Jasa Marga Records 168,395 Vehicles Leaving Jabotabek During The Vesak Long Holiday

Many motorists cross the Cikampek Utama Toll Gate during the long Vesak holiday (dok Jasa Marga).

JAKARTA - PT Jasa Marga (Persero) Tbk (JSMR) recorded the number of traffic (traffic) leaving the Jabotabek area on the D-1 long Waisak holiday, namely Wednesday, May 22, 2024, as many as 168,395 vehicles.

Jasa Marga Marketing & Communication Department Head, Faiza Riani, said the figures were the total vehicles that crossed the four Main Toll Gates (GT). This includes GT Cikupa (direction to Merak), GT Ciawi (direction to Puncak), GT Cikampek Utama (direction to Trans Java), and GT Kalihurip Utama (direction to Bandung).

"The total volume of traffic that came out of Jabotabek increased by 21.22 percent compared to normal traffic," he said in his official statement, Thursday, March 23, 2024.

The distribution of traffic leaving Jabotabek heading in three directions, namely the majority of 76,497 vehicles (45.43 percent) heading East (Trans Java and Bandung), 52,845 vehicles (31.38 percent) heading West (Merak), and 39,053 vehicles (23.19 percent) heading South (Puncak).

As for the details of the traffic distribution, namely traffic leaving Jabotabek towards Trans Java via GT Cikampek Utama Jakarta-Cikampek Toll Road with a total of 38,385 vehicles, an increase of 29.31 percent from normal traffic.

Then, traffic left Jabotabek heading towards Bandung via GT Kalihurip Utama Cipularang Toll Road with a total of 38,112 vehicles, an increase of 37.90 percent from normal traffic.

"The total traffic leaving Jabotabek towards Trans Java and Bandung through the two GTs was 76,497 vehicles, an increase of 33.45 percent from normal traffic," he said.

Next, traffic leaving Jabotabek towards Merak via the Cikupa GT Tangerang-Merak Toll Road is 52,845 vehicles, an increase of 7.10 percent from normal traffic.

"Meanwhile, the number of vehicles leaving Jabotabek heading towards Puncak via GT Ciawi Jagorawi Toll Road was 39,053 vehicles, an increase of 21.08 percent from normal traffic," he said.

Jasa Marga urges road users to anticipate trips before entering the toll road. Ensure that vehicles and drivers are in prime condition, 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.

Monitor traffic conditions through real-time CCTV on toll roads through the Travoy application. The latest traffic information and traffic service requests can also be obtained through the Jasa Marga One Call Center at 14080, the X account @PTJASAMARGA, the Travoy application and Jasa Marga's official social media.