There Are Two Accident Vehicles On The Jagorawi-Cimanggis Toll Road

Illustration of congestion (Photo: Antara)

JAKARTA - The accident occurred on the Jagorawi Cimanggi Toll Road KM 17 towards Bogor which resulted in two vehicles. The accident occurred on Thursday morning at around 04.38 WIB.

Quoting Antara, in the official PT Jasa Marga account, PT Jasa Marga tweeted that the accident occurred in lane 4 right and currently officers are handling accidents.

"There was a collision involving two vehicles in lane 4 or the right lane, in the handling of the officers," the statement quoted.

Previously, PT Jasa Marga (Persero) Tbk predicted that as many as 780,679 vehicles would leave the Jabotabek area during the long holiday period for the 2024 Waisak Day for five days 22 to 26 May 2024.

This figure is the cumulative number of traffic flows (traffic) from the four Main Toll Gates (GT), namely Cikupa GT towards Merak, Ciawi GT towards Puncak and Cikampek Utama GT towards Trans Java and Kalihurip Utama GT towards Bandung.

The total volume of traffic leaving the Jabotabek area is predicted to increase by 6.0 percent compared to normal traffic, namely 736,459 vehicles.

For the distribution of traffic leaving Jabotabek towards the three directions, the majority were 345,834 vehicles 44.3 percent headed East, namely Trans Java and Bandung), then 237,373 vehicles or 30.4 percent headed West, namely Merak and 197,472 vehicles or 25.3 percent headed South, namely the direction of Puncak.

Jasa Marga Marketing & Communication Department Head Faiza Riani explained, the highest projected traffic peak leaving Jabotabek will occur on Wednesday, May 22, 2024, amounting to 169,321 vehicles, an increase of 21.9 percent from normal traffic.

He said that by looking at the increase in the volume of vehicles leaving the Jabotabek area, Jasa Marga ensured that Jasa Marga Group toll road operations were optimal.

"Especially on toll roads that have the potential to become favorite tourist destinations for road users during long holidays, including the Jagorawi Toll Road towards Puncak and its surroundings, as well as Jakarta-Cikampek and Cipularang for those heading towards Trans Java and Bandung," said Faiza.