Jakarta Is Badly Congested But The Increase In Traffic Volume Is Only 3 Percent, This Is The Explanation From The Transportation Agency

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JAKARTA - Head of the DKI Jakarta Transportation Agency, Syafrin Liputo, noted an increase in traffic volume in Jakarta at the implementation of PPKM Level 2 by 3.33 percent compared to PPKM Level 3.

"The average traffic volume per day at PPKM Level 2 is 2,161,954 vehicles per day, an increase of 3.33 percent compared to PPKM Level 3 with 2,092,351 vehicles per day," said Syafrin when contacted, Monday, April 25.

Meanwhile, the average traffic speed per day in the Capital City during PPKM Level 2 is 30.18 kilometers per hour, a decrease of 8.67 percent from 33.04 kilometers per hour.

Syafirn said that the increase in traffic volume was not significant. "Jakarta's congestion in recent times, indeed from our monitoring results, in terms of traffic volume, the increase is not significant," he said.

However, why during the current month of Ramadan, Jakarta again feels very congested? Syafrin explained the reason because in the afternoon many people rushed to their homes or places to eat to break their fast together.

"The position is that in the afternoon people flock to places to break the fast together. This then causes congestion at several points," said Syafrin.

In addition, there are also repairs to roads, canals, and sidewalks at a number of points. This work resulted in a narrowing of the road.

"Similarly, in some sections, for example in the Pasar Gembrong area, the construction of the bBecakayu toll road also takes up the traffic space, which causes a bottleneck which then causes long queues," he added.