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Police promise traffic-free Cipali toll road
The police have assured the public that the prolonged gridlocks that occurred during the Idul Fitri exodus will not happen again along the toll road linking Cikopo to Palimanan, better known as the Cipali toll road.
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An aerial photo shows traffic gridlock near the East Brebes Exit in Central Java during the Idul Fitri exodus on July 5. (ANTARA FOTO/Rosa Panggabean)
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he police have assured the public that the prolonged gridlocks that occurred during the Idul Fitri exodus will not happen again along the toll road linking Cikopo to Palimanan, better known as the Cipali toll road.
Anticipatory measures will be taken to avoid traffic build-up, a senior traffic police officer has said.
“People should not be traumatized [by the Idul Fitri exodus gridlocks] as conditions along the toll road will be different during the return journey after the Idul Fitri holiday,” National Traffic Police chief Insp. Gen. Agung Budi Maryoto was quoted by Antara news agency as saying on Saturday.
Agung said police would ensure the toll road operator deployed more officers at toll gates, adding that the police had also coordinated with the operator to allow motorists to pass toll gates without paying should traffic build up to 5 kilometers before toll gates.
Agung said motorists could also take alternative routes via Java’s northern coastal arterial road (Pantura), Java’s southern arterial road and Nagrek in West Java.
During the peak of the Idul Fitri exodus on Sunday, traffic jams stretched for more than 20 kilometers, with the most severe being that before the newly built East Brebes Exit, dubbed “Brexit” by Indonesian social media users in reference to the campaign for the United Kingdom to leave the European Union. (dmr)
