The total volume of vehicular traffic departing from Jakarta (as of Thursday) has increased by 14.7 percent as compared to the normal period of the year when 144,877 vehicles were recordedJakarta (ANTARA) - State-owned toll road operator PT Jasa Marga confirmed that over 166 thousand vehicles had departed from the Greater Jakarta area through toll roads as of Thursday (Dec 30, 2021).
"The total volume of vehicular traffic departing from Jakarta (as of Thursday) has increased by 14.7 percent as compared to the normal period of the year when 144,877 vehicles were recorded," according to the company's press release received in Jakarta on Friday.
A total of 166,200 vehicles were recorded to have passed through the four main toll gates at the outskirts of the Greater Jakarta area in Cikupa to Merak, west of Jakarta; Ciawi, south of Jakarta; and Cikampek and Kalihurip to the Trans-Java toll road and Bandung, West Java.
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For eastward-bound toll roads, a total of 78,014 vehicles had passed through the main Cikampek toll gate on the Jakarta-Cikampek toll road, an increase of 21 percent from the normal traffic, while a total of 36,612 vehicles had passed through the Main Kalihurip toll gate on the Cipularang toll road to Bandung, West Java, an increase of 19.7 percent from the usual traffic.
With regard to the westward-bound toll road, the toll road operator recorded a 2.4-percent increase in the number of vehicles passing through the Cikupa toll gate at the Tangerang-Merak toll road, while a total of 48,502 vehicles had passed through the toll gate.
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Meanwhile, a total of 39,684 vehicles passed through the southward-bound Ciawi toll gate on the Jagorawi toll road, an increase of 19.5 percent from the normal traffic.
The toll road company also suggested drivers to make requisite preparations for their journey by ensuring personal health and sufficient balance on the toll card before entering the toll road in addition to observing health protocols in the rest area and officers' instruction on the toll road.
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Translator: Adimas Raditya FP, Nabil Ihsan
Editor: Fardah Assegaf
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