It Was Recorded That 7,367 Vehicles Entered The Kalikangkung Toll Gate Before One Way Was Implemented

Kalikangkung toll gate. (Between/Zuhdiar Laeis)

A total of 7,367 vehicles from the direction of Jakarta were recorded as entering the Kalikangkung Toll Gate, Semarang, Saturday, before the implementation of the one-way route from Semarang to Jakarta.

Head of the Integrated Post at the Kalikangkung Semarang Toll Gate, AKP Sujid, said the 7,367 vehicles had been registered since 06.00-15.00 WIB.

Even though it has entered the backflow or flow of Eid, the vehicle was still monitored entering from the direction of Jakarta, although not too much and getting less and less before the implementation of one way.

At 06.00-13.00 WIB, it was recorded that the flow of vehicles was observed to rise from 765 vehicles to around 1,000, while one hour before the implementation of one way only 75 vehicles remained.

Meanwhile, vehicles from the opposite direction, namely Semarang to Jakarta, which crossed the Kalikangkung Toll Gate at the same time and time, recorded 26,543 vehicles.

Milliards crossing the Kalikangkung Toll Gate showed an increase since 06.00 WIB of around 1,000 vehicles per hour to 3,000 vehicles one hour before one way was implemented.

The government has officially implemented a one way system on the Trans Java toll road starting from the Kalikangkung Toll Gate (GT), Semarang, Central Java, to GT Cikampek Utama, Saturday, starting at 15.00 WIB to launch backflow.

The inauguration of the one way system was carried out by the Coordinating Minister for PMK Muhadjir Effendi, Minister of Transportation Budi Karya Sumadi, Minister of PUPR Basuki Hadimuljono, and Kakorlantas Polri Inspector General Pol. Aan Suhanan.