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View all search resultsDespite millions of vehicles having left Jakarta to return to their hometowns during the Idul Fitri mudik (exodus) season, a large number are still yet to depart, says state-owned toll operator PT Jasa Marga.
In certain spots, the police will consider replacing counterflow lanes on the trans-Java toll road network with one-way traffic following a deadly crash, but their implementation depends on traffic conditions during the Idul Fitri holiday.
At least twelve people died in a head-on collision on the Jakarta-Cikampek toll road on Monday in the first big road accident of this year’s busy Idul Fitri mudik (exodus) season, prompting the police to evaluate their traffic interventions to ensure no further incidents occur.
Some 193.6 million Indonesians, nearly three quarters of the country’s population, are expected to participate in the annual Idul Fitri tradition of mudik this year, up 56 percent from the number of travelers last year.
The government, Kartika said, had assigned another state-owned construction firm, Hutama Karya, to continue the construction of the three toll roads and had given the company a capital injection of Rp 12.5 trillion (US$810.7 million).
Experts have cast doubts on the prospects of public transportation in the new capital of Nusantara, pointing out that its development may still hinge on accommodating private vehicles, much like in Jakarta.
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