Korlantas Gradually Lifts National One-Way System: These Are the Routes Being Reopened
SUKOHARJO – Korlantas Polri is gradually revoking the national one-way traffic engineering for the return flow after an evaluation indicated that traffic conditions are beginning to ease. This policy was implemented following direct field monitoring.
Korlantas Chief Irjen Pol Agus Suryonugroho stated that the revocation applies to the stretch from KM 414 at Kalikangkung Toll Gate to KM 263 at Pejagan Toll. That route has been restored to normal two-way traffic towards Jakarta after stages of socialisation and field sterilisation.
“And at 10:00 WIB today, we evaluated with Dirgakkum, Korlantas Polri’s principal officers, and the Satgas Kamseltibcarlantas task force, that traffic conditions are starting to level out. So it’s sufficiently under control,” Agus said at the Sukoharjo Integrated Post in Central Java on Wednesday (25/3/2026).
He explained that although the KM 414 to KM 263 stretch is now normal, traffic engineering is still applied on a limited basis. Agus noted that this gradual step is necessary to avoid vehicle build-up at critical points, particularly in the Cikampek area. Traffic from East Java, Solo Raya, and Yogyakarta towards Jakarta is assessed to be showing a downward trend.
Based on Korlantas data, the number of vehicles passing through at the peak of this year’s return flow on Tuesday (24/3/2026) reached 256,338 units. This figure represents a 14.8% increase compared to last year’s 223,163 vehicles.
Agus revealed that up to now, around 58% of vehicles have returned to Jakarta. That amounts to 1,958,000 vehicles, with about 1.4 million vehicles remaining in transit until the end of the return flow period.
“If we look at it up to now, it’s almost 58%, so 1,958,000, and the remaining 1.4 million vehicles,” said the two-star general.
Agus added that traffic management is carried out based on actual field conditions, not mere predictions. This approach is pursued through monitoring vehicle volumes and traffic counting at various points.
Korlantas is also still implementing contraflow on the Cikampek stretch towards Jakarta to maintain smooth vehicle distribution. The functional Japek II toll is being optimised to disperse movements from West Java.
“So we don’t look at predictions, but at the flow, traffic counting, and vehicle volume heading to Jakarta,” Agus said.
Korlantas assures that all traffic engineering will continue to be adjusted to field dynamics. This gradual management is expected to ensure smoothness until the end of Operation Ketupat.