One Way From Ciawi's Direction, The Path Towards The Bogor Peak Is CLOSEd Starting This Afternoon

Illustration of traffic in Puncak in Bogor Regency. (Between-Yulius SW)

The Bogor Resort Police has imposed a one way or one route in the Puncak Bogor area from Cianjur to Jakarta. The traffic engineering was implemented as a result of vehicles starting to crowd the Puncak on D-1 Christmas 2022.

Bogor Police Chief AKBP Iman Imanuddin said the closure of the route to Jakarta to Puncak Bogor would take effect today, Saturday, December 24, at 12.30 WIB. The implementation is enforced until the flow of vehicles is drained.

"When it is drained, we will open it again. Because it is getting crowded above," he said at KM 45, the exit of the Jagorawi Toll Road, Bogor, Saturday, December 24 afternoon, was confiscated by Antara.

Iman appealed to people who want to go to Puncak Bogor to ensure that they continue to update traffic information so they don't get stuck in traffic.

Meanwhile, he said, Satlantas officers at Puncak Pas will also oversee the opening of lanes, so that vehicles traveling towards Jakarta pass in an orderly manner.

The Bogor Resort Police also imposed an odd-even vehicle number plate which will take effect on Friday, December 23 at 15.00 WIB until Sunday, December 25 at 24.00 WIB on the Peak Line at the 2022 Lodaya Candle Operation.

Furthermore, next week at the same time from Friday, December 30 to Sunday, January 1, 2023.

According to observations, the police began closing the route to Puncak Bogor at the exit of the Jagorawi Toll Road KM 45 by providing a road divider of two layers.

Four-wheeled vehicles or cars on the Jagorawi Toll Road also appear to be sloping or not crowded from 9.30 WIB to 12.30 WIB. This condition also affected the Gadog Intersection which was observed to be loose.

Both motorcycles and cars are seen to be able to travel at moderate speeds of 40 kilometers per hour.

Meanwhile, vehicles from the direction of Cianjur starting to enter the Gadog intersection were observed to be busy smoothly, no queues of vehicles piled up.

Likewise, from the direction of Ciawi to Puncak Bogor, motorcycles and cars appear to be empty.

AKBP Iman predicts traffic congestion on the Puncak Line will increase on Saturday, December 24 afternoon until evening.

"We will monitor it, officers always monitor the traffic at Puncak Bogor. This afternoon it is getting crowded like it is," he said.