Jasa Marga Records 1.8 Million Vehicles Returning To Jabotabek, Increasing 45.56 Percent From Normal Traffic

Backflow (Photo: ANTARA)

JAKARTA - PT Jasa Marga (Persero) Tbk recorded 1,853,043 vehicles returning to the Jabotabek area on D1 to D+7 Lebaran 2023 or for 9 days.

Corporate Communication & Community Development Group Head of PT Jasa Marga (Persero) Tbk. Lisye Octaviana said that this figure is the cumulative number of traffic flows (traffic) from the four Main Toll Gates (GT), namely Cikupa GT (from Merak), Ciawi GT (from Puncak), and Cikampek Utama GT (from the direction of Trans Java) and Kalihurip Utama GT (from the direction of Bandung).

"The total volume of traffic returning to the Jabotabek area increased by 45.56 percent compared to normal traffic with a total of 1,260,693 vehicles," he told the media, Monday, May 1. He added, when compared to the Lebaran 2022 period, this total traffic volume increased by 3.93 percent with a total of 1,765,622 vehicles.

Meanwhile, when compared with the prediction of the 2023 Eid traffic volume in the same period, the total volume of traffic was lower by 10.7 percent with a total of 2,054,973 vehicles. He added, for the distribution of traffic back to Jabotabek from three directions, namely with a majority of 1,038,875 vehicles or 56.61 percent from the East (Trans Java and Bandung) direction, 446,629 vehicles or 24.34 percent from the West (Merak) direction, and 349,539 vehicles or 19.05 percent from the South (Puncak) direction.

Lisye Octaviana added that the number of vehicles that have returned to Jabotabek has reached 89.3 percent of the predicted backflow of 2 million vehicles in the period H1 to D+8 of Eid Al-Fitr 1444 H at the four main toll gates that have been mentioned previously.

"By looking at the realization from H1 to D+7 which is compared to the prediction of backflow in the H1 to D+8 period, there are still 10.7 percent or around 219,929 vehicles that have not returned to Jabotabek," said Lisye.

Lisye again reminded road users to ensure the adequacy of e-toll balances to avoid queues at toll gates, always be careful when driving, obey signs and follow directions from officers in the field. Use time wisely by not lingering in the rest area and always implementing health protocols.

"Stay hydrated and maintain health to anticipate extreme heat with a high ultraviolet index predicted by the Meteorology and Climatology Agency (BMKG)," concluded Lisye.