REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, JAKARTA \u2013 The Indonesian National Police Traffic\nCorps is considering the option to discontinue the national one-way\ntraffic engineering for the mudik flow. An evaluation will be conducted\nfollowing the decrease in vehicle volume on toll roads.<\/p>\n
Kakorlantas Polri Inspector General of Police Agus Suryonugroho\nstated that the decision will be made after assessing the latest field\nconditions on Saturday morning (21\/3\/2026). The trend in vehicle flow is\nsaid to be decreasing after the mudik peak on 18-19 March 2026.<\/p>\n
Agus explained that the vehicle volume during the mudik peak reached\naround 270,000 units, an increase of 4.26% compared to the previous\nyear. However, vehicle movements are now beginning to ease, opening the\npossibility of stopping the traffic engineering.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe plan to close the national mudik one-way will be evaluated\ntomorrow morning. If the traffic generation shows no signs of\nresurgence, the flow on the toll roads remains light, including low\ntraffic counts, then we will revoke and stop the national mudik one-way.\nIt is possible that it will be stopped in the afternoon,\u201d said Agus.<\/p>\n
Agus added that traffic on arterial roads is increasing but remains\nunder control through open-close scenarios, traffic diversions, and\ncontraflow. All regional police units have prepared anticipatory\nmeasures to maintain smooth public mobility.<\/p>\n
Conditions at transportation hubs such as ports, terminals, airports,\nand stations are also monitored to be easing. Public activities ahead of\nEid are proceeding safely with security at various strategic points.<\/p>\n
\u201cIn the field of public order and security, there have been no\nprominent incidents so far; it remains conducive. In the field of\ntraffic security, there was a peak flow and traffic generation, but it\nhas been managed well,\u201d said Agus.<\/p>\n
Agus outlined that the number of accidents during the week of the\nKetupat Operation decreased by around 4%. A larger decrease occurred in\nfatalities, reaching 28.9%.<\/p>\n
Eid security is not only focused on traffic but also on public\nactivities during Ramadan up to Eid al-Fitr. Officers are on standby to\nsecure places of worship, including takbiran locations and Eid\nprayers.<\/p>\n
Dirlantas Polda Metro Jaya Senior Commissioner of Police Komarudin\nstated that security in Jakarta is entering the next phase after the\nmudik phase has passed. The focus is shifting to takbiran night\nactivities and Eid al-Fitr celebrations.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe will enter the next stage, namely securing takbiran night\nactivities, which insha\u2019Allah will take place tonight. On this occasion,\nwe urge the people of the Capital to avoid convoys and instead attend to\nmosques in their respective neighbourhoods,\u201d said Komarudin.<\/p>\n
Car-free night activities are being held on the Sudirman-Thamrin\nstretch with road closures from 18:00 WIB to 22:00 WIB on Friday night.\nThe closure time may be extended until midnight with 557 personnel on\nstandby for security and traffic management.<\/p>\n
Security also covers Eid prayers, including at the Istiqlal Mosque\narea which will be crowded with congregations. Officers are deployed to\nmanage parking and prevent congestion due to illegal parking.<\/p>\n
The Ketupat Operation continues with collaboration between Polri,\nTNI, and other stakeholders. Evaluations are conducted periodically to\nensure all security stages proceed safely and orderly.<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/mudik-traffic-flow-begins-to-ease-potential-end-to-one-way-system-1773996684", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }