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        "id": 1623049,
        "msgid": "surge-in-homecoming-traffic-leads-to-implementation-of-local-one-way-system-from-kalikangkung-to-bawen-1773838322",
        "date": "2026-03-18 19:11:21",
        "title": "Surge in Homecoming Traffic Leads to Implementation of Local One-Way System from Kalikangkung to Bawen",
        "author": "Satria K Yudha",
        "source": "REPUBLIKA",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Infrastructure",
        "summary": "Authorities in Central Java have implemented a local one-way traffic system on the Trans Java Toll Road from kilometre marker 414 at Kalikangkung to 442 at Bawen Interchange to manage the significant surge in vehicles during the homecoming period, with traffic volumes exceeding 4,200 units per hour. This measure follows the extension of the national one-way system and is expected to remain in place situationally based on on-ground conditions. Toll gate operators have activated 21 lanes to keep transaction queues under control amid the increased flow of 36,372 vehicles recorded between 6am and 5pm.",
        "content": "<p>REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, SEMARANG \u2014 The surge in vehicles at the Kalikangkung\nToll Gate has exceeded 3,000 units per hour. Police have immediately\nimplemented a local one-way traffic engineering system up to the Bawen\nInterchange. The Central Java Police Traffic Directorate has enforced a\none-way system from KM 414 to KM 442 on Wednesday (18\/3\/2026). This step\nwas taken to ease the significant increase in homecoming traffic\ndensity. Kalikangkung Police Station Chief AKP Dimas stated that the\nnational one-way system was first applied on the Trans Java Toll from\nCikampek Utama GT KM 70 to Kalikangkung GT KM 414. \u201cAt 16:45 WIB, the\none-way was extended, namely the local one-way from Kalikangkung KM 414\nextended to the Bawen Interchange at KM 442,\u201d Dimas said. Dimas\nexplained that the local one-way policy was triggered by the surge in\nvehicle volume passing through the Kalikangkung GT. In the latest\nrecords, the vehicle flow once reached 4,200 units per hour. \u201cBecause\nthe current hourly vehicle flow last reached around 4,200 per hour, and\nthe average per hour is over 3,000, this becomes the indicator for\nimplementing the one-way,\u201d Dimas said. Based on data, from 06:00 to\n17:00 WIB, 36,372 vehicles have passed towards Semarang and Solo. This\ncondition shows a significant increase compared to normal days. Dimas\nsaid the duration of the local one-way implementation is still\nsituational and depends on field conditions. \u201cRegarding how long it will\nlast, we are monitoring the situation and awaiting further instructions,\nas it is situational, depending on the field conditions,\u201d Dimas said.\nAlthough vehicle volume has increased, the operators ensure that queues\nat the toll gate transactions are still manageable. Currently, 21 booths\nare operated to serve the vehicle flow. \u201cCurrently, the main gate has 12\nbooths open, plus nine satellite or additional booths. So total around\n21 booths,\u201d Dimas said.<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/surge-in-homecoming-traffic-leads-to-implementation-of-local-one-way-system-from-kalikangkung-to-bawen-1773838322",
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