Long Weekend, A Total Of 528,400 Vehicles Leave Jabotabek On 7-9 February 2024

Hundreds of thousands of vehicles left Jabotabek during the long holidays of Isra Mikraj and the 2024 Chinese New Year (doc. Jasa Marga).

JAKARTA - PT Jasa Marga (Persero) Tbk (JSMR) recorded as many as 528,400 vehicles leaving Jabotabek for the period 7-9 February 2024 or during the long holidays of Isra Mikraj and the 2024 Chinese New Year.

A total of 528,400 vehicles are the cumulative numbers of traffic flow (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 23.05 percent when compared to normal traffic, namely 429,413 vehicles," said Jasa Marga's Corporate Communication and Community Development Group Head, Lisye Octaviana, in an official statement, Saturday, February 10, 2024.

Lisye said that for the distribution of traffic leaving Jabotabek to the three directions, the majority were 257,869 vehicles or 48.80 percent headed East (Trans Java and Bandung) and 144,726 vehicles or about 27.39 percent headed West, namely Merak. Finally, 125,805 vehicles or 23.81 percent headed to the South, namely Puncak.

He detailed that the distribution of traffic leaving Jabotabek towards Trans Java via GT Cikampek Utama Jakarta-Cikampek Toll Road has reached 127,974 vehicles, an increase of 52.40 percent.

Then, traffic leaving Jabotabek heading towards Bandung via the Main Kalihurip GT Cipularang Toll Road penetrated 129,895 vehicles or an increase of 35.55 percent from normal traffic.

"The total traffic leaving Jabotabek towards Trans Java and Bandung through the two GTs is 257,869 vehicles or an increase of 43.42 percent from normal traffic," he said.

Meanwhile, traffic leaving Jabotabek heading towards Merak via the Cikupa GT Tangerang-Merak Toll Road was 144,726 vehicles, an increase of 1.16 percent from normal traffic.

"The number of vehicles leaving Jabotabek towards Puncak via GT Ciawi Jagorawi Toll Road is 125,805 vehicles or an increase of 18.07 percent from normal traffic," he said.

Apart from that, Lisye again reminded that the peak backflow for the long holiday period of Isra Mikraj and the 2024 Chinese New Year is predicted to occur on Sunday, February 11, 2024.

"We again urge road users to avoid travel at the predicted time to peak backflow and avoid traveling at their favorite times, such as morning and evening."

"We also urge road users to anticipate travel considering the prediction of medium to high rainfall which is predicted to occur from February to April 2024," said Lisye.

In anticipating a surge in traffic volume, Jasa Marga is committed to supporting the implementation of the Joint Decree (SKB) regarding restrictions on operational transportation of goods that have been implemented starting Wednesday, February 7, 2024 at 16.00 local time until Sunday, February 11, 2024 at 24.00 local time at a number of Jasa Marga Group toll roads.

"Jasa Marga also always coordinates with the police for the application of traffic flow engineering, which during the implementation of the time based on consideration from the police, is based on traffic conditions on each national road section," he added.