On March 3, 2023, there was asphalting on the Ambarawa ring road, or to be precise, the section to the left of Semarang to Magelang. This resulted in long traffic jams because there was only one road left in operation, so an open-and-close system was implemented. The traffic jam also triggered the emotions of the impatient drivers, who decided to turn around and take another route, namely through Pasar Ambarawa or the main road that existed before the ring road was built. The traffic jam was exacerbated because there was a car that was overtaking from the direction of Semarang even though the segment that was opened at that time was being rotated to be used from the direction of Yogyakarta, so inevitably the car had to back up and trigger emotions from other drivers so that many drivers decided to turn around and find another way.
According to the statement from Bambang (27), an Ertiga minibus driver who was going to Yogyakarta but decided to turn his car around. "I had been waiting and stopped for almost 15 minutes, so I got impatient and decided to turn around and choose another route, namely the Pasar route. Ambarawa." He said. He also added that the construction of this ring road was intended to break down the traffic jams that occurred on the Ambarawa market route, but when repairs took place, it became the source of the congestion, which was compounded by undisciplined drivers taking the road sections that were being routed for the sections that were being opened.
The authorities have actually also given warning signs of road repairs so that drivers can know that road repairs are taking place, but unfortunately there are impatient drivers who break through to overtake when the road is opened for a turn from the Yogyakarta to Semarang section which is the source of the traffic jam.
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