Untuning Accident On The MBZ Flyover Toll Road, Police Implement The Contra Flow Scheme

The National Police Traffic Corps implemented traffic engineering on the Jakarta-Cikampek KM 47 to KM 61 toll road due to successive accidents on Jalan Layang Sheikh Mohammed Bin Zayed (MBZ) this morning causing long traffic jams.

"To unravel the congestion at KM 40 to 61, we will conduct a contra flow," said Dirgakkum Korlantas Polri Brigadier General Aan Suhanan to reporters, Saturday, December 24.

However, Aan did not specify the timing of the implementation of the traffic flow engineering. It was only conveyed that the step was to unravel the density of the flow of vehicles at KM 10. Thus, the traffic flow will return to normal.

"To attract KM density to the back up to KM 7 or 4 earlier. This is our effort to unravel the density," he said.

On the other hand, Aan said that in the distribution of the 2022 Candle Operation data, which since December 23, there have been hundreds of traffic accidents throughout Indonesia. In fact, 18 of them caused casualties.

"The number of accidents throughout Indonesia was on the first day there were 114 accidents, 18 serious injuries, 10 serious injuries, and 123 minor injuries," said Aan.

Meanwhile, a series of accidents occurred on Jalan Layang MBZ towards Jakarta to Cikampek this morning. The accident involved 3 four-wheeled vehicles.