Jakarta-Cikampek Toll Construction Paused during Xmas, New Year
19 December 2017 09:44 WIB
TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Jasa Marga will halt construction project activities on the Jakarta-Cikampek toll road during the Christmas and New Year 2018 holidays.
"Project activities in the Jakarta-Cikampek toll road are halted from December 22, 2017 to January 2, 2018," Jasa Marga director Desi Aryani as quoted from the Transportation Ministry's release on Tuesday, December 19.
Desi said that the temporary suspension is aimed at anticipating traffic jams during the holiday season. She said that many parties also issued similar policies to welcome the long holiday moment.
One of that policies enforced is the appeal to two-axis vehicles not to operate to prevent vehicle accumulation in toll road segments in and outside the cities.
Two-axis vehicles advised not to operate during major holidays include several types of large trucks.
The Transportation Ministry also appealed the public to begin their homecoming trips early, to prevent having too many number of vehicles during the holiday.
"The problem is the buildup on the 22nd, 23rd and 24th [of December], so I urge you to start the omecoming trips before the 22nd," Transportation Minister Budi Karya said in the press release.
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