Nearly 600,000 Vehicles Will Exit The Jabodetabek Toll Road To H-1 Eid Even Though Homecoming Is Prohibited

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JAKARTA - PT Jasa Marga (Persero) Tbk predicts that the number of vehicles coming out from D-7 to D-1 Eid 2021 will total more than 500 thousand. Although this figure is quite high amid the elimination of this year's Eid homecoming, the number has decreased by 35 percent from normal traffic.

Jasa Marga Operation and Maintenance Management Group Head, Atika Dara Prahita said, the number of vehicles leaving Jabodetabek is the cumulative traffic flow from several Barrier/Main Toll Gates, namely Cikupa Toll Gate (West direction), Ciawi Toll Gate (direction South), and Cikampek Utama Toll Gate and Kalihurip Utama Toll Gate (East direction).

"Jasa Marga predicts that the number of vehicles leaving Jabodetabek through the main toll gates in the period 6-12 May 2021, or D-7 to D-1 ahead of Eid Al-Fitr 1442 H, will be 593,185 vehicles", he said through an official statement, Tuesday, May 4.

Atika said, for the prediction of the highest traffic volume leaving Jabotabek, it will occur on May 11 or D-2, amounting to 109,327 vehicles. His side also predicts an increase in traffic volume during the tightening of the homecoming which falls on Wednesday, May 5, 2021 or tomorrow with a total of 138,508 vehicles leaving Jabotabek.

"These two predictions are also the cumulative traffic flow of the four Barriers/Utama Toll Gate previously mentioned", he said.

Jasa Marga strongly supports the government's efforts in preventing the spread of COVID-19 by implementing health protocols in all toll road service activities, including in rest areas. Some of the operational service strategies that are carried out consist of traffic services, transaction services, construction services to rest area services.

"For traffic services as well as Jasa Marga's efforts in controlling transportation, among others, Jasa Marga will fully support the implementation of check points or blocking locations on toll roads in coordination with the Police.

and the Directorate General of Land Transportation, Ministry of Transportation", he said.

Jasa Marga has temporarily closed the MBZ Flyover

In addition, said Atika, Jasa Marga will alert infrastructure and personnel to support the implementation of police surveillance at the check point location, including completing it with CCTV.

"In addition, we will also temporarily close the MBZ Flyover in accordance with input from the police. However, for the schedule itself, we are still waiting for an approval letter from the Minister of Ministry of Public Works and Housing", he explained.

The MBZ Flyover will be temporarily closed, all of its access to Jakarta and Cikampek directions on the entrance and exit access of the toll road. This is done to limit the movement of traffic flow in and out of Jabotabek in order to minimize the spread of COVID-19.

Meanwhile, for transaction services, Atika said Jasa Marga also anticipates traffic diversion at the nearest toll gate to the blocking post.

In addition, Jasa Marga has also prepared a mobile reader and additional tapping officers at toll gates to increase transaction capacity and ensure the functioning of toll equipment and operational completeness at each toll gate.

COVID-19 prevention efforts

Meanwhile, Director of Building Management and Facilities for PT Jasa Marga Related Business Tita Paulina explained that Jasa Marga is also making efforts to prevent the spread of COVID-19 by implementing physical distancing and COVID-19 health protocols, limiting parking capacity to a maximum of 50 percent and stopover time for visitors.

"We also provide a health post in the context of implementing random check sampling rapid antigen test in the rest area, in coordination with the Regional COVID-19 Task Force. The location for the implementation of these activities which have been confirmed to date is at Rest Area KM 519 B Solo-Ngawi Toll Road, Rest Area KM 57A Jakarta-Cikampek Toll Road, Rest Area KM 72A, and 88A Cipularang Toll Road", said Tika.

Jasa Marga also conducted air patrol trials in collaboration with the Indonesia Flying Club (IFC) to monitor traffic flow on toll roads to obtain real time, fast and efficient sources of information, especially in monitoring congestion points at blocking locations and at Toll Gates. Main.

In addition, Jasa Marga together with BASARNAS will also carry out an accident handling simulation with air rescue as a form of enhancing the ability and preparedness of the rescue team for accident victims on toll roads via helicopters.

This simulation activity will be carried out in two locations at once, namely Km 40B MBZ Flyover (Parking Bay) and Km 19B Jagorawi Toll Road (Exit Cimanggis Main Toll Gate).