Holiday traffic jams hit Puncak, Gilimanuk
March 25th, 2008
Traffic congestions hit Puncak, West Java as well as Gilimanuk, East Java as holiday goers traveled to spend their long weekend following public holidays on Thursday and Friday.
Metro TV reported that a two-kilometer traffic jam was seen in Gilimanuk seaport as many people from Java were heading to the neighboring island of Bali for holidays.
In Puncak, traffic jam began at the 45th kilometer of the Jagorawi turnpike as Jakartans went to a mountainous area of Puncak, about 100 kilometers south of Jakarta.
Thursday is a public holiday to observe the birth of Prophet Muhammad, while Friday is for Good Friday.
Source: The Jakarta Post
Entry Filed under: World Tourism News
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