Long Weekend, Jasa Marga Records 367,321 Vehicles Leaving Jabotabek

Vehicles leaving Jabotabek during the Isra Mikraj and Chinese New Year holidays increased (doc. Jasa Marga).

JAKARTA - PT Jasa Marga (Persero) Tbk (JSMR) recorded as many as 367,321 vehicles leaving the Jabotabek area on February 7-8 2024 or during the Isra Mikraj and Chinese New Year holidays.

A total of 367,321 vehicles are the cumulative number of traffic flows (traffic) from the four Barrier / Main Toll Gates (GT), namely GT Cikupa (towards Merak), GT Ciawi (towards Puncak), GT Cikampek Utama (towards Trans Java), and GT Kalihurip Utama (towards Bandung).

"The total volume of traffic leaving the Jabotabek area increased by 37.11 percent compared to normal traffic (267,899 vehicles)," said Jasa Marga's Corporate Communication and Community Development Group Head, Lisye Octaviana, in a written statement, Friday, February 9, 2024.

Lisye said the vehicles that left Jabotabek headed for the three majority directions, namely Trans Java and Bandung, Merak, and Puncak.

In detail, as many as 96,478 vehicles headed for Trans Java via GT Cikampek Utama. This number increased by 84.25 percent from normal traffic.

Then, as many as 90,672 vehicles headed towards Bandung via GT Kalihurip Utama Cipularang Toll Road or an increase of 59.74 percent from normal traffic.

"The total traffic leaving Jabotabek towards Trans Java and Bandung through the two GTs is 187,150 vehicles or an increase of 71.50 percent from normal traffic," he said.

Next, traffic leaving Jabotabek towards Merak via the Cikupa GT Tangerang-Merak Toll Road is 96,909 vehicles or an increase of 4.42 percent from normal traffic.

Meanwhile, as many as 83,262 vehicles left Jabotabek towards Puncak via GT Ciawi Jagorawi Toll Road. That number increased 26.22 percent from normal traffic.

In order to anticipate the surge in traffic volume, Jasa Marga has implemented operational restrictions on the transportation of goods that have been in effect from Wednesday, February 7, 2024, at 16.00 WIB to Sunday, February 11, 2024, at 24.00 WIB on a number of Jasa Marga Group toll roads.

This is done in line with the issuance of a Joint Decree (SKB) of the Director General of Land Transportation of the Ministry of Transportation (Kemenhub), the Head of Traffic Police, and the Director General of Highways of the Ministry of Public Works and Public Housing (PUPR).