Vesak Long Holiday 2024, Jasa Marga Predicts An Increase In Vehicle Volume To Reach 6 Percent

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JAKARTA - PT Jasa Marga (Persero) Tbk (JSMR) predicts that 780,679 vehicles will leave the Jabotabek area during the long holiday period for the 2024 Vesak Day or on Wednesday, May 22 to Sunday, May 26, 2024.

"The total volume of traffic leaving the Jabotabek area is predicted to increase by 6 percent compared to normal traffic (736,459 vehicles)," said Jasa Marga Marketing & Communication Department Head Faiza Riani in a written statement received by VOI, Wednesday, May 22.

The total is the cumulative number of traffic flows (traffic) from the four Main Toll Gates (GT), namely Cikupa GT (to Merak), Ciawi GT (to Puncak), Cikampek Utama GT (to Trans Java) and Kalihurip Utama GT (to Bandung).

For the distribution of traffic leaving Jabotabek towards the three directions, the majority were 345,834 vehicles (44.3 percent) heading East (Trans Java and Bandung), 237,373 vehicles (30.4 percent) headed West (Merak), and 197,472 vehicles (25.3 percent) headed South (Puncak).

"The highest traffic peak projection leaving Jabotabek will occur on Wednesday, May 22, 2024, amounting to 169,321 vehicles, an increase of 21.9 percent for normal traffic," he said.

By looking at the increase in the volume of vehicles leaving the Jabotabek area, said Faiza, Jasa Marga ensures the readiness of Jasa Marga Group toll road operations to run optimally.

Especially, on toll roads that have the potential to become favorite tourist destinations for road users during long holidays, such as the Jagorawi Toll Road towards Puncak and its surroundings as well as Jakarta-Cikampek and Cipularang for those heading towards Trans Java and Bandung.

"Jasa Marga will also ensure the functioning of toll equipment at the substation and increase the number of officers and mobile reader to increase transaction capacity at the main toll gate," he said.

Furthermore, Faiza said, ahead of the 2024 Vesak Day holiday, Jasa Marga also ensured that the preservation/maintenance service so that the quality of the Jasa Marga Group toll road was maintained in good condition.

"The Jasa Marga team also continues to be on standby to handle potential disruptions to toll road conditions quickly and precisely," he said.

Faiza appealed to road users to anticipate trips before entering the toll road.

"Make sure the vehicle and driver's condition are in prime condition, also ensure the adequacy of fuel and electronic money balances, use rest areas to rest if you are tired of driving and obey signs and directions from officers," he added.