It Was Closed Because Of The Denseness Of Vehicles, Now The Cianjur Peak Route Has Been Reopened

Illustration of the traffic atmosphere in the Puncak Bogor area/ Photo: Antara

BOGOR - Bogor Resort Police (Polres), West Java, reopened the Puncak Line towards Cianjur on Saturday at 14.30 WIB so that vehicles can be passed back in the two directions after one and a half hours, only one direction to Jakarta.

Head of the Bogor Police Traffic Unit, Dicky Anggi Pranata, at the Simpang Gadog Integrated Service Post, said that the implementation of a one-way system was carried out to drain traffic congestion, so that it would be opened immediately after the volume of vehicles began to return to normal.

"Situational, so when we look at it it it is drained, we open it. That is so that the vehicle or driver is also safe and comfortable," he said.

Quoted from Antara, Saturday, December 24, at Simpang Gadog, Bogor Regency, Saturday afternoon, traffic has started to get crowded because the queue of vehicles from the Jagorawi Ciawi toll gate at Simpang Gadog began to occur about 1 kilometer.

Motorcycles and cars appear to be busy creeping at speeds of zero to 20 kilometers per hour. Meanwhile, in the opposite direction, from Puncak Pas, Cianjur, the vehicle was observed to be busy smoothly.

Cars traveling from the exit of the Jagorawi Ciawi Toll Road appear to be dominated by license plates number B or from Jakarta.

The Bogor Police Traffic Unit officers together with joint officers also remained on guard at the guard post and went around using motorbikes.

Head of the Bogor Police Traffic Unit, AKP Dicky Anggi Pranata, appealed to the public to continue to comply with traffic rules and carry complete vehicle documents, because inspections by officers will be carried out at road crossings.

In addition, vehicle feasibility also needs the attention of each driver, including brakes, tires, oil and lighting and machines.

"So for the community, first make sure the condition of the vehicle, its completeness and self-health of the driver and passenger," he said.