Jasa Marga Urges Travelers To Avoid The Peak Of Backflow On April 24-25

The atmosphere of traffic flow at the Cikampek Utama Toll Gate. BETWEEN/HO - Jasa Marga

JAKARTA - PT Jasa Marga (Persero) Tbk. appealed to travelers to avoid the peak of backflow on April 24-25. Jasa Marga predicts that the number of vehicles returning to Jabotabek on D+1 to D+7 at the four Barrier / Main toll gates (GT) will reach 1.6 million vehicles, up 5.1 percent against Eid 2022 and up 67.5 percent against normal traffic. "The majority of vehicles returning to Jabotabek will come from the East (Trans Java direction) at 61.4 percent," said Jasa Marga's Corporate Communication and Community Development Group Head Lisye Octaviana in a statement in Jakarta, Antara, Sunday, April 23. Lisye said that the traffic (traffic) that returned to Jabotabek was the cumulative traffic flow from the four Barriers (Utama), namely GT Cikupa (direction to Merak), GT Ciawi (direction to Puncak), GT Cikampek Utama (direction to Trans Java) and GT Kalihurip Utama (direction to Bandung). "If the increase at the peak of the backflow is assumed to be the same as the peak of the homecoming flow, which is an increase of 20 percent from the peak of the 2022 Lebaran backflow, there will be a surge in backflow of 203,000 vehicles returning to Jabotabek from the East," he said. Jasa Marga noted that around 1.3 million vehicles had left Jabotabek on D-7 to D-1 Idul Fitri 1444H / Lebaran 2023 or in the period Saturday-Friday (15-21 April 2023). This number increased by 3 percent compared to the Lebaran 2022 period and increased by 41.25 percent when compared to normal traffic. Jasa Marga also noted that on Wednesday (19/4), the flow of homecoming to the East (at Km 66 of the Jakarta-Cikampek Toll Road which is a vehicle from the direction of Trans Java and Bandung) has set a record high of 163,000 Vehicles, or an increase of 20 percent compared to the peak of the 2022 Eid homecoming flow. Lisye said that there was a surge, so there are a number of toll roads that will have a comparison between the volume that crosses with the capacity on a certain road exceeds the optimal limit of 0.8 with a speed of less than 40 km/hour, namely the Palikanci Toll Road, the Cipali Toll Road and the Jakarta-Cikampek Toll Road Km 70 to Km 47. Jasa Marga asks for cooperation from road users, especially those passing through the Trans Java Toll Road, to be able to arrange the travel time back to Jabotabek so that it is more comfortable and does not accumulate on dates that are predicted to be the peak of backflow. "Avoid going home simultaneously on Mondays and Tuesdays, April 24 and 25, 2023. For road users who are still given concessions to continue their homecoming period, they can shift the trip with the choice of Wednesday-Saturday, April 26-30, 2023,” said Lisye. Jasa Marga will also again provide a 20 percent toll tariff discount for the furthest tariff on the Jakarta-Cikampek Toll Road which is valid at the Cikampek Utama GT and Kalihurip Utama GT on Thursday, April 27, 2023 at 06.00 WIB to April 29, 2023 at 06.00 WIB.

This toll tariff discount is expected to be utilized optimally by road users who go home during that date period.