Indonesian Traffic Police Deploy Technology Infrastructure for Operation Ketupat 2026
Jakarta — Indonesia’s Traffic Police Corps (Korlantas) will deploy technology infrastructure during Operation Ketupat 2026, a major security and traffic management operation ahead of Eid celebrations.
The Head of Korlantas, Inspector General Agus Suryonugroho, announced on Thursday (12 March) that technology would be used to monitor traffic conditions throughout the operation. “We will monitor using ETLE cameras, drones, and body cameras that will be attached to personnel to serve the public on toll roads, arterial roads, and at port facilities,” he said.
During a visit to the Command Centre at KM 29 in Cikarang, Bekasi, Suryonugroho explained that this location would serve as the central control and monitoring hub. “When traffic surges occur, particularly on toll roads, we can monitor from here and determine when traffic management interventions will be implemented,” he stated.
The police chief gave an example of how the system works: if traffic surges at KM 47, radar equipment would count vehicle numbers. Once a threshold of 5,500 vehicles per hour is recorded consecutively, contraflow traffic management measures would be activated. Importantly, traffic management interventions will be based on real-time field conditions monitored through the Command Centre rather than predictions.
Beyond monitoring, Korlantas will deploy precision patrol drones to observe traffic flow and enforce traffic violations. Additionally, personnel will be equipped with 30 body cameras for patrol duties. Officers will not only wake up stranded motorists on highway shoulders, but will also provide them with food, fruit, and snacks, and encourage them to walk around.
Operation Ketupat 2026 will run for 13 days from 13 March to 25 March 2026, involving 161,243 combined personnel. The police have established 2,746 posts comprising 1,624 security posts, 779 service posts, and 343 integrated posts serving as information and service centres for travellers. Security will focus on 185,607 locations including mosques, Eid prayer sites, tourist attractions, shopping centres, terminals, ports, railway stations, and airports.