Jasa Marga Again Performs Traffic Engineering Anticipating Eid Holidays

Traffic flow at the Main Cikampek Toll Gate on the Jakarta-Cikampek Toll Road. (photo: doc. between)

JAKARTA – Traffic engineering to reduce congestion on toll roads is being carried out again. Jasa Marga, at the discretion of the Police, has implemented several traffic engineering (traffic) on the Jakarta-Cikampek or Japek toll roads towards Cikampek, West Java.

"To overcome traffic congestion, at the discretion of the Jasa Marga Police, several traffic engineering has been implemented on the Jakarta-Cikampek Toll Road towards Cikampek," said General Manager Representative Office 1 Jasamarga Transjawa Tollroad Regional Division Muhammad Taufik Akbar in a written statement received by Antara in Jakarta, Tuesday, May 3rd.

The Mohammed Bin (MBZ) Elevated Toll Road section, which was previously temporarily closed, has now reopened at 04.16 WIB with access to Jatiasih, Kalimalang, and Cawang.

For the implementation of contraflow opening and closing, which previously had been temporarily closed at 01.30 WIB this morning, currently contraflow is being implemented again from Km 47 to Km 86 at 07.40 WIB.

Jasa Marga urges all road users to anticipate the trip, ensure the vehicle is in top condition, have sufficient electronic money balance, refuel before starting the trip and bring supplies to avoid crowds or overcrowding in rest areas.

Travelers are also advised to always be careful when driving, obey signs and follow the directions of officers in the field.

Previously, PT Jasa Marga (Persero) Tbk recorded as many as 1,757,837 vehicles leaving the Jabodetabek area on D-10 to D-1 Idul Fitri 1443 H/2022 which fell in the period from April 22 to May 1, 2022.

Jasa Marga's Corporate Communication & Community Development Group Head Dwimawan Heru said that this figure is the cumulative number of traffic (traffic) from the four Barrier/Main Toll Gates (GT), namely Cikupa GT (Merak direction), Ciawi GT (Peak direction), and GT Cikampek Utama and GT Kalihurip Utama (direction Trans Java and Bandung).