52 Thousand Vehicles Leave Jabodetabek Via GT Cikatama Friday Night

Air photos of a number of travelers entering the Cikampek Utama Toll Gate towards the Cipali Toll Road in Karawang, West Java, Friday (5/4/2024)/ANTARA PHOTO/Aprillio Akbar

A total of 52 thousand vehicles were reported to have left Jabodetabek crossing the Trans Java Toll Road via the Cikampek Utama (Cikatama) Toll Gate (GT), Karawang, West Java on Friday night, or D-5 Eid Al-Fitr 2024.

Daily traffic volume data compiled by Jasamarga Toll Road officers reports that the number of vehicles is known to have increased since Friday evening with a total of 24,336 units.

The addition was observed to have resulted in queues of vehicles up to 300 meters long, starting to crowd the exit access of the Cikatama GT from 18.00 WIB - 20.43 WIB.

The queue is dominated by private car vehicles and AKAP buses for Eid travelers from Jabodetabek and Sumatra Island to Central Java and East Java.

Meanwhile, vehicles that came from the direction of the Cipali Toll Road (Cikopo-Palimanan) and entered the Cikatama GT towards Jakarta today reportedly sloping.

If the previous day there were 26,226 vehicles heading towards Jakarta, while tonight until 20:43 WIB there were only 18,734 passing vehicles.

The increase in vehicle volume has been anticipated by Jasamarga Transjawa Toll Road officers and the Police Traffic Corps by implementing contraflow traffic engineering.

Vice President of Corporate and Legal Secretary of PT Jasamarga Transjawa toll road Ria Marlinda Paallo in her statement said that the application of contraflow was carried out on the discretion of the police.

Officers conduct contraflows ranging from KM 70 to KM 55 of the Jakarta-Cikampek Toll Road from 18.18 WIB.

Contraflow was implemented because the traffic flow conditions on the Jakarta-Cikampek toll road entering this Friday night began to increase.

Jasamarga appealed to all road users to anticipate travel, ensure that the vehicle is in prime condition, and ensure that the electronic money balance is sufficient.

Toll road users are also asked to refuel before starting the trip and bring supplies to avoid congestion in the rest area.