Vesak Holiday, 292 Thousand Vehicles Leave Jabotabek

Illustration of Toll Roads (ANTARA)

JAKARTA - A total of 292,820 vehicles left the Jabotabek area during the D-1 holiday period until the D-H Day of the 2024 Vesak Day or on Wednesday-Thursday 22-23 May.

"This figure is the cumulative number of traffic flows (traffic) from the four Main Toll Gates (GT), namely Cikupa GT (to Merak), Ciawi GT (to Puncak), and Cikampek Utama GT (to Trans Java) and Kalihurip Utama GT (to Bandung). The total volume of traffic leaving the Jabotabek area is up 4.92 percent when compared to normal traffic," said Marketing & Communication Department Head / Pgs Corporate Communication & Community Development Group Head Jasa Marga Faiza Riani quoted by ANTARA, Friday 24 May.

The distribution of traffic leaving Jabotabek heading in three directions, namely with a majority of 135,205 vehicles (46.17 percent) heading East (Trans Java and Bandung), 84,438 vehicles (28.84 percent) heading West (Merak) and 73,117 vehicles (24.99 percent) heading South (Puncak).

Traffic leaving Jabotabek heading towards Trans Java via GT Cikampek Utama Jakarta-Cikampek Toll Road, with a total of 58,577 vehicles, 1.64 percent lower than normal traffic.

Traffic leaving Jabotabek heading towards Bandung via GT Kalihurip Utama Cipularang Toll Road, with a total of 76,628 vehicles, an increase of 36.39 percent from normal traffic.

The total traffic leaving Jabotabek towards Trans Java and Bandung through the two GTs was 135,205 vehicles, an increase of 16.82 percent from normal traffic.

Traffic leaving Jabotabek heading towards Merak via GT Cikupa Tangerang-Merak Toll Road is 84,438 vehicles, 14.28 percent lower than normal traffic.

Meanwhile, the number of vehicles leaving Jabotabek heading towards Puncak via GT Ciawi Jagorawi Toll Road was 73,177 vehicles, an increase of 12.86 percent from normal traffic.

Road users are advised 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.