The Peak-Cianjur Route Begins To Be Crowded With Travelers At Short Distances

Homecomers who started crossing Cianjur in West Java. (Between)

CIANJUR - Short distance travelers started crossing the main route of Cianjur Regency. The main goal of the 2022 Eid homecoming travelers is predicted to be districts or cities in West Java.

Head of the Cianjur Transportation Agency, Aris Harianto, said the increase had been seen from morning to evening. Most of the four-wheeled vehicles with police numbers from outside the city such as Jabodetabek go towards Bandung and so on.

"In the morning and evening, the volume of vehicles with police numbers from outside the city can be seen crossing the main route of going home to Cianjur. It is predicted that the increase will continue to increase in the next two to one week," he said when contacted, Friday, April 22.

To anticipate queues on the Puncak-Cianjur main route, his party has coordinated with the Cianjur Police Traffic to activate a number of alternative routes starting from the northern region, such as Hanjawar-Pacet-Cikalongkulon and the alternative Karangtengah-Sukaluyu-West Bandung.

"We are preparing road signs and street lights that are still minimal to make it easier for travelers who pass," he said.

KBO then Polres Cianjur Iptu Yudistira said, the volume of homecoming vehicles with short distance destinations has started to pass on the main Cianjur route, even before the morning hundreds of two-wheeled vehicles with the characteristics of going home began to increase.

"We estimate that the volume of vehicles with the characteristics of going home will continue to increase until one day before Lebaran 2022. Various anticipatory efforts and flow engineering will be carried out to anticipate traffic jams," he said.

He appealed to travelers to obey traffic rules by not carrying excess items in their vehicles and not bringing children under five years old on motorbikes.