Deputy National Police Chief Monitors Eid Exodus 2026 Traffic Flow, Jakarta to Out-of-City Routes Running Smoothly
Deputy National Police Chief General Dedi Prasetyo monitored the 2026 Eid homecoming exodus through aerial surveillance. General Dedi reported that outbound traffic from Jakarta on the second day of Operation Ketupat 2026 was running smoothly.
“Generally, from my aerial observation, the outbound traffic from Jakarta is running very smoothly and although there has been an increase, it remains in the very smooth category,” said General Dedi after conducting aerial monitoring of the exodus and visiting the Command Centre at KM 29 Cikarang, West Java, on Saturday 14 March 2026 afternoon.
General Dedi stated that monitoring was conducted from Jakarta to KM 29 of the Jakarta-Cikampek toll road. He also inspected the readiness of the Command Centre as the central operations control hub for exodus security.
According to him, analysis and evaluation results from the first and second days of the operation showed that the security and order situation remained conducive.
“Overall, the law and order situation is in very conducive condition. Although traffic volume has increased, it remains in a category that can be managed very well,” he said.
At the Traffic Police Command Centre, General Dedi monitored traffic conditions in real time on large screens. From his observation, traffic flow on toll roads heading towards Cikampek, Cirebon, the Central Java border at Kalikangkung toll, and the East Java exit at Ngawi was running very smoothly.
“From monitoring several toll sections up to Cikampek, then Cirebon, to the Central Java-Kalikangkung border through to the East Java exit at Ngawi, all are in very smooth condition,” he said.
Besides the Trans Java toll, vehicle traffic towards the western region also operated normally. General Dedi noted that traffic on the toll road towards Merak remained smooth.
“At Merak, at the Cilegon exit, diversion efforts have been carried out, particularly for three-axle vehicles, which are directed off the toll road to arterial routes,” he continued.
Nevertheless, General Dedi assured that contingency traffic management scenarios had been prepared should vehicle volume spike. One such measure involves contraflow implementation on the Jakarta-Cikampek toll road if congestion occurs.
“This contraflow is prepared and anticipated approximately three hours before implementation. If congestion develops this evening from Jakarta towards Cikampek, contraflow will be implemented,” said General Dedi.
Additionally, night-time traffic management is prepared should vehicle volume increase. General Dedi stated that if traffic flow on the Cikampek section exceeds 6,000 vehicles per hour, a one-way system will be implemented.
“If tonight traffic flow through Cikampek exceeds 6,000 vehicles per hour, one-way management and other traffic engineering measures will be implemented,” he concluded.
For context, Operation Ketupat 2026 runs for two weeks, from 13 to 25 March 2026, involving 161,243 combined personnel.
The National Police have prepared 2,746 posts consisting of 1,624 security posts, 779 service posts, and 343 integrated posts serving as information and service centres for travellers.
Security will also focus on 185,607 locations including mosques, Eid prayer sites, tourist attractions, shopping centres, terminals, ports, railway stations, and airports.