Backflow For Eid 2022: National Police Chief Says Half A Million Vehicles Have Returned To Jakarta

National Police Chief General Listyo Sigit Prabowo /PHOTO: IST

JAKARTA - A total of 549 thousand vehicles have returned to Jakarta until D + 4 Idul Fitri 2022.

The data available to date is approximately 549,000 vehicles that pass to Jakarta," said National Police Chief General Listyo Sigit Prabowo to reporters at Pospam KM 3+500, Friday, May 6.

Sigit estimates that there are still 1.7 million vehicles that will return to Jakarta via the toll road. While 480,483 through through the arteries.

"So there are still 1.7 million via toll roads and approximately 480,483 (vehicles) via arteries," he said.

Therefore, his party has implemented a one-way scheme on the Kalikangkung Toll Road for directions to Jakarta. It aims to anticipate traffic jams.

"We see that from KM 70 to KM 47, one way applies, then KM 47 to KM 28 applies contraflow, we see the whole journey is smooth," he said.

Sigit said that as of 14.00 WIB there was an increase in the volume of vehicles. It is recorded that there are more than 5 thousand vehicles crossing the Kalikangkung Toll Road.

"There are density figures that have started to increase above 3700 and even 2 hours above 5000, so one way continues," he said.

If the one way scheme continues to experience congestion on the Kalikangkung Toll Road. So his party will extend one way to the Halim Toll Gate (GT).

"The backflow is solid, it will be withdrawn to KM 3+500 or Halim Toll Gate (GT) if in the development of density we want to break it down, we will pull the tail one way at GT Semanggi," said the National Police Chief.