Jakarta-Cikampek Toll Road Integrated On MBZ Flyover, Pangkas 60 Percent Travel Time

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JAKARTA - The Jakarta-Cikampek Toll Road managed by PT Jasamarga Transjawa Tol (JTT), has been integrated with the Mohamed Bin Zayed (MBZ) Flyover managed by PT Jasamarga Cikampek Flyover (JJC). The travel time can be cut by more than 60 percent.

This figure is a calculation in normal traffic conditions using a digital map application by means of simulations if toll road users drive from the Cawang Interchange then use the Jakarta-Cikampek Toll Road and continue their journey via Jalan Layang MBZ to Purwakarta.

PT JTT's Business Director, Pratomo Bimawan Putra said that in his calculations, road users will travel to Purwakarta with a distance of about 87.7 km with the required travel time of only 1 hour 7 minutes.

When compared to the journey to Purwakarta without using toll roads, continued Bima, road users will travel 98.1 km via Jalan Pantura with a longer travel time of 3 hours 2 minutes. This shows a very significant travel time savings of more than 60 percent.

"Not only compared to Jalan Pantura, in its service, the Jakarta-Cikampek Toll Road which is integrated with the MBZ Flyover is a solution to unravel the density of vehicles, so that it can restore the benefits of the Jakarta-Cikampek Toll Road which is more efficient for users, both for close-distance road users and long-distance road users," he said in an official statement, Tuesday, March 12.

Judging from the infrastructure, continued Bima, the 38 km MBZ Flyover which stretches from KM 10 to KM 48 provides a lane plus a road shoulder on both sides, both in the direction of Jakarta and in the direction of Cikampek.

Buma said if viewed from the V/C ratio or the number of vehicles on one road segment at one time compared to the road capacity, in 2019, the Jakarta-Cikampek Toll Road reached 0.59 with an average travel speed of around 39.83 km per hour.

Since the MBZ Flyover was operated, the speed on the Jakarta-Cikampek Toll Road has improved, which is indicated from the distribution of vehicles. The data on the V/C ratio of the Jakarta-Cikampek Toll Road in 2023 was recorded at 0.71," he said.

Bima said the increase occurred with a note that although there was a significant increase in traffic volume at the peak of the Lebaran 2023 homecoming flow, which increased by 21.3 percent from 2019, the traffic engineering implemented was contra flow so that the Jakarta-Cikampek Toll Road could still serve traffic flow from Bandung to Jakarta.

"This condition is different when compared to 2019 and 2022 which implemented one way traffic engineering. Integrated operation with the MBZ Flyover has also proven successful in increasing the speed of vehicle speed to 47.81 km per hour," added Bima.