Waskita toll road when the director of the Cimanggis-Cibitung toll road opened his voice about the residents’ demonstration in Jatikarya toll road. The demonstration that caused traffic jams everywhere last night was conducted by the heirs linked to the land dispute in Jatikarya.
“The Cimanggis-Cibitung Toll Road, the Cimanggis Junction-On / Off Ramp Jatikarya segment, at 16.35 WIB there was an action to close the lane by the heirs related to the Jatikarya land dispute,” the secretary said. of Waskita Toll Road, Alex Siwu, in his statement, Thursday (10/10) ./ 11/2022).
The closure is done on two lanes, namely the direction of the Jagorawi and Cijago toll roads towards Transyogi Road and the Jatikarya toll road towards Jakarta. At 18.45 WIB, Wednesday (9/11), the two routes have just opened.
“Closing is done on both lane A (direction Jagorawi / Cijago towards Transyogi) and line B (direction Jatikarya towards Jakarta), so there is traffic congestion on the Jagorawi toll road leading to Cibubur due to traffic diversion . A and B sections of the Cimanggis-Cibitung toll road have been opened and can be crossed again by road users, “he explained.
Waskita apologizes for the traffic jams caused by demo on the Jatikarya toll road the.
“We apologize for the inconvenience, please pay attention while driving and follow the signs and directions of the agents in the field,” he added.
Citizens of the Jatikarya toll block
It is known that the police chief of Jatisampurna, Iptu Santri Dirga, said that the congestion occurred because there was a diversion of the traffic flow because the Jatikarya tollbooth was blocked by the residents.
“Because there is a diversion of the traffic flow. The toll road is closed (residents) from 4 pm to 7 pm,” Dirga said when contacted.
“Because all the vehicles are diverted through the Cibubur toll booth, because Jatikarya is closed,” he added.
The Jatikarya toll booth was only reopened around 7pm WIB after police asked the protesters to disperse.
“As soon as the toll road (Jatikarya) was opened, the vehicles capsized immediately,” he added.
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