Kakorlantas Ready to Anticipate Increased Traffic Flow This Sunday Evening

The National Police Traffic Corps Chief (Kakorlantas) Inspector General Agus Suryonugroho stated that traffic on the third day of Operation Ketupat 2026 remains light. However, his team is preparing for the possibility of increased traffic flow this Sunday evening.

“We are awaiting the possibility that after breaking the fast, there will be a surge in traffic. Nevertheless, our traffic management and engineering scenario preparations are ready, whether for the evening or night ahead—including contraflow and possibly one-way systems—we have already prepared this whilst awaiting updates,” said Inspector General Agus at the National Police Traffic Corps Command Centre at Km 29 Cikarang, West Java, on Sunday (15 March 2026).

Inspector General Agus explained that the traffic engineering measures to be implemented are not based on prediction but on current situation assessment. Traffic conditions are continuously monitored using available technology.

“Because we work not on prediction, but on real-time traffic counting that we will monitor through CCTV, radar, and we also deploy ETLE drones approximately every three hours to monitor real-time conditions,” he stated.

Inspector General Agus emphasised that Operation Ketupat 2026 is not merely about deploying police personnel in the field. Rather, it is to ensure public safety and security.

“Clearly, we are not only present in the field, but we ensure that Operation Ketupat, whether for the return journey or departure, so that people leaving their homes or offices to travel to their home villages, this is guaranteed to arrive safely and securely at their destination,” he said.

Operation Ketupat 2026 is scheduled to run for two weeks, from 13 to 25 March 2026. The operation carries the tagline “Safe Journey, Happy Family”.

By midday, 25 per cent of vehicles had already departed Jakarta, heading to various regions including East Java, Bandung, and Sumatra.