Anticipating Congestion, West Java Police Start Check Readiness Of Homecoming Routes

The police checked the homecoming route on the Cipali Toll Road, West Java. (Doc. ANTARA)

To anticipate traffic jams during the implementation of the 2023 Eid homecoming, the West Java Regional Police have begun to check the readiness of homecoming routes in West Java, both arterial routes and alternative routes.

The Head of Public Relations of the West Java Police, Senior Commissioner Ibrahim Tompo, said that the checks were carried out by his staff together with the regional government, Jasa Marga, and toll road managers.

"It will be conveyed when Ketupat Operations starts to be active in 2023, but an overview of the preparations has been checked," Ibrahim said in Bandung, Saturday.

According to him, the checks were carried out to map road points that needed improvements and check alternative routes to break down traffic congestion in arterial routes.

"The checks are also to calculate the capacity and prediction of the number of travelers," he said as quoted by ANTARA, Saturday, April 1.

In addition, checks are also carried out to map points prone to traffic jams so that later the police can determine how to act situationally.

"Also for the improvement of street vendors on the edge of traffic jams, the preparation of personnel to guard the track," he said.

He added that Operation Ketupat Lodaya 2023 is planned to start a week before Eid al-Fitr. However, the operation also adjusts to the holiday time or collective leave set by the government.

Previously, West Java Police Chief Inspector General Suntana said the West Java Police wanted to repeat their success in regulating the flow of homecoming as happened in Lebaran 2022.

Kapolda said the Cileunyi-Sumedang-Dawuan (Cisumdawu) Toll Road, which is planned to start operating on April 15, 2023, is expected to facilitate the flow of homecoming for residents from the Bandung area and its surroundings.

"We want last year's success to be repeated, the way is by ensuring that all routes, both arteries and toll roads are in good condition," concluded Suntana.