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Govt trials new payment system for Cikampek-Palimanan toll road
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A man walks on the Cipali toll road in West Java in this June 2015 file photo. (Antara)
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he government will begin a trial integrated toll road payment system for the country's longest toll road linking Jakarta to Cikampek and then Cikampek to Palimanan in West Java to help ease vehicles queuing up during the Idul Fitri exodus.
The trial of the integrated transaction system, conducted by the Toll Road Regulatory Agency, (BPJT) started at 6 a.m. on Monday and will be evaluated further, BPJT head Herry Trisaputra Zuna said in Palimanan, West Java, as reported by Antara news agency on Monday.
The main purpose of the payment system is to smooth out the traffic flow on the toll road connecting Jakarta to Cikampek and Cikampek to Palimanan and East Brebes in Central Java.
With the new payment system, vehicles will only need to get a ticket at the entrance and then pay Rp 109,500 (US$8) at the Palimanan exit toll. In this way, the number of vehicles lining up to pay at the toll gate will be lowered.
BPJT has also partnered with Bank Mandiri, BRI, BNI, BTN and BCA to provide an electronic payment system to drivers with e-toll cards to also cut down on queue times.
The Cikampek-Palimanan toll road, known locally as the Cipali toll road, is the longest toll road in Indonesia, spanning more than 116 kilometers. Officially opened last year, it is the main route for homebound Idul Fitri travelers. (rin)
