Isra Miraj Holiday, 484 Thousand Vehicles Leave Jabotabek

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JAKARTA - PT Jasa Marga (Persero) Tbk recorded as many as 484,038 vehicles leaving the Jabotabek area. This figure is an accumulation of calculations on the 3rd to the 1st of the Isra Mi'raj holiday. As is known, the Isra Mi'raj holiday falls on this day.

PT Jasa Marga (Persero) Tbk Corporate Communication & Community Development Group Head Dwimawan Heru explained that this figure is the cumulative number of traffic (traffic) from the four Barrier/Main Toll Gates (GT), namely GT Cikupa (direction Merak), GT Ciawi ( direction of Puncak), and GT Cikampek Utama and GT Kalihurip Utama (direction of Trans Java and Bandung).

"The total volume of traffic leaving the Jabotabek area rose 26.87 percent, compared to normal traffic for the February 2022 period with a total of 381,516 vehicles," he said in an official statement, Monday, February 28.

For the distribution of traffic leaving Jabotabek to the four directions, namely the majority as many as 239,037 vehicles or 49.4 percent heading east, namely Trans Java and Bandung. Then, heading west (Merak) 123,461 vehicles or 25.5 percent.

"And 121,540 vehicles or 25.1 percent headed south (Puncak)," he explained

The details of the traffic distribution are as follows:

Traffic leaving Jabotabek heading east, namely Trans Java via GT Cikampek Utama, the Jakarta-Cikampek Toll Road, amounted to 124,759 vehicles. This number increased by 43.47 percent from normal traffic.

Meanwhile, those leaving Jabotabek heading towards Bandung via GT Kalihurip Utama Cipularang Toll Road, a total of 114,278 vehicles. This number increased by 37.97 peesen from normal traffic.

"The total traffic leaving Jabotabek towards Trans Java and Bandung via the two GTs is 239,037 vehicles, an increase of 40.79 percent from normal traffic," he said. is 123,461. This number also increased by 1.50 percent from normal traffic.

Jasa Marga appealed to toll road users to anticipate travel before entering the toll road. Make sure vehicles and drivers are in top condition, comply with health protocols, namely by wearing masks, washing hands, maintaining distance and staying away from crowds when in rest areas.

"Fill up enough fuel and electronic money balances, and obey the signs and directions of officers and take a break if you are tired of driving," he said.