Jakarta-Merak toll road

Jakarta-Merak toll road

From Media Indonesia

When we went for holiday to Anyer on Oct. 25, we were shocked
by the Jakarta-Merak toll road condition. It seems the said toll
road can more appropriately be called "village road" as it has no
supervisor who is responsible for it. But at the end there are
hoodlums demanding payment from users.

Before and after the Cikupa gate one can see old and new food
stalls on the roadside, constructed by breaking the toll road
fence.

In two places we saw two motorbikes cross the toll road.
Moreover, there was a group of children on bicycles crossing the
toll road by jumping over the median, directly beneath the
footbridge. And more startling still was an old man pedaling his
bike on the shoulder toward Jakarta.

The condition of the toll road itself is "extraordinary". It
has many holes and is heavily corrugated. On the road there are
also various wastes and tall coarse grass growing along the
median. Dividing lines are fading and some road signs are
illegible. Who is responsible for all this?

H. RYANTO

Jakarta