Support Korlantas Implement Traffic Engineering, Minister Of Transportation Budi Karya Asks Homecomers To Return Before May 6 Or After May 8

Minister of Transportation Budi Karya inspects the rest area on the Cikampek toll road. (Photo: Doc. Antara)

JAKARTA - The Ministry of Transportation (Kemenhub) supports the implementation of traffic engineering on toll roads by the Korlantas Polri, following an increase in vehicle movement starting Wednesday, May 4.

“With the increase in backflow starting last Wednesday, it is an indication that people have returned early. God willing, we can reduce the density on the peak day of the return flow on May 6 to 8," said Minister of Transportation (Menhub) Budi Karya Sumadi in a statement quoted by Antara, Thursday, May 5.

Minister of Transportation Budi Karya conveyed that based on the results of the coordination between the National Police Traffic Corps with the Ministry of Transportation and Jasa Marga, it was reported that the Cipali Toll Road was unable to accommodate the density of traffic flows on both lanes A and B, if no engineering was carried out. With a volume capacity ratio of 1.19, which means that the volume of vehicles has exceeded the road capacity.

From the results of traffic flow monitoring on Wednesday, May 4 yesterday from 06.00 WIB to 18.00 WIB, it was reported that vehicles that had passed the Cipali Toll Road experienced an increasing trend.

CCTV monitoring of NTMC and the PJR Command Center, as well as digital maps, show an increase in the movement of traffic flows from east to west. Likewise, from the direct monitoring of the Central Java Police, West Java Police and the National Police Korlantas, traffic flow has increased compared to the previous day.

"To avoid overcrowding on peak days and to make travel more comfortable on reverse flows, the government urges people to return early before May 6 or after May 8, 2022," he said.

With an increase in the movement of backflow yesterday, the Korlantas Polri decided to implement a number of traffic engineering today in the form of:

1. One way implementation starts at 11.00 to 24.00 WIB, starting from GT Palimanan Utama KM188 - KM 72 Cikampek and continues with the application of contra flow on the Jakarta-Cikampek toll road KM 47.

2. Vehicles that will go to Bandung and Cikampek are given one-lane relaxation.

3. If the traffic density begins to decrease, the implementation of the one way engineering will be terminated ahead of schedule, but if the density increases beyond the maximum limit, the one way engineering will be increased from GT Palimanan Utama KM 188 to Jakarta Cikampek KM Toll Road. 47 (without relaxation) and will be extended.

4. The mechanism prior to the implementation of the one way engineering will be sterilized both on the track and the rest area for 2 hours before the implementation of the one way engineering (9:00 am) after that the one way engineering will start at 11.00 WIB.

5. The mechanism after the one way implementation at 24.00 WIB, normalization will be carried out both on the track and in the rest area for 2 hours after the one way implementation (02.00 WIB) after which the lane will be opened normally.