Will Carry Out Traffic Engineering Along The Pantura, Bekasi Pede Metro Police Can Press Congestion During The 2023 Eid Homecoming

BEKASI - Traffic engineering will be carried out along the northern coastal highway or Pantura, Bekasi Regency, West Java. The traffic engineering that is enforced is in the form of closing the backturn or u-turn along with the T-junction which has the potential to cause traffic jams.

This engineering was carried out by the Bekasi Metropolitan Police for the smooth flow of Eid al-Fitr 1444 Hijriah homecoming. This return round closure scheme is estimated to be able to reduce congestion during the period of homecoming flow to the backflow of Lebaran.

"Traffic engineering has various ways that we have prepared. First, on the northern coast route, we will close some u-turns to smooth the flow of traffic," said Bekasi Metro Police Chief, Commissioner Twedy Aditya Bennyahdi, as reported by Antara, Saturday, April 15.

His party prioritizes smooth traffic for drivers heading east, such as Karawang, Purwakarta, and Cikampek. On the other hand, when the backflow, smooth traffic is prioritized for motorists heading west or Bekasi and Jakarta.

"People who use roads are heading east a lot, to Karawang because the quantity of vehicles heading there will be more," he said.

The police have also mapped congestion-prone points based on the monitoring of officers on normal days. In order to facilitate traffic, a number of joint members of the three pillar elements will be assigned.

"If in Pantura based on observations on weekdays, we will close the point that causes traffic jams. Then there are Tambun Market, Cibitung Market and SGC Intersection. So, we make engineering or we arrange it by members in the field," said Twedy.

The closure of the u-turn will take effect after the Bekasi Regency Forkopimda held an Operation Ketupat Jaya 2023, on Monday (17/4).

The roundbacks and T-junctions that were closed during the Lebaran homecoming on the southern Tambun Pantura section included a rare saxak T-junction, Toyogiri, in front of PT. Sinde, in front of Gudang Sinde/PT. Daeyu, in front of the At-Taqwa Mosque, Tambun Waters T-junction, in front of the Tambun gas station, and the Regional Government Perum T-junction.

Then on Jalan Raya Pantura, the Cibitung-Cikarang Barat section, including in front of the Cibitung Main Market, Cibitung Main Market Police Post, Bekasi District Hospital, Arema Gasoline Pom, Perdana red light, Cibitung Koramil, PT Rucika, Bojong Koneng, and Warung Bongkok Gasoline Pom.