Cipali Toll Road Implements Contra Flow To Overcome Congestion Due To Truck Accident

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SUBANG - Traffic flow on the Cipali Toll Road is subject to "contra flow" following the congestion caused by a single truck accident on Cipali Toll Road KM 161 towards Palimanan. General Manager of Operations for Astra Cipali Toll Suyitno, in his statement, in Subang, Tuesday 26 April said the application of "contra flow" on the Cipali Toll Road to reduce the density of vehicles due to accidents. He said on Tuesday morning at around 03.53 WIB there was a single accident at KM 161+800 in the direction of Palimanan. In that incident, a trailer truck loaded with fodder arrived -suddenly released by itself until it tipped over. There were no fatalities in the incident, it only resulted in overcrowding. To break the density of traffic flow, officers immediately evacuated and implemented "contra flow" starting from KM 162 to KM 157 towards Jakarta. He appealed to road users to always drive in an orderly manner and maintain vehicle safety distance. It was conveyed that the minimum speed limit on the Cipali Toll Road is 60 km per hour and the maximum is 100 km per hour. Meanwhile, in rainy conditions, the maximum speed limit is 70 km per hour.