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        "id": 1634524,
        "msgid": "beware-of-horrific-traffic-jams-these-are-the-peak-dates-for-the-return-rush-of-eid-travellers-to-jakarta-1774439485",
        "date": "2026-03-25 17:45:00",
        "title": "Beware of Horrific Traffic Jams! These Are the Peak Dates for the Return Rush of Eid Travellers to Jakarta",
        "author": "",
        "source": "CNBC",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Infrastructure",
        "summary": "The Indonesian government has forecasted the peak of the second wave of Eid al-Fitr return traffic to Jakarta and surrounding areas on 28-29 March 2026, with approximately 500,000 vehicles still en route. Police Chief Listyo Sigit Prabowo and Transport Minister Dudy Purwagandhi urged the public to avoid these dates by travelling earlier on 26-27 March, taking advantage of a 30% toll discount and work-from-anywhere policies to alleviate congestion. This advisory highlights ongoing efforts to manage post-holiday traffic surges, a perennial challenge for Indonesia's infrastructure during major holidays.",
        "content": "<p>Bekasi, CNBC Indonesia - The government predicts that the peak of the\n2026 Eid return flow will occur again at the end of this weekend. Police\nChief Listyo Sigit Prabowo stated that the peak of the second wave\nreturn flow will take place on 28-29 March 2026. This is because there\nare still around 500,000 vehicles of return travellers that have not yet\nreturned to the Jabodetabek area.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere are still about 480,000 to 500,000 vehicles that have not\nreturned to Jakarta; that is our \u2018homework\u2019 to resolve during the peak\nreturn flow,\u201d said Police Chief Listyo during a press conference at the\nJasa Marga Toll Command Centre (JMTC) on Wednesday (25\/3\/2026).<\/p>\n<p>With the potential for a second wave peak return flow on 28-29 March\n2026, they hope that the public will undertake their return journey to\nJakarta outside of that peak period.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo we hope that in the remaining time available, as it is predicted\nthere will be another peak return flow on 28 and 29 March 2026, from the\nremaining vehicles that have not returned and the possibility of\nadditional arrivals from the public heading to Jakarta, this is\ncertainly something we always advise to the public, to make use of the\nremaining time available,\u201d he explained.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Transport Minister (Menhub) Dudy Purwagandhi confirmed\nthat the second wave peak return flow will occur again on 28-29 March\n2026.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe can convey that there is still a potential for a peak return\nflow, as mentioned earlier by the Police Chief, namely on 28 and 29\nMarch 2026,\u201d said Dudy.<\/p>\n<p>Dudy also hopes that the public wishing to return to the Jabodetabek\narea will avoid those dates and undertake their return journey on 26-27\nMarch 2026, utilising the toll fee discount and the work from anywhere\n(WFA) policy.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe hope that the public can take advantage of the WFA policy as well\nas the toll fee discount implemented on 26 and 27 March 2026 at 30%, so\nthat we can reduce the density that we predict will occur on 28 or 29\nMarch 2026,\u201d Dudy clarified.<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/beware-of-horrific-traffic-jams-these-are-the-peak-dates-for-the-return-rush-of-eid-travellers-to-jakarta-1774439485",
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