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View all search resultsIdul Fitri travelers advised to avoid “Brexit”
A massive traffic jam on a toll road heading to Brebes, Central Java, has forced Idul Fitri travelers to find alternative routes to get to their destinations.
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Vehicles line up at the Brebes exit gate on the Pejagan toll road in Central Java on July 3. Travelers homebound for the holidays are spending many hours stuck in traffic three days prior to Idul Fitri. (Antara/Rosa Panggabean)
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massive traffic jam on a toll road heading to Brebes, Central Java, has forced Idul Fitri travelers to find alternative routes to get to their destinations.
The traffic bottleneck occurred at the newly build East Brebes Exit, dubbed “Brexit” by Indonesian social media users in a jibe at the campaign for the United Kingdom to leave the European Union. The British exit, or “Brexit”, shocked the world when it achieved its goal in a referendum last month.
On Sunday, the traffic jam in Brebes stretched more than 20 kilometers. Some Idul Fitri holidaymakers were forced to get off the toll road at the Pejagan or West Brebes exits, around 20 and 8 km, respectively, before the “Brexit”.
"We were exiting in Pejagan, however from Pejagan to Wanasari, we spent 12 hours to move just 15 km. We exited in Pejagan at 8.25 a.m. and reach Wanasari at 8.25 p.m.," Bumi Hadyarti, who started the journey with her family from Bekasi (West Java) to Surakarta (Central Java) on Saturday night, told thejakartapost.com on Monday.
According to Bumi, the road was overloaded. Many people stopped their vehicles to buy food or fuel. The latter, Bumi said, was harder to find. "In Bulakamba (between Pejagan and Wanasari) there was only one gas station, but that had run out of stocks. The gas station in Wanasari still had supplies, but there was a long queue," he said.
According to Ministry of Transportation spokesman Hemi Pamurahardjo, as well as exiting in Pejagan, people are advised to take the northern coastal route from Cirebon, as traffic there was not as severe as on the toll road. (ary)
