Thousands of homeward-bound travellers have passed through the\nPantura coastal route in Cirebon, West Java. Based on monitoring, the\narterial route continues to be dominated by two-wheeled vehicles or\nmotorcycles. According to data compiled from the Cirebon City Transport\nOffice post, from 00:00 to 09:00 on Saturday, 16 March 2026, 14,395\nmotorcycles had passed along the Pantura Cirebon route.<\/p>\n
Private cars on the Pantura Cirebon route have reached 1,131\nvehicles. This afternoon, several homeward-bound travellers using\nmotorcycles were seen resting at makeshift food stalls, petrol stations,\nand rest areas prepared by the local government.<\/p>\n
Scorching heat blanketed the Pantura route as travellers rested.\n\u201cIt\u2019s very hot now, so I\u2019m resting here,\u201d said Rohimin, a traveller\nheaded to Banjarnegara.<\/p>\n
Despite the heat, Rohimin, who is travelling alone, said he still\nprepared a rain jacket. The rain jacket was prepared especially to\nanticipate rainfall during the journey. \u201cI\u2019ve already looked up weather\ninformation for when I\u2019m travelling home, and they say rain is still\nexpected. So I\u2019m bringing a rain jacket too,\u201d said Rohimin.<\/p>\n
Interestingly, not only did Rohimin bring a rain jacket, he was also\nseen carrying a large bundle behind his motorcycle used to wrap several\nkitchen appliances brought from Jakarta. One visible item was a\n3-kilogramme liquefied petroleum gas canister. \u201cI deliberately bought it\nin Jakarta to bring to my hometown,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
Cirebon Police Chief Brigadier General Imara Utama predicted an\nincrease in the number of homeward-bound travellers on both toll and\nPantura routes today. The peak surge in homeward-bound traffic is\nexpected to occur in several waves, one of which is imminent today.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe have already prepared traffic engineering to ensure smooth\npassage for travellers returning to their hometowns,\u201d said Imara.\nAdditionally, they have closed U-turns and turnarounds to improve\ntraffic flow.<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/motorcyclists-dominate-cirebon-pantura-route-1773474932", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }