Jasa Marga Notes A Total Of 1.1 Million Vehicles Leave The Jabotabek Region

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JAKARTA - PT Jasa Marga (Persero) Tbk noted that 1,156,990 vehicles had left the Jakarta, Bogor, Tangerang and Bekasi (Jabotabek) areas through Jasa Marga's four main Toll Gates (GT).

The four toll gates (GT) are GT Cikupa (direction to Merak), GT Ciawi (direction to Puncak), and GT Cikampek Utama (direction to Trans Java) and GT Kalihurip Utama (direction to Bandung).

The amount presented is the cumulative figure starting December 18 or D-7 to December 24 or D-1 Christmas 2022.

Corporate Communication & Community Development Group Head of PT Jasa Marga (Persero) Tbk Lisye Octaviana said the total volume of traffic leaving the Jabotabek area rose 16.81 percent. That's when compared to normal traffic for the period of June 2022 with a total of 990,470 vehicles.

However, said Lisye, when compared to the Nataru 2021 period, this total traffic volume rose 5.29 percent with a total of 1,098,840 vehicles. Meanwhile, when compared to the prediction of the 2022 Nataru traffic volume in the same period, the total traffic volume increased by 3.34 percent with a total of 1,119,592 vehicles.

For the distribution of traffic leaving Jabotabek towards all three directions, the majority were 543,134 vehicles (46.94 percent) heading East (Trans Java and Bandung), 357,056 vehicles (30.86 percent) heading West (Merak), and 256,800 vehicles (22.20 percent) heading South (Puncak).

The details of the traffic distribution are as follows:

East direction (Trans Java and Bandung)

Lisye said traffic leaving Jabotabek heading towards Trans Java via GT Cikampek Utama Jakarta-Cikampek Toll Road, with a total of 289,508 vehicles, increased by 41.14 percent from normal traffic.

Meanwhile, traffic leaving Jabotabek heading towards Bandung via GT Kalihurip Utama Cipularang Toll Road, as many as 253,626 vehicles. This number increased by 16.66 percent from normal traffic.

The total traffic leaving Jabotabek towards Trans Java and Bandung through the two GTs was 543,134 vehicles, an increase of 28.54 percent from normal traffic.

West (Merak) direction

Traffic leaving Jabotabek heading towards Merak via GT Cikupa Tangerang-Merak Toll Road is 357,056 vehicles. This number increased 6.64 percent from normal traffic.

South direction (Puncak)

Meanwhile, the number of vehicles leaving Jabotabek towards Puncak via GT Ciawi Jagorawi Toll Road was 256,800 vehicles, or an increase of 10.16 percent from normal traffic.

Jasa Marga also appealed to road users to anticipate trips before entering the toll road. Make sure vehicles and drivers are in top condition, comply with health protocols using masks, wash hands and keep your distance while in the rest area.

"Make sure the fuel and electronic money balances are sufficient and obey the signs and directions of the officers," he said.