The National Police said the number of vehicles leaving Jakarta was increasing ahead of the 2024 Christmas and 2025 New Year holidays. It was recorded that tens of thousands of vehicles crossed five toll gates (GT) as of Monday, December 23.
"There is a significant comparison of the volume of vehicles entering and leaving Jakarta," said the spokesman for the 2024 Candle Operation, Kombes Syamsu Ridwan, Tuesday, December 24.
From the data received, as many as 36,440 vehicles left Jakarta via GT Cikampek Utama towards Trans Java. Then, 38,283 vehicles headed to Bandung via Kalihurip Utama GT.
It was also recorded that 44,799 vehicles headed to Merak Port via GT Cikupa, 8,468 vehicles crossed the Merak Toll Road GT, and 35,642 vehicles to Puncak via GT Ciawi.
So, overall around 163,632 vehicles leaving Jakarta through the five toll gates.
In addition, Syamsu also conveyed that crossing activities at Merak-Ciwandan Port to Bakauheni were quite solid.
"The number of ship trips is 156 trips with a total of 58,342 passengers. Then, there are 1,664 two-wheeled vehicles, while 7,152 four-wheeled vehicles," said Syamsu.
On the other hand, from the accident data, the number has decreased compared to Sunday, December 22. For today, there are 54 traffic accidents.
"On December 23, 2024, 54 accidents were recorded. 10 people died, 11 people were seriously injured, and 59 people were slightly injured. We continue to urge the public to be careful while driving," said Syamsu.
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