Toll Roads Overwhelmed with Trucks

Trucks, which are being driven out of the toll roads to Java’s northern coastal route, have the potential to cause congestion there. Traffic engineering is badly needed to prevent severe congestion.

KOMPAS/WISNU WIDIANTORO

Vehicles move at a snail\'s pace on the Outer Ring Road in Kampung Rambutan, East Jakarta, Thursday (7/6/2018). In a bid to ease traffic in the lead up to Lebaran, cargo trucks have been prohibited from using toll roads from June 12, 2018, while peak traffic flow is expected to take place from June 8 to 10.

JAKARTA, KOMPAS — Utilizing the available time before the imposition of the truck ban, activities of intercity trucks have increased, with them crowding the Jakarta-Cikampek toll road, as evidenced in the density and long lines in rest areas, toll gates and toll exits.

The Transportation Ministry has ordered trucks not to use the Jakarta-Cikampek and Jakarta-Merak toll roads on June 8 from 6 p.m. to midnight on June 9, 2018. Over the two days the number of travelers using private cars is expected to jump. The order, which was issued on June 5, does not apply to trucks carrying fuel, livestock or staple food.