Traffic Volume in Tangerang-Merak Toll Road Increases: Sign of Improving Economy?

The traffic volume along the Tangerang-Merak toll road in the first half of 2018 increased by 2.13%. On average, the number of cars that pass the toll road
The traffic volume
along the Tangerang-Merak toll road in the first half of 2018 increased by
2.13%. On average, the number of cars that pass the toll road every day is estimated
to be 137,432. This might be a sign of improving Indonesian economy.
“The figure is in
line with the 5.95% economic growth of the province of Banten in the first
quarter of 2018. Compared to the previous year, this growth is higher by 0.05%
than 5.90%,” Tangerang-Merak toll road operator Marga Mandala Sakti Operations
Division Head Ega N. Boga said, as quoted from BisnisIndonesia.com (July 19).
Moreover, the
growth in traffic volume is supported by the addition of eight Automatic Toll Booths
(known as GTOs) at the Cikupa Toll Gate, two at East Balaraja Toll Gate, and
two at West Balaraja Toll Gate.
GTOs have also
been installed in other toll gates along the road: two each at Cikande, East
Serang, West Serang, East Cilegon, and West Cilegon Toll Gates. In total, there
are 23 GTOs installed along the Tangerang-Merak Toll Road.
Besides the
installment of new toll booths, service improvement is also carried out by
adding a new lane from Cikupa KM 31+200 to West Balaraja KM 39+200. Where there
were only three lanes, now there are four, to increase the convenience of toll
users.
As for the vehicles
that cross the toll road, Ega explained that 76.97% of them are of Group I,
12.70% of Group II, 6.65% of Group III, 1.94% of Group IV, and 1.75% of Group V.
The increase of
traffic volume hit its peak in June (3.4%), thanks to the Eid al-Fitr homebound
trips. However, an increase of 3.04% was also observed in February.
The addition of
facilities and the improvement of service on the Tangerang-Merak Toll road is a
breath of fresh air for industry. They hopefully will help goods distribution
to be smoother and more efficient.
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Hopefully, the
economy can improve even better with the support of prime infrastructure and
logistics. The people can also enjoy a better life quality.
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