Jasa Marga asks motorists not to stop on toll roads

Jasa Marga asks motorists not to stop on toll roads

The Jakarta Post
Jakarta

Toll road operator PT Jasa Marga, which oversees the Jagorawi
toll road, has been distributing leaflets to motorists, asking
them not to stop in the emergency lane to buy merchandise from
vendors.

"Stopping along the toll road has caused many accidents," said
head of PT Jasa Marga Jagorawi toll road, Subakti Syukur, on
Sunday, as quoted by Antara.

He said that vendors often reacted aggressively to his
officers when they were warned and even threw stones at
patrolling vehicles.

The number of vendors during the holidays could reach 100,
while on regular days there were only around 70. They usually
operate between the kilometer 34 and kilometer 37.5 mark.

"Besides distributing leaflets, we are also ticketing
motorists who stop at the shoulder of the road for violating
Article 61(1) of the Traffic Law," said chief of the toll road
patrol, Comr. Rahmadi.

PT Jasa Marga plans to set up a stalls along a stretch of 1.2
kilometers to accommodate vendors on the left and right side of
the toll roads in Sentul area, Bogor.

"We have allocated Rp 3 billion (US$352,941) for the
construction of the stalls and also for building canals along the
road from Taman Mini to Cibubur in East Jakarta. The proposal for
the canal construction was just submitted to the central office,"
Subakti said.

He also said that PT Jasa Marga Jagorawi office has allocated
around Rp 35 million per month to assist the communities living
along the toll road.

"The fund has been used by locals to finance religious and
educational activities. There's also a fund for small-scale
enterprises and cooperatives for locals," he added.

The Jagorawi operator earns around Rp 500 million from over
300,000 vehicles that use the toll road every day. Some 60
percent of the revenue is used to cover its operational costs.