Tens Of Thousands Of Mobile Vehicles From Jakarta Towards Bandung During The Christmas And New Year Holidays

Illustration. (Photo: Doc. Antara)

JAKARTA - Tens of thousands of vehicles were observed moving from Jakarta to Bandung during the 2022 Christmas and 2023 New Year holidays.

"The ban is a tourist destination. The new year is a momentum during the holidays of school children," said the manager of the Cipularang Muhidin Toll Road Transaction at the Kalihurip Utama Toll Gate, Karawang, West Java, quoted from Antara, Saturday, December 31.

As in previous years, said Muhidin, Jakarta residents filled the New Year's holiday by visiting tourist destinations in Bandung, West Java.

Muhidin said that the peak of the Christmas homecoming flow from Bandung to Jakarta occurred on December 23, 2022, which reached 45,000 vehicles. Meanwhile, the peak of the 2023 New Year homecoming flow on December 30, 2022 was 45,000 vehicles from Jakarta to Bandung.

"Today, December 31, 2022, the number of vehicles heading to Bandung is expected to begin to decrease," he said.

Currently, he said, Jasa Marga is opening eight main toll booths and six satellite substations from Jakarta to Bandung. Meanwhile, from Bandung to Jakarta, six main substations and six satellite substations were opened.

He mentioned that the number of vehicles heading to Bandung from Jakarta on Saturday, December 31 at 11.00 was 12,000. At the same time, vehicles from Bandung to Jakarta were 5,000 vehicles.

PT Jasa Marga Tollroad recorded the volume of vehicles from Jakarta to Bandung on Friday, December 30, as many as 45,437 vehicles. At the same time as many as 29,261 vehicles from Bandung to Jakarta.

It was also stated that the volume of vehicles from the Cipali Toll Road (Trans Java) to Bandung on Friday, December 30, was 3,600 vehicles. At the same time as many as 2,566 vehicles from Bandung to Cipali.