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Bekasi toll road odd-even policy introductory phase extended
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The West Bekasi tollgate on the first day of the odd-even license plate policy on March 12.
(kompas.com/Setyo Adi )
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otorists who breached the odd-even license plate policy were not ticketed when attempting to enter the Bekasi toll gate in West Java on the way to Jakarta on Monday, after the deadline for the introductory period of the new measure passed.
The Greater Jakarta Transportation Body (BPTJ) extended the introductory period of the policy to the end of the month, citing driver behavior. The BPTJ implemented the policy on Mar. 12, in effect from 6 a.m. to 9 a.m. on weekdays, to reduce the number of vehicles entering the capital, the first move to limit intercity travel in Greater Jakarta.
“We evaluate the traffic conditions each week, and we’ve found that the volume-demand-to-capacity ratio [V/C] has improved to 0.5,” said BPTJ head Bambang Prihartono as reported by wartakota.tribunnews.com, adding that the previous ratio of over 1 indicated heavy traffic flow.
Bambang said the improving traffic conditions meant that vehicles could travel faster at around 60 to 70 kilometers per hour.
State-owned toll road operator Jasa Marga's Jakarta-Cikampek subdivision general manager Raddy R. Lukman said that during the 10-day introductory phase, 25,300 vehicles had passed through the West Bekasi and East Bekasi toll gates during the times in question, down from a normal rate of 30,000.
“In the same period, we refused entry to 1,205 cars,” said Raddy. (jlm)
