TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - State-owned toll road operator Jasa Marga applied the contraflow system from KM 70 to KM 47 of the Jakarta - Cikampek toll road starting 14:20 local time as per the National Police’s discretion.

“Contraflow system is applied in order to reduce traffic congestion on the toll road section due to high traffic of vehicles heading to Jakarta,” said Jasa Marga spokesman Tody Satria in a written statement, Tuesday, May 10.

Traffic congestion occurred at KM 54 until KM 68 of the toll road due to the meeting of vehicles in toll road sections including from Bandung towards Jakarta and vehicle queues at rest areas.

Jasa Marga thus encouraged road users to stay vigilant while driving, obey traffic signs, and follow the directions of officers in the field. The public could also monitor the traffic on toll roads through real-time CCTV via Travoy mobile application.

“The number of public transport movements on D+5 of Eid (Lebaran) or last Sunday, May 8, began to decline with 1,024,818 passengers compared to the previous day or D+4 with 1,072,390 passengers,” said the Transportation Ministry spokesperson Adita Irawati in a written statement on Monday, May 9.

According to her, the highest peak of public transport movement during the Eid homecoming return flow as of Monday occurred on Saturday, May 7, or D+4 of Eid al-Fitr.

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