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        "msgid": "transport-minister-dudy-apologises-for-severe-congestion-on-tolls-during-eid-2026-1774918337",
        "date": "2026-03-31 07:15:49",
        "title": "Transport Minister Dudy Apologises for Severe Congestion on Tolls During Eid 2026",
        "author": "Aprillia Ika",
        "source": "KOMPAS",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Infrastructure",
        "summary": "Transport Minister Dudy Purwagandhi has apologised to the public for the severe traffic congestion experienced on several toll roads during the 2026 Eid al-Fitr homecoming and return periods, which peaked on 18 March with unprecedented volumes on the Trans-Java route. He attributed much of the issue to insufficient rest area capacities unable to handle the high vehicle volumes, leading to bottlenecks. The ministry plans to evaluate and improve rest area facilities and traffic flow for future holidays to mitigate such disruptions.",
        "content": "<p>JAKARTA, KOMPAS.com \u2013 Transport Minister Dudy Purwagandhi has\nexpressed apologies for the severe congestion on several toll road\nsections during the 2026 Eid al-Fitr homecoming and return traffic\nperiods. The minister made this statement after closing the 2026 Eid\nTransportation Command Post on Monday (30\/3\/2026). The Transport\nMinister conveyed his apologies to the public for the inconvenience\ncaused by the congestion. \u201cWe understand and also apologise for the\ndensity that occurred,\u201d said Dudy. He revealed that the density happened\non days leading up to 18 March 2026, which was the peak of the highest\ntraffic flow. \u201cThe density occurred on certain days and before the 18th,\nif I\u2019m not mistaken, one of the issues was at the rest areas,\u201d said the\nTransport Minister. \u201cThat\u2019s what caused the congestion, and as a note,\n18 March was the highest peak ever recorded along the toll roads,\nespecially on the Trans-Java route,\u201d he explained. \u201cOverall, it was\nabout over 80 km per hour. If we look at it, that\u2019s quite fast. But\nthere were times, so we must see that it wasn\u2019t throughout, but there\nwere moments of density,\u201d he said. According to him, the high volume of\nvehicles not matched by rest area capacity was one of the main causes of\nthe congestion. \u201cSo this is with very high volume, and rest areas that\nwere previously adequate, so this must be our attention for the future,\u201d\nhe continued. \u201cRegarding the density on the toll roads, we will conduct\na special evaluation, especially related to rest areas,\u201d said Dudy.\n\u201cActually, if viewed from the density level, it wasn\u2019t as dense as\nexpected and as predicted. It\u2019s just that the existence of rest areas\nand the flow at rest areas need to be evaluated for the coming years,\u201d\nhe stated.<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/transport-minister-dudy-apologises-for-severe-congestion-on-tolls-during-eid-2026-1774918337",
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