Odd-Even System Still Applies On Puncak Route, West Java

Puncak Route, West Java. (Photo: Doc. Antara)

JAKARTA - Cianjur Police, West Java, is still implementing the odd-even system for vehicles that want to pass on the Puncak-Cianjur route. This step was taken as an effort to anticipate total traffic jams during the weekend, even though the volume of vehicles was busy until Sunday evening.

KBO Traffic of Cianjur Police, Insp. Yudistira said, until Sunday evening the volume of vehicles crossing the Puncak-Cianjur route, decreased compared to the previous weekend holiday which had soared to a total traffic jam.

"For this weekend, the volume of vehicles is quite high, but the flow of vehicles is smooth, including at a number of vulnerable points on the Cipanas Highway. There are no queues because we used to carry out a one-way system to Bogor from Cianjur," he said, quoted by Antara, Sunday 6 March.

To anticipate the occurrence of traffic jams, his party placed dozens of Traffic Unit members to regulate traffic so that there are no queues, especially in the evening, where a number of tourist attractions are closed and migrants return to their home areas such as Jabodetabek.

However, until Sunday evening, there was no visible queue which caused the speed of vehicles to stagnate, even the flow of vehicles from both directions, either heading to Bogor or Cianjur, was running normally, although towards night a one-way system to Bogor will be implemented.

"It is situational, if there is congestion in the Bogor legal area, we will push for a one-way system to go to Bogor from Cianjur. We are waiting for coordination from the Bogor Police to carry out a one-way system in the evening," he said.

According to Antara's observations, until late in the evening, the flow of vehicles from Cianjur to Bogor, seemed to be busy, passing vehicles dominated by odd numbered numbers from Jabodetabek. Dozens of officers were alerted at a number of vulnerable points such as the Pacet-Cipanas Highway, Cibodas Botanical Garden T-junction and Hanjawawar to anticipate traffic jams.