Welcoming the Christmas and New Year holidays (NATARU) the Toll Road Regulatory Agency together with the Toll Road Business Entity (BUJT) has prepared a number of services to anticipate the potential density that will occur in a number of toll roads.

The peak flow of Christmas holidays this year is predicted to occur in H-5, while the reverse flow of the new year's holidays occurs H + 7. To anticipate the flow of the Christmas and New Year 2020 holidays, 6 toll road sections operated by ASTRA Infra, namely the Tangerang-Merak Toll Road, Cikopo-Palimanan, Semarang-Solo, Jombang-Mojokerto, Surabaya-Mojokerto and Kunciran-Serpong toll roads used by the community.

ASTRA Infra as the Toll Road Business Entity has prepared various operational services, service support facilities, and various information dissemination centers.

"For toll road users to plan wisely this Christmas and New Year 2020 holiday wisely. In addition to the readiness of the vehicle to be used, the departure schedule and return plan needs to be regulated to avoid congestion at the same place and time. "Said the CEO of the ASTRA Infra Toll Road Business Group at the Media Gathering, Monday (9/12/19).

In the safety aspect, various toll road supporting facilities such as guardrail, wire rope, rumble dot, rumble strip, antiglare, flip flop lamp, signs and road markings have been installed properly. The same thing in the aspect of driving safety. Readiness of patrol services, medical officers, rescue personnel supported by surveillance based on surveillance cameras and CCTV on various toll roads.

To ensure the comfort of driving, the readiness of the road conditions that are increasingly wide and free of obstacles, the availability of resting places with adequate facilities such as difable friendly toilets, mosques, gas stations, refilling electronic money balances, or a variety of clean and healthy culinary offers.

Coordination with the police and other relevant agencies has also been carried out to ensure orderliness and smooth traffic. Various traffic engineering has been prepared to anticipate special conditions in the field.

Optimization of transaction substations through the addition of entrance-reversible substations, mobile readers, to improve the smoothness of transaction services at each gate.

For toll road users who want to get the latest information on toll roads, various information is available which is available through social media (Twitter, Instagram) and VMS (Variable Message Sign) equipment installed in several toll road locations. Communication center officers will be on standby and informative serving toll road users for 24 hours.

The head of BPJT Danang Parikesit said that it was hoped that road users would always be vigilant, check the condition of the vehicles and the physical condition so that they would always be fit. Also pay attention to traffic signs to avoid accidents.

The public is urged to always follow the directions and instructions given by officers to adjust the dynamics of traffic conditions and situations in the field. Make sure the driver and passengers are in a healthy and fresh condition, get enough rest, and adequate vacation vehicle equipment, added the Head of BPJT Danang Parikesit.