The Peak Of Backflow, Jasa Marga: 1 Million Vehicles Return To Jabodetabek

Illustration of the situation of GT Cikarang Utama during the Lebaran 2022 homecoming moment. (Antara)

JAKARTA - Jasa Marga noted that 1,075,518 vehicles had returned to the Greater Jakarta area. This figure is cumulative from D+1 to D+5 Eid Al-Fitr 1443 H/2022 which falls on Tuesday-Saturday, May 3-7 2022.

"This figure is the cumulative traffic flow of 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). "said Corporate Communication and Community Development Group Head of PT Jasa Marga (Persero) Tbk, Dwimawan Heru, Sunday, May 8.

Heru said the total volume of traffic returning to the Jabotabek area rose 58 percent, compared to normal traffic for the November 2021 period with a total of 680,916 vehicles. The distribution of traffic entering Jabotabek from three directions, namely the majority of 637,256 vehicles, around 59.25 percent from the East (Trans Java and Bandung), 232,914 vehicles, around 21.66 percent from the West (Merak), and 205,348 vehicles or around 19.09. percent from the South (Peak).

Nevertheless, Heru said, in the H+2 to D+3 period of Eid Al-Fitr 1443 H or May 3-7 2022, PT Jasa Marga (Persero) Tbk recorded 47 percent or as many as 990,000 vehicles had not returned to Jabotabek. This figure, said Heru, is the actual number of vehicles returning to Jabotabek compared to vehicles leaving Jabotabek for the period of H-10 to D+1.

"We recorded a total of 2 million vehicles leaving Jabotabek on D-10 (until D-day, ed), or on April 22-May 2, 2022. Until yesterday, we recorded around 1 million vehicles had returned to Jabotabek, which means there are still around 47 percent or 990,000 vehicles that have not returned," he said.