Jasa Marga Accelerates Road Toll Repairs Ahead of Eid 2026 Mudik Season
Jakarta, Kompas.com — Ahead of the Eid mudik season in the coming weeks, PT Jasa Marga (Persero) Tbk is ensuring that all toll road segments under its management are in prime condition.
Intense rainfall over recent weeks poses a risk of damage to road surfaces. This situation is compounded by heavy traffic loads from overloaded vehicles (ODOL — over dimension over loading) that accelerate road surface deterioration.
In response to this, and following weather forecasts from the Indonesian Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) indicating that the Eid 2026 period will be dominated by rainy conditions, Jasa Marga is accelerating its comprehensive and sustainable road preservation programme.
Rivan A. Purwantono, Chief Executive Officer of Jasa Marga, apologised to all toll road users for the inconvenience caused by road damage on several toll segments.
“We are committed to accelerating preservation efforts so that safety, comfort, and security of toll road users remain protected, especially in dealing with surges in traffic volume during the mudik and return flows for Eid,” said Rivan on Thursday (12 March 2026).
Technically, preservation work includes scraping, filling, and overlay (SFO) to restore road surface quality, rapid pothole patching, and reinforcement of pavement structure at points impacted by ODOL vehicle loads.
Jasa Marga is also conducting drainage cleaning and normalisation to prevent waterlogging caused by heavy rainfall, which could accelerate road construction degradation.
Preservation is conducted with a proactive, preventive, and routine approach. All of these efforts are part of the company’s commitment to maintaining infrastructure reliability whilst enhancing the quality of road users’ experience.
According to Rivan, preservation work is carried out under supervision of the Ministry of Public Works as part of compliance with Minimum Service Standards (SPM).
“For this reason, we are conducting this preservation process massively and in a coordinated manner so that every toll road segment achieves prime service level. We again apologise to road users,” said Rivan.
Work is executed in phases with strict traffic management to avoid disrupting public mobility. The majority of work is carried out from evening to early morning with restrictions to one lane, equipped with warning signs and safety equipment at work locations.
Patrol officers and tow truck units are stationed 24 hours daily to ensure rapid response to emergency conditions in the field.