The return traffic is still ongoing on several roads in Central Java,\nwith an estimated 450,000 vehicles yet to return and set to occur on\nSunday (29\/3), as extreme weather continues to disrupt revellers on the\nfinal day of the Eid holiday.<\/p>\n
Media Indonesia\u2019s monitoring on Sunday (29\/3) from morning onwards\nshowed thousands of return vehicles heading to various areas in\nJabodetabek still passing through several roads in Central Java, such as\nthe Trans-Java Toll Road, Pantura, central route, and Pansela; by\nmidday, the number of returning vehicles continued to increase and is\nexpected to persist until evening.<\/p>\n
Traffic density was observed at several points along the Pantura\nroute, such as Tegal City, Pekalongan, and Batang, particularly at\nshopping centres and gates leading to tourist spots, with hundreds of\ncombined officers busy regulating vehicles entering and exiting those\nareas.<\/p>\n
Although the number of return vehicles has slightly decreased\ncompared to the previous day, density is still monitored on the\nTrans-Java Toll Road, especially at Kalikangkung Toll Gate (GT) and\nBanyumanik GT in Semarang. \u201cAt GT Kalikangkung, we have opened up to 25\nlanes to ensure smooth return traffic,\u201d said TMJ President Director\nPrajudi.<\/p>\n
Based on records, from 06:00 WIB to 12:00 WIB, 10,273 vehicles had\npassed through GT Kalikangkung in Semarang towards Jabodetabek, and this\nis expected to increase further until the one-way closure at 24:00 WIB\ntonight.<\/p>\n
Central Java Police Traffic Director Kombes M Pratama Adhyasastra\nstated that up to the final day of the mudik and return flow operations\nin Central Java, everything has proceeded smoothly with no major\nincidents causing significant casualties recorded, and long congestions\nas previously feared have been anticipated in advance.<\/p>\n
To date, Pratama Adhyasastra continued, a total of 2.7 million Eid\nrevellers\u2019 vehicles have left Central Java back towards Jabodetabek, but\naround 450,000 revellers\u2019 vehicles are still in Central Java and are\nexpected to start moving on Sunday (29\/3).<\/p>\n
\u201cWe continue to maintain readiness for smooth return traffic until\nthe one-way operation closes tonight; be wary of density and extreme\nweather on the mudik routes,\u201d said Pratama Adhyasastra.<\/p>\n
To ensure smooth return traffic, Pratama Adhyasastra explained, in\naddition to deploying hundreds of officers at congestion-prone points\nsuch as toll gates, rest areas, railway crossings, intersections,\ntourist spots, and traditional markets, officers are also increasing\nvigilance at several other points.<\/p>\n
In addition to traffic density on several Eid return routes in\nCentral Java, returning revellers are urged to beware of bad and extreme\nweather conditions, namely heavy rain accompanied by strong winds and\nlightning strikes on Sunday (29\/3).<\/p>\n
Forecaster at BMKG Ahmad Yani Meteorology Station in Semarang, Noor\nJannah Indriyani, said that most areas in Central Java on Sunday (29\/3)\nwill still be lashed by rain of light to heavy intensity accompanied by\nstrong winds and lightning, so residents in those areas are asked to\nbeware of hydrometeorological disasters.<\/p>\n
\u201cReturning revellers are also urged to be alert to these weather\nconditions, as they can disrupt travel,\u201d said Noor Jannah Indriyani on\nSunday (29\/3).<\/p>\n
In the morning, conditions are generally cloudy, according to Noor\nJannah Indriyani, but entering afternoon, evening, and early night,\nlight to moderate rain will lash evenly across Central Java, with\nextreme weather still potential in most mountainous areas, highlands,\nPantura, Solo Raya, and central and southern Central Java.<\/p>\n
Areas in Central Java with potential extreme weather, Noor Jannah\nIndriyani continued, include Banyumas, Purbalingga, Banjarnegara,\nKebumen, Wonosobo, Boyolali, Klaten, Sukoharjo, Wonogiri, Sragen,\nGrobogan, Blora, Rembang, Pati, Kudus, Jepara, Demak, Temanggung, Slawi,\nBrebes, Magelang, Solo, Salatiga, Semarang, Pekalongan, Tegal, Bumiayu,\nMajenang, and Ambarawa.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, other areas will be lashed by light to moderate rain, said\nNoor Jannah Indriyani, namely Cilacap, Purworejo, Mungkid, Karanganyar,\nUngaran, Kendal, Batang, Kajen, and Pemalang. \u201cWinds blowing from west\nto north at speeds of 10-30 km\/h, air temperature ranging from 18-32\ndegrees Celsius, and humidity 60-95 percent,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n
Separately, Forecaster at BMKG Tanjung Emas Maritime Station in\nSemarang, Usman Effendi, revealed that high tides (rob) are still\noccurring in the northern Central Java waters from 15:00-19:00 WIB with\na maximum height of 1 metre, thus impacting flooding in several Pantura\nareas.<\/p>\n
\u201cFlooding due to this rob, besides submerging dozens of villages in\nseveral Pantura areas, can also disrupt community activities such as\ntransportation, loading and unloading of goods at ports, inland\nfisheries, and salt farmers,\u201d said Usman Effendi.<\/p>\n
At present, officers are still implementing the national one-way\nphase 2.<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/shrouded-by-bad-weather-450-000-return-vehicles-estimated-to-leave-central-java-on-sunday-29-march-2026-1774781488", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }