Cirebon City Police Adjust Traffic Light Durations During Lebaran Return Flow
Cirebon (ANTARA) - The Cirebon City Police in West Java are adjusting the duration of traffic lights at the Palimanan Four-Way Intersection to ease congestion during the 2026 Lebaran return flow on the local North Coast (Pantura) route, on Tuesday.
The Head of the Palimanan Security Post of Cirebon City Police, Commissioner Reynaldi, in Cirebon on Tuesday, stated that vehicle volume passing through the arterial route has increased since the morning, particularly from Central Java towards Jakarta.
“Currently, there is an increase in flow on the arterial route due to the concentration of returning drivers mixing with local traffic,” he said.
To address this density, he explained, the police are implementing on-the-spot traffic engineering, including changing the traffic light durations at the intersection.
According to him, the green light duration from the Bandung to Cirebon direction, previously around 30 seconds, has now been extended to one minute to smooth vehicle movement.
However, under certain conditions, he added, vehicles from that direction are also temporarily stopped to prioritise the main flow from other routes.
He mentioned that the green light, originally around 2.5 minutes, has now been increased to 3.5 minutes or 210 seconds, so that traffic flow can be conducive.
Reynaldi explained that the traffic density at the location is influenced by the meeting of returning holiday traffic with local residents’ vehicle activities, as well as the impact of the one-way system from Central Java to Jakarta.
ANTARA observations show queues of vehicles snaking at several points along the Cirebon Pantura route. The flow is dominated by motorcycles mixed with private cars, intercity buses, and logistics trucks passing slowly on the arterial route.
Several police officers are also seen on guard to manually regulate vehicle movement using traffic wands.
Officers are stopping and releasing vehicle flows alternately to prevent total congestion at that point.