AHY: No Extreme Congestion on Toll Roads During Eid Exodus

Although there is a surge (in the number of vehicles), overall it is running smoothly. So, it’s busy but smooth, with no extremely extreme density or congestion,” he said while monitoring the homecoming traffic from the Jasamarga Tollroad Command Center (JMTC) office in Jatiasih, Bekasi, West Java, on Thursday.

Even though there is no extreme congestion, he reminded that simulations and traffic engineering should be prepared to avoid density.

On that occasion, the Coordinating Minister for Infrastructure and Public Housing appreciated the increasingly modern JMTC for applying various cutting-edge technologies such as machine learning and artificial intelligence, which greatly assist in making quick and accurate decisions regarding developing situations on the ground.

From identifying the number of vehicles at any time in real-time, distinguishing between vehicles such as trucks or buses, thus enabling predictions, calculating congestion points, and anticipating bottlenecks on several road sections.

Technically, he continued, everything obtained on the road will serve as material to perfect the system, including decision-making in the future.

“Remember, this is an annual phenomenon that we must prepare for. Clearly, the government is also continuously striving to improve because there are certainly challenges here and there, but we have the spirit to continue providing solutions,” AHY stated.

For example, the government has issued a work-from-anywhere policy as well as providing discounts or reductions in toll road tariffs to ease and distribute the peaks of homecoming traffic from Jabodetabek, West Java, Central Java, East Java, including Yogyakarta.

“This is where the efforts being made continue to be refined. Hopefully, this year the results are generally better overall and next year it can be improved again,” he said.