Trucks told to avoid toll roads

Truck drivers who normally use the city's toll roads will have to be extra patient during the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) conferences as the facility will be closed to them virtually the whole day on Tuesday when APEC leaders head for Bogor for their meeting.

An official of the ministry of transportation, who requested anonymity, said the director general of land transportation will soon issue a decree declaring the toll road between the Grogol and Cawang as well as between Cawang and Bogor off-limits to trucks, except for fuel trucks with permits.

The ruling will be effective from 2 a.m. to 8 p.m. Trucks will be allowed on regular roads, and on other toll routes as long as they exit before the restricted areas.

The toll roads will be closed to all other vehicles for an hour when the APEC leaders head for Bogor in the morning and when they return in the evening.(pwn)