Preventing Congestion During Lebaran Topat Celebration, Central Lombok Regency Government Prepares Traffic Engineering

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NTB - Lebaran Topat is a tradition in Central Lombok related to Eid celebrations. A number of efforts have been made by the Central Lombok Government to anticipate vehicle congestion at the celebration.

"Vehicles that enter the location of the Eid Topat (Ketupat) celebration at the Lantan Village Motor Cross Circuit will be restricted," said Regional Secretary for Central Lombok Regency Lalu Firman Wijaya during a coordination meeting at the local regent's office in Praya, Thursday, April 28.

Access to enter the circuit location, namely Simpang 4 Mantang Village and Intersection 3 Pancor Dao, while the exit from Lantan Village leads to Karang Sidemen and Pemepek Villages.

The parking location will utilize residents' houses with a radius of one kilometer from the event venue, with the management empowering the local Village Security Agency (BKD). There are four main parking locations consisting of two four-wheel parking locations, one two-wheel parking lot, and one VIP parking area.

In addition, there is one spare parking location for four-wheeled vehicles, namely in Persil, while the spare parking location for motorbikes will utilize the residents' home page.

"Limiting vehicles for each agency to use a maximum of three vehicles with fully charged conditions and using a VIP sticker. If there is a long enough traffic jam, the vehicle is directed to the parking location in Persil," he said.

To support these activities, the Department of Transportation has written a letter regarding the provision of tow vehicles to anticipate traffic jams.

"Hopefully there will be ambulances on standby every one kilometer," he said.

Previously, the Government of Central Lombok, West Nusa Tenggara stated that it would hold Eid Ketupat activities at the construction site of the Lantan Village Motor Cross Circuit, Batukliang District. This activity has become a tradition every 7th day of Eid in the local area.

"This year the regional government will hold a Topat Eid celebration at the Motor Cross Circuit location," said Deputy Regent of Central Lombok M. Nursiah.

This year's celebration is still in the pandemic period, so people who are recreational to tourist destinations are expected to implement strict health protocols, while supervision is still carried out to ensure the safety of visitors.

"The application of health protocols must remain a concern," he said.