Jakarta –
Long traffic jams occurred on the Jakarta-Cikampek (Japek) toll road ahead of Eid 2022. Congestion it’s been snaking since Pondok Gede and JORR . Toll Road.
“For current monitoring, it is observed that there is a density of traffic to the Cikampek Toll Road,” said Jasa Marga call center officer, Ahmad, when contacted at 01.24 WIB, Saturday (4/30/2022).
Ahmad said that the volume of traffic density occurred on the East Ring Road to the Cikunir intersection along 3 km. Then, density also occurred around Pondok Gede.
He revealed that the congestion occurred due to the large volume of passing vehicles and the closure of the MBZ Elevated Toll Road.
“Current monitoring is from around Km 42 to the Cikunir intersection around Km 45. There is still a density from Jatiwaringin to Cikunir,” he said.
“The impact of the increase in the volume of vehicle flow and also the diversion of traffic flow, previously there was a closure for the MBZ flyover,” continued Ahmad.
Previously, long traffic jams occurred on the Japek Toll Road from Km 5 to Km 47.
“For information on the current traffic density on the Japek toll road, the information is from Jatiwaringin, Km 5,” said Jasamarga call center officer, Ahmad, when contacted at 00:42 WIB, Saturday (30/4).
Ahmad explained that the traffic jam continues to the Km 47 Japek Toll Road. Traffic volume density is again occurring around East Bekasi until the Km 19 rest area, up to Km 42 to Km 47.
“Then the density of vehicle volume from East Bekasi to the Km 19 rest area, then around Cibitung to Cikarang, then West Cikarang is dense to the Km 33 rest area, and dense from Cibatu to the Km 39 rest area,” he said.
“Then from around Km 42 there is a dense queue to enter the one way route from Km 47,” continued Ahmad.
One Way due to Increased Vehicle Flow from Jakarta
Head of Traffic Police Inspector General Firman Shantyabudi said there was an increase in the flow of vehicles from Jakarta tonight. In addition, the flow of traffic from West Java (Jabar) is monitored slopingly.
“Because of the consideration: The increase in traffic from the Metro and side flows from the West Java Regional Police to Jakarta is sloping and allows for that,” said Firman to reporters, Friday (29/4).
Firman explained that the one-way policy from Km 47 Japek Toll Road to Km 414 Kalikangkung Toll Road will last until 08.00 WIB tomorrow. He said normalization on toll roads would take about two hours.
Therefore, Firman asked residents who wanted to go to Jakarta using the toll road to cross around 10:00 WIB tomorrow morning.
“People who will go west (Jakarta) can use the toll road after 08.00 plus 2 hours (normalization), around 10.00 WIB,” he said.
(drg/drg)
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