Cipali Manager Temporarily Stops Road Projects During Eid Holidays

Cipali Toll Road. BETWEEN/HO-Astra Cipali Toll Road

JAKARTA - The manager of the Cikopo-Palimanan (Cipali) Toll Road has temporarily suspended work projects along the toll road to anticipate traffic congestion during the long holiday season of Eid al-Adha 1444 Hijriah. Head of the Operations Division of Astra Tol Cipali Sri Mulyo said that the mobility of people who want to return to their hometowns or travel during the long holiday season of Eid al-Adha this year is predicted to increase. The increase was around 39 percent compared to normal traffic in the period from June 27 to July 2, 2023. "The prediction of traffic on the Cipali Toll Road will occur on Wednesday, June 28, 2023, an increase of 64 percent, namely 80,815 passing vehicles," he explained in Subang, West Java, Antara, Tuesday, June 27. Meanwhile, the highest backflow will occur on Sunday, July 2, 2023, up about 33 percent, namely 83,673 vehicles. PT Lintas Marga Sedaya, which now has ASTRA Infra Toll Road Cikopo-Palimanan (ASTRA Tol Cipali) branding, has increased services in welcoming the long Eid al-Adha 1444 Hijri holiday. ASTRA Cipali Toll Road welcomes the Eid holiday season through improving the quality of toll roads, alert traffic service fleets and officers, and clean rest areas, so that road users are more comfortable and safe in driving. According to Sri Mulyo, improving the quality of the Cipali Toll Road aims to ensure the safety of road users. "We as managers of the Cipali Toll Road always strive to improve road quality by improving construction on the Cipali Toll Road and providing maximum service to road users. We will also coordinate with the local police regarding the situation and traffic conditions during the long holiday period of Eid al-Adha,” he also said. Improved road quality is carried out from Km 72 to Km 100 both Cirebon and Jakarta, Km 134 towards Cirebon and Km 176 towards Cirebon. He said that currently all work had been temporarily suspended and all lanes had been operated normally, so road users would not be hampered by work on toll roads.