97,177 Vehicles Predicted To Cross Cipali Toll Road At The Peak Of Christmas Holidays

Illustration - Cipali Toll Road, Cirebon, West Java. BETWEEN/Fathnur Rohman

CIREBON - Manager of the Cikopo-Palimanan (Cipali) Toll Road, West Java, AstraTol Cipali projects as many as 97,177 vehicles to cross the Cipali Toll Road during the peak of the homecoming flow for the 2023 Christmas and 2024 holidays.

"At the peak of the homecoming flow on December 23, 2023, there was an increase in vehicles of up to 97 thousand. This is our prediction, so the increase is eight percent compared to last year," said Head of the Operations Division of Astra Tol Cipali Sri Mulyo in Cirebon, West Java, as reported by ANTARA, Thursday, December 21.

Sri said that based on this calculation, currently many vehicles from outside the area have crossed the Cipali Toll Road and the number will continue to increase. Especially from Jakarta to Central Java.

When compared to normal days, he said, the volume of traffic along the toll road rose by 40 percent during this holiday season.

When the peak of backflow, Astra Tol Cipali estimates that 101,002 vehicles will cross the Cipali Toll Road on January 1, 2024.

"In general, the flow of traffic during Christmas 2023 and New Year's 2024, increased by 40 percent compared to normal conditions," he said.

For the sake of smooth traffic at that moment, Sri said that her party had coordinated with relevant stakeholders to anticipate a surge in vehicles.

His party emphasized anticipatory efforts in dealing with the increase in vehicles and would maximize the necessary supervision and handling if there was a traffic accident on the Cipali Toll Road.

"This is a serious concern for us, road users and the authorities. With these anticipatory steps, it is hoped that the traffic conditions will be safer and more comfortable," he said.

Road users are advised to continue to check the condition of the vehicle before traveling, and try to keep the body in shape so that they can travel on the Cipali Toll Road.

"We urge road users to plan trips carefully and choose the right time to reduce congestion," he said.