Nearly 140,000 Vehicles Leave Jabodetabek Tomorrow, The Last Day Before Prohibited Of Homecoming

Illustration. (Photo: Doc. Ministry of PUPR)

JAKARTA - PT Jasa Marga Tbk predicts that as many as 138,508 vehicles will leave the Jabodetabek area on Wednesday, May 5, which will also be the peak of vehicle traffic during this year's tight homecoming period.

"The peak of vehicle traffic leaving Jabodetabek is predicted to occur tomorrow, this figure is predicted to increase or decrease", said Operation and Maintenance Management Group Head of Jasa Marga Atika Dara Prahita at Jasa Marga Toll Road Command Center (JMTC) Jatiasih, Bekasi, West Java, quoted from Antara, Tuesday 4 May.

Jasa Marga also predicts that as many as 593,185 vehicles will leave Jabodetabek on May 6-12, 2021 (D-7 to D-1). This figure is down 49.53 percent from Eid 2019 or up 27.19 percent from Eid 2020.

"Or down 35.9 percent from normal 2020 traffic. The prediction of peak traffic on May 11 (D-2) is 109,327 vehicles", he said.

Meanwhile, the number of vehicles entering Jabodetabek on May 15-21, 2021 is predicted to be 581,224 vehicles, down 58.85 percent from Eid 2019 or up 32.5 percent from Eid 2020.

"Or a decrease of 34.5 percent from normal 2020 traffic. The prediction of peak traffic will occur on May 18, 2021, amounting to 124,100 vehicles", he said.

Jasa Marga ensures that it will continue to be committed to supporting the government's policy of eliminating homecoming as stated in Permenhub 13/2021 and Circular of the Chairperson of the COVID-19 Handling Task Force Number 13/2021 regarding the period of eliminating Eid Al-Fitr homecoming from May 6-17, 2021.

To support this effort, Jasa Marga has prepared several strategies that will be carried out during the period of eliminating homecoming, including the provision of checkpoints for homecoming isolation on the Jasa Marga Group section in coordination with the police and the Directorate General of Land Transportation.

Then the CCTV installation at the location of the checkpoint of isolation, including the entry and exit of the vehicle. Monitoring of traffic flow on toll roads by air or Highway Sky Patrol on Java Island by the Indonesia Flying Club (IFC) on homecoming flows on 5-6 May 2021 and backflow on May 16-17, 2021 to be reported to JMTC.

"We will also coordinate with the regional COVID-19 Task Force for the implementation of the Antigen Random Check Sampling Test at Rest and Service Areas KM 519B Solo Ngawi, KM 57A Jakarta-Cikampek, KM 72A, and KM 88A Cipularang", said Atika.