As Eid approaches with five days remaining, vehicles continued to\nqueue at Pejagan toll gate (GT) in Brebes Regency, Central Java, on\nMonday morning, 16 March. The surge in homebound traffic volume and the\nprevalence of motorists running out of E-toll balance contributed to the\nlengthy queues.<\/p>\n
The queuing vehicles were predominantly private cars, minibuses, and\ninter-city coaches from Jakarta and West Java heading towards\nPurwokerto, Cilacap, and Kebumen.<\/p>\n
One traveller, Bramono, 37, reported waiting for more than 30 minutes\nat Pejagan toll gate. \u201cI attempted to top up my E-toll balance at\nseveral rest areas, but could not because the system was offline,\u201d said\nBramono, a homebound traveller from Jakarta heading to Brebes.<\/p>\n
According to data from the Pejagan-Pemalang toll operator, from\nmidnight Monday until 08:00, approximately 11,000 vehicles had exited\nPejagan toll gate heading towards Purwokerto and cities in southern\nCentral Java.<\/p>\n
Tasikmalaya City Traffic Police Chief AKP Riki Kustiawan stated that\ntraffic flow on the national arterial route from West Java to Central\nJava had not yet shown significant volume increases as of six days\nbefore Eid.<\/p>\n
The first wave of peak homebound traffic occurred on Saturday, 14\nMarch, and Sunday, 15 March. A second wave is anticipated on Wednesday,\n18 March, and Thursday, 19 March.<\/p>\n
Traffic updates for Eid 2026 on the Trans Sumatra Toll Road recorded\n134,402 vehicles, with varying volumes across different sections.<\/p>\n
The western Situbondo functional toll route has been activated for\nEid 2026 homebound traffic, experiencing increased vehicle volume in\nrecent days.<\/p>\n
The Jakarta Transportation Agency predicted that peak homebound\ntraffic for 2026 would occur on 17\u201318 March 2026, with the agency\npreparing major terminals to manage passenger surges.<\/p>\n
On Monday, 16 March, the number of homebound travellers entering\nCentral Java through the Trans Java Toll Road continued to increase from\nSunday, 15 March, with an average of 1,400\u20131,900 vehicles entering\nSemarang daily.<\/p>\n
On the fifth day before Eid 2026, PT ASDP\u2019s Ternate branch recorded\nincreased passenger traffic on routes to Moti, Makian, and Sofifi.<\/p>\n
High tidal sea water (rob) reaching one metre in height between\n16:00\u201320:00 WIB was continuing in northern waters, with the potential to\ncause flooding in several coastal areas and disrupt homebound\ntravel.<\/p>\n
An accident involving one bus, car, and truck caused congestion on\nthe homebound route from Bandung towards Tasikmalaya.<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/five-days-before-eid-vehicle-queues-persist-at-pejagan-toll-gate-1773672769", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }