Traffic volume on the Pantura (North Coast) route in Cirebon City,\nWest Java, began increasing on H-7 Lebaran (seven days before Lebaran)\non 14 March 2026, although vehicles travelling from Jakarta to Central\nJava remained relatively unobstructed.<\/p>\n
Juntar Hutasoit, Head of the Kanggraksan Security Post of Cirebon\nCity Police, stated that increases in vehicle volume began appearing\nfrom Friday evening (13 March). According to him, compared to normal\ndays, the number of vehicles passing through the route started rising,\nalthough it had not yet caused congestion.<\/p>\n
\u201cSince Friday evening compared to normal days there has already been\nan increase. However, traffic flow from Jakarta to Central Java remains\nrelatively smooth,\u201d Juntar said in Cirebon on Saturday.<\/p>\n
He explained that the current vehicle increase was not yet highly\nsignificant because most activity was still dominated by local\nresidents\u2019 movements within Cirebon and its surroundings. He observed\nthat resident mobility was quite high in the evening, particularly\nbecause many joint breaking-of-fast activities were occurring during\nRamadan.<\/p>\n
\u201cFrom what we observe of company activities in this area, many local\nresidents are holding breaking-of-fast gatherings, both from the\nKuningan direction towards Cirebon City and vice versa,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
Although vehicle flow remained relatively smooth, police continued\nintensive monitoring because the Cirebon Pantura route is one of the\nmain routes for vehicles heading towards Central Java. Traffic\nmanagement in the Kanggraksan Intersection area was conducted\ncontinuously during Operation Ketupat Lodaya 2026.<\/p>\n
\u201cTraffic management is carried out continuously for 24 hours with a\npersonnel rotation system,\u201d Juntar said.<\/p>\n
Officers were also stationed at several congestion-prone points,\nparticularly at major road intersections. Additionally, the Kanggraksan\nSecurity Post was used to monitor vehicle flows from four traffic light\nintersections in the area.<\/p>\n
Based on data from Cirebon City Transportation Office, approximately\n4,000 to 5,000 two-wheeled vehicles had passed through the main arterial\nroad in Cirebon City between 00.00 and 06.00 WIB.<\/p>\n
A traveller from Tegal, Central Java, named Endin, who was returning\nhome, said that his journey from Jakarta to his hometown remained\nrelatively smooth despite the increasing number of vehicles. He stated\nthat he deliberately departed earlier to avoid congestion that typically\noccurs before Eid al-Fitr 1447 AH.<\/p>\n
Handling of landslide points on the Tarutung-Sibolga national road\nsection in North Sumatra was being accelerated to ensure that public\naccess remained safe and smooth ahead of the Lebaran mudik in 2026.\nTravellers were transported using buses, whilst their motorcycles were\ntransported using trucks.<\/p>\n
Fuel supply to the area was being sourced from the Maos Fuel Terminal\nin Cilacap Regency. During the Rafi Taskforce period, Pertamina\nincreased fuel stock by approximately 4 to 5 per cent.<\/p>\n
Vehicles that had managed to operate and had entered the Tasikmalaya\narea were directed into parking zones prepared in Rajapolah, Jamanis and\nCiawi.<\/p>\n
A total of 14 per cent of vehicles, or approximately 285,000 units,\nhad been recorded as having left Jakarta on the first day of Operation\nKetupat 2026, according to data provided by PT Jasa Marga.<\/p>\n
Entering H-7 Lebaran, travellers using two-wheeled vehicles began\npassing through the Pantura route.<\/p>\n
The Ministry of Public Works (PU) targeted that the Pantura (North\nCoast) route in the western region would be pothole-free before the\nLebaran mudik in 2026. Workers were conducting road patching on the\nPantura route in Widasari, Indramayu, West Java.<\/p>\n
The government was accelerating road infrastructure improvements on\nthe strategic Pantura (North Coast) route and the Trans-Java Toll to\nensure smooth mudik traffic flow in 2026. Compensation for becak\n(pedicab) drivers operating on the Pantura route would be prepared.<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/mudik-traffic-on-h-7-lebaran-vehicles-on-cirebon-pantura-route-begin-to-increase-1773460455", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }