D-10 Lebaran, 153,670 Vehicles Have Left Jabotabek

Homecoming route (Photo: ANTARA)

JAKARTA - PT Jasa Marga (Persero) Tbk recorded as many as 153,670 homecoming vehicles leaving the Jabotabek area on the 10th D-10 of Eid Al-Fitr 1443 H/2022 which fell on Friday, April 22.

"The total volume of traffic leaving the Jabotabek area decreased by 10.2 percent compared to normal traffic for the November 2021 period with a total of 171,100 vehicles," said Jasa Marga's Corporate Communication & Community Development Group Head Dwimawan Heru as quoted by ANTARA, Saturday, April 23.

Heru added that this figure is a cumulative number of traffic (traffic) from the four Barrier/Main Toll Gates (GT), namely GT Cikupa (direction Merak), GT Ciawi (direction Puncak), and GT Cikampek Utama and GT Kalihurip Utama (direction Trans Java and Bandung).

"For the distribution of traffic leaving Jabotabek to the three directions, the majority of 69,288 vehicles (45.1 percent) headed east (Trans Java and Bandung), 50,899 vehicles (33.1 percent) headed west (Merak), and 33,483 vehicles. (21.8 percent) towards the South (Peak)," he said.

For the distribution of traffic to the east, traffic leaving Jabotabek towards Trans Java via GT Cikampek Utama Jakarta-Cikampek Toll Road, with a total of 33,958 vehicles, decreased by 14.1 percent from normal traffic.

Traffic leaving Jabotabek heading towards Bandung via GT Kalihurip Utama Cipularang Toll Road, with a total of 35,330 vehicles, decreased by 12.7 percent from normal traffic.

The total traffic leaving Jabotabek heading towards Trans Java and Bandung through the two GTs was 69,288 vehicles, a decrease of 13.4 percent from normal traffic.

For the distribution of traffic to the west, traffic leaving Jabotabek towards Merak via GT Cikupa Tangerang-Merak Toll Road is 50,899 vehicles, down 1.6 percent from normal traffic.

Meanwhile, traffic heading south, the number of vehicles leaving Jabotabek towards Puncak via GT Ciawi Jagorawi Toll Road was 33,483 vehicles, down by 14.9 percent from normal traffic.

Jasa Marga appealed to toll road users to anticipate travel before entering the toll road.

Make sure the vehicle and driver are in top condition, comply with health protocols (using masks, washing hands and maintaining distance) while in the rest area, refilling fuel and sufficient electronic money balance, and obeying the signs and directions of officers.