JAKARTA - The National Police and the Ministry of Transportation (Kemenhub) will implement an odd-even (gage) scheme on toll roads during the 2022 Eid homecoming flow. The goal is to break down congestion.
"So, we and the Korlantas Polri and then the Director General of Public Works of Highways have signed a joint decree which will involve the gage and one way scheme," said the Director General of Land Transportation (Dirjen Hubdat) of the Ministry of Transportation, Budi Setiyadi, to reporters, Thursday, March 14.
The gage scheme will begin to be implemented at KM 47 of the Jakarta-Cikampek toll road to KM 414 Kalikangkung.
According to Budi, the Korlantas Polri has determined the time for its implementation. However, in its implementation it can change depending on the conditions in the location.
"That time is determined, it has been determined by the police. But later on in the field it may change," he said.
In addition, Budi explained the reason behind the first point of implementing the gage at KM 47 or the Karawang area because it did not want to interfere with community mobility.
It is undeniable that many Jakartans still work in Karawang, so this policy should not interfere with their activities.
"Because my consideration at that time was because the residential ring in Bekasi, Karawang could not be disturbed," said Budi.
Previously, the National Police Chief General Listyo Sigit Prabowo predicted that 23 toll gates would become congestion-prone points during the 2022 Eid homecoming flow. All of them are located on the Trans Java toll road.
Based on the available data, the hotspots for congestion are in the areas of Banten, Jakarta, West Java, Central Java, and East Java. Listyo also gave an example, one of the points prone to congestion is on the Jakarta-Merak KM 26 Toll Road. Because at that point there is a narrowing of the road.
"These are potential slowdowns and also potential traffic jams that we have to unravel," he said.
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