vehicles passed the functional route of the Jogja-Solo Toll Road for 10 days consisting of 58,736 vehicles heading for Klaten/Yogyakarta, 44,575 vehicles heading to the Trans Java Toll Road via GT Banyudono, as well as 4,001 vehicles leaving the toll road via GT Banyudono from GT Colomadu (Trans Java Toll Road).

Meanwhile, the highest traffic volume was recorded on Sunday, December 24, 2023, with a total of 12,517 vehicles with the highest increase towards Jogja of 7,966 vehicles.

"As long as the functional path is opened for homecoming flow, conditions are monitored to be safe, controlled and road users are also quite orderly in driving while passing through this functional route," said Sukandra in a written statement, quoted Tuesday, January 2.

PT JMJ is now preparing to accept the backflow of vehicles that will pass the functional route of the Jogja-Solo Toll Road because this toll road will function to support backflow on schedule, namely on January 1-3 January 2024 in one direction from Jogja to Solo.

In the period January 1-3 January 2024 at 06.00-17.00 WIB, this functional route will operate in one direction from GT Karanganom to GT Banyudono (for Boyolali and/or Kartasura) and GT Karanganom to GT Colomadu (for the purpose of the Trans Java Toll Road).

"Similar to the homecoming period, road users from Jalan Raya Solo-Semarang who headed to the Trans Java Toll Road were also diverted through GT Banyudono to continue their journey through GT Colomadu," said Sukandra.

Beyond the specified date and time of implementation of the functional path, the traffic flow to and from GT Colomadu returns to normal using existing access.

The functional route for the Jogja-Solo Toll Road has succeeded in unraveling the densities that often occur in the Kartasura Monument, Delanggu Market, and avoiding the queues of 10 traffic lights since the exit / exit of GT Colomadu to the Kartasura Monument to Karanganom which often occurs, especially during the long holiday period.

Seeing the enthusiasm of the community for 10 days of operating the functional route of the Jogja-Solo Toll Road yesterday, the traffic flow is smooth, safe and under control, PT JMJ is optimistic that this functional toll road can also support the backflow of travelers or tourists who want to return to their respective hometowns.