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Up to 60,000 vehicles are expected to travel on the Puncak route this upcoming Chinese New Year holiday weekend. Traffic personnel numbers will be increased to deal with the high number of travelers.

The Head of the Bogor Traffic Police, Zainal Abidin, said police personnel in Puncak will number at 200 starting on Saturday and continuing until Monday. Officers will be assigned at traffic congestion points and along the road starting at the Gadog T-junction until the Cianjur border.

“Personnel will be added to each traffic-crowded area,” he said. “Police personnel will attempt to manage uncoordinated traffic if it occurs.”

To overcome traffic overcrowding, Bogor Police will also apply road closures if necessary.

“The closure will take place depending on the amount of vehicles that will go up and down,” he explained.

In addition, Zainal asked that people follow police instructions because traffic management will be done according to the situation instead of a schedule normally applied during the weekend.

“Also, check the car before you leave. Make sure the car won’t break down to avoid a long queue of vehicles and traffic,” he said.

Data shows that approximately 60,000 vehicles pass along the Ciawi Tol every long weekend.

The Puncak pathway is 25 kilometers long and four meters wide and can only accommodate 40,000 vehicles.

“It can be a disturbance, but we’re trying to widen the road by six meters,” said Subiantoro, the Head of the Bogor Traffic Office. “Because the road is a national road, we need permission from the central government.”