Officers Implement Situational Open-Close System Across All Cipali Toll Rest Areas

Subang (ANTARA) - Astra Tol Cipali officers and police have begun implementing a situational open-close system across all rest areas along the Cikopo-Palimanan (Cipali) toll road during the Lebaran return flow on Tuesday. Sustainability Management & Corporate Communications Department Head of Astra Tol Cipali, Ardam Rafif Trisilo, stated in Subang on Tuesday that the implementation of the open-close system for all rest areas on the Cipali toll road aims to maintain the comfort of road users in utilising rest facilities. He mentioned that the situational open-close policy for rest areas on the Cipali toll road applies to Rest Area KM 86, 102, 130, and 166 on the one-way lane, as well as Rest Area KM 164, 130, 101, and 77 on the normal lane. He added that if a rest area is closed due to being full, road users are advised not to stop on the road shoulder or force themselves to queue on the main lane before entering the rest area, as this could trigger traffic slowdowns. “We guarantee that the total accumulated toll fee remains the same (based on the kilometres travelled) even if road users exit and enter toll gates to rest,” he said. Meanwhile, based on data from 00:00 WIB to 17:00 WIB on Tuesday, traffic flow on the one-way lane towards Jakarta on the Cipali toll road has been observed to increase. Approximately 74,000 vehicles have passed through the Cipali toll road via the former Cikopo Toll Gate towards Jakarta, or about 92 percent compared to the same period the previous day. Astra Tol Cipali urges all road users to always prioritise safety, maintain safe distances between vehicles, and comply with instructions from officers on the ground during the traffic engineering period. To ensure collective safety, road users are advised not to change lanes or use U-turns during the ongoing one-way traffic engineering.