The Peak II Route Is Crowded With Homecomers And Tourists

Photo Illustration: Antara

JAKARTA - The Puncak II alternative route in Batulawang Village, Cipanas District, Cianjur, West Java, is again crowded with vehicles with the characteristics of going home and tourists on D+7 Lebaran 2023 Sunday, to avoid severe traffic jams on the Puncak route.

The volume of vehicles passing on the Puncak II alternative route began to be seen from Sunday afternoon to evening, dominated by four-wheeled vehicles with the Jabodetabek number.

Although most of the alternative road runways are still in a damaged condition, it does not make motorists passing by to dampen their intentions because they can be faster than crossing the Puncak route, which has been in line since morning.

Drivers passing to Jabodetabek, do not need to be stuck in line for hours because a small part of the road runway from Cianjur to Bogor along the 17 kilometers has been repaired with concreteization by the Cianjur Regency Government.

Most passing motorists hope that the construction of the Puncak II route can be immediately carried out as a solution to traffic jams on the main Puncak route, which always occurs every weekend, so that passing motorists have the option to get to Bogor or Cianjur on time.

"We hope that the Puncak II route will soon be built as an option route for motorists with the aim of Puncak-Cianjur, so that they can quickly reach and not get stuck in line on the main Puncak route. We choose this route even though it is still damaged to avoid traffic jams. Puncak." said the travelers to Jakarta, Sarmindi Taher.

Meanwhile, the Regent of Cianjur, Herman Suherman, said he would encourage the central government to immediately build the Puncak II route as an effort to quickly recover the economy, especially to increase the number of tourist visits to Cianjur.

"The Puncak II route has been included in the national development program, we hope that development will be carried out soon, to accelerate us together with the legislature will continue to oversee so that the Puncak II route becomes a solution for migrants and tourists," he said.

Residents in four sub-districts in the North Cianjur area, Cipanas, Pacet, Sukaresmi and Mande sub-districts, expressed the same desire that the Puncak II route be immediately built from Cianjur to Bogor, to make it easier for them, especially vegetable and cut interest businesses, to quickly reach Jabodetabek.

"Every day we receive orders from Jabodetabek, but during a long holiday like this, we have difficulty getting to the customer on time because we are stuck in traffic on the Puncak route. If Puncak II is built, of course it will be a solution for us," said the cut interest entrepreneur in Sukaresmi District, Nandang.