Coordinating Minister For Human Development And Culture: Preparation For Traffic Engineering To Effectively Unravel Backflow Congestion

Coordinating Minister for Human Development and Culture (Menko PMK) Muhadjir Effendy reviewed preparations for the 2022 Eid homecoming at Merak Port and Cikampek Toll Road, Tuesday (26/4/2022). (ANTARA/HO-Kemenko PMK).

JAKARTA - Coordinating Minister for Human Development and Culture (Menko PMK) Muhadjir Effendy said traffic engineering prepared by police personnel is expected to be effective in breaking down congestion during the 2022 Eid homecoming flow.

"In 2019 as a comparison, only 33 million people went home. Currently, it is estimated that more than 80 million people will go home. So this is an extraordinary increase, for that we engineer it as well as possible," said Muhadjir Effendy in a written statement quoted by Antara. , Tuesday, April 26.

In the agenda for reviewing preparations for Lebaran homecoming at the Merak Port and Cikampek Toll Road today, Muhadjir assessed that the preparations made by the relevant authorities were very good.

The assessment starts from the readiness of transportation modes at the port as well as the various posts and facilities provided

During the review, Coordinating Minister for Human Development and Culture Muhadjir Effendy was accompanied by National Police Chief General Listyo Sigit Prabowo, Minister of Transportation Budi Karya Sumadi, and Minister of PUPR Basuki Hadimuljono.

“In general, I see that preparations for Merak and the KM 57 Jakarta-Cikampek Toll Road have been very good in anticipating homecoming and return flows. I really appreciate the readiness of the officers in anticipating the flow of going back and forth for the 2022 Eid holiday," he said.

The Coordinating Minister for Human Development and Culture added that President Joko Widodo had previously appealed to the public to go home before the predicted peak date for the homecoming flow, which is 28 April 2022, to avoid traffic jams.

"As directed by the president, it is hoped that the implementation of going home can be carried out faster and better, so that on D-4 we can anticipate high traffic jams," he said. .

The traffic engineering in question includes odd-even, "contra flow" and "one way", as well as lane diversion on D-4 Lebaran which will be carried out from 17.00 to 00.00 WIB for directions to the east.

"Of course it will be adjusted to the engineering that can support these activities. This is expected to help speed up the process so that the homecoming flow can run well," he said.

The National Police Chief also appealed to the public to avoid the prediction of the current peak of going home. For people who are already on holiday, it is hoped that they can go home more quickly in order to avoid the peak of the homecoming flow.

"We have prepared engineering to anticipate the peak flow of going home and provide posts for the community with various facilities so that people can rest for a while, this is also to reduce the level of traffic accidents," he said.

In addition, he said, for people who have not been vaccinated with the booster vaccine, they can visit the vaccine booth that has been prepared at the vaccine service post.