TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - The exit gate of West Bekasi toll has officially operated on Saturday, July 5. Operating equipment and personnel have been prepared. “It is open at two in the afternoon,” said the toll’s operator to Tempo, Saturday, July 6.
The Bekasi government boasted that the exit gate could decrease congestion on Jalan Ahmad Yani and West Bekasi 1 gate. The new gate is to divert some vehicles to Jalan KH Noer Alie passing through Grand Metropolitan Mall.
From Tempo’s observation, vehicles that were to exit West Bekasi 1 toll were running smoothly. There was no congestion; moreover vehicles’ speed had reached 40 kilometer per hour. However, Jalan Ahmad Yani toward Pemkot Bekasi was congested.
The exit gate of West Bekasi toll has two manual gates and one Automatic toll booth (GTO). The toll road that was constructed by Property developer PT Metropolitan Land immediately goes directly to Jalan KH Noer Alie in Kalimalang.
ADI WARSONO