Labour Day Holiday Sees Surge in Traffic Flow Towards Trans-Java
JAKARTA - Traffic volume towards the eastern Trans-Java region experienced an increase on 30 April 2026, coinciding with the long Labour Day holiday period in 2026.
This was evident from the number of vehicles passing through the Cikampek Utama Toll Gate. Under normal conditions, the number of vehicles was recorded at 27,921 units, but it rose to 36,431 vehicles, an increase of 30.48 per cent.
Vice President Corporate Secretary & Legal of PT Jasamarga Transjawa Tol (JTT), Ria Marlinda Paallo, stated that the increase in traffic volume had been observed since Thursday (30/4/2026).
“A contraflow was temporarily implemented from Km 55 at 10:04 WIB, then extended from Km 47 to Km 65 towards Cikampek on the Jakarta-Cikampek Toll Road section at 13:10 WIB. This engineering was applied situationally and normalised again at 15:07 WIB,” said Ria in her official statement on Friday (1/5/2026).
Not only vehicles heading to Trans-Java, but an increase also occurred in the opposite direction, or vehicles heading to Jakarta via the Cikampek Utama Toll Gate.
According to Ria, 27,053 vehicles heading to Jakarta were recorded, up 4.15 per cent from normal traffic of 25,974 vehicles.
An increase in vehicle volume also occurred at several toll road sections managed by the JTT Group in Central Java and East Java, with the following details:
Central Java
Kalikangkung GT: Vehicles heading to Semarang were recorded at 18,492 units (up 13.25 per cent from normal 16,329 vehicles). Meanwhile, those leaving Semarang were recorded at 13,957 vehicles (down 5.33 per cent from normal 14,743 vehicles).
Banyumanik GT: Traffic heading to Solo was recorded at 25,722 vehicles (up 20.89 per cent from normal 21,277 vehicles). Meanwhile, the direction to Jakarta reached 18,159 vehicles (up 12.90 per cent from normal 16,084 vehicles).
East Java
Warugunung GT: 21,364 vehicles heading to Surabaya (up 11.66 per cent from normal 19,133 vehicles), while the direction to Jakarta reached 21,402 vehicles (up 17.46 per cent from normal 18,221 vehicles).
Singosari GT: Vehicles heading to Malang were recorded at 14,505 units (up 22.20 per cent from normal 11,870 vehicles), while the direction to Surabaya reached 11,861 vehicles (up 5.83 per cent from normal 11,208 vehicles).