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        "msgid": "peak-homecoming-traffic-at-merak-ciwandan-ports-predicted-for-18-19-march-1773564891",
        "date": "2026-03-15 14:45:06",
        "title": "Peak Homecoming Traffic at Merak-Ciwandan Ports Predicted for 18-19 March",
        "author": "",
        "source": "CNN_ID",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Infrastructure",
        "summary": "The Director of ASDP Indonesia Ferry, Heru Widodo, has predicted that peak homecoming traffic for the 2026 Lebaran exodus at Merak and Ciwandan ports in Banten will occur on 18-19 March. A 5 per cent increase in vehicles and travellers crossing from Java to Sumatra is already being observed at seven days before the holiday, with projections indicating a 9.3 per cent increase in cross-strait traffic compared to the previous year, partly attributed to the government's Work From Anywhere policy and extended collective leave.",
        "content": "<p>The Director of ASDP Indonesia Ferry, Heru Widodo, has predicted that\npeak homecoming traffic for the 2026 Lebaran exodus at Merak and\nCiwandan ports in Banten will occur on 18 and 19 March.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur prediction is that peak homecoming traffic will occur on 18 and\n19 March,\u201d Heru stated at the KM43 Rest Area on the Tangerang-Merak toll\nroad on Sunday, 15 March.<\/p>\n<p>Heru noted that there has already been a 5 per cent increase in both\nvehicles and travellers crossing from Java to Sumatra compared to normal\ndays.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAt seven days before the holiday, there has already been an\nincrease, particularly amongst two-wheeled vehicle users and family\nvehicles. For this year\u2019s projection, we estimate a 9.3 per cent\nincrease in cross-strait traffic compared to last year,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Heru, a former member of the Indonesian Parliament representing the\nNational Awakening Party (PKB) faction, noted that the 2026 Eid al-Fitr\ncelebration may be observed differently this year.<\/p>\n<p>According to him, the public has more flexibility in choosing when to\ntravel for the holiday due to the different timing of Lebaran and the\ngovernment\u2019s Work From Anywhere (WFA) policy.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis Lebaran may be different. With the government\u2019s Work From\nAnywhere (WFA) policy, extended public and collective holidays, the\npublic has more flexibility in choosing the time for their journey,\u201d he\nsaid.<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/peak-homecoming-traffic-at-merak-ciwandan-ports-predicted-for-18-19-march-1773564891",
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