Minister of Public Works: Eid al-Fitr 2026 Homecoming and Return Flows Proceed Relatively Smoothly

Minister of Public Works Dody Hanggodo has evaluated that the implementation of the 2026 Eid al-Fitr homecoming and return flows has generally proceeded relatively more smoothly compared to the previous year, with ongoing monitoring and evaluation until the return flow period ends.

“This year’s Eid, in my opinion, is better than last year, but we are still continuing to monitor until the return flow is complete. Hopefully, it remains smooth like the homecoming flow yesterday,” said Dody in Jakarta on Wednesday.

He stated that the smoothness of the homecoming and return flows is inseparable from the synergy of various parties, including infrastructure readiness, traffic management, and government policy support such as Work From Anywhere (WFA), which helps distribute the public’s travel times.

“We remain on alert to monitor. Hopefully, the weather supports it, and the public who went homecoming are willing to follow the government’s appeals not to return to Jakarta all at once, so that vehicles on toll roads and non-toll roads are not too crowded,” he said.

Dody conveyed that the policy was able to reduce the projection of the number of vehicles returning at the peak of the return flow.

“If we look at the return flow, we initially predicted 285,000 becoming 250,000, and there was also a decrease in the crossing flow, so I see there is effectiveness,” said Dody.

The Ministry of Transportation recorded that public transport movements during the Eid period from H-8 to H+3 increased by 4.07%, with the number of passenger departures rising by 11.11% compared to the same period last year.

Not only WFA, he also assessed that the toll fee discount policy could potentially impact the distribution of vehicle flows so as not to concentrate at certain times.

Thus, he continued, the government urges the public to take advantage of the policy to avoid congestion at the peak return flow, estimated to occur on 28–29 March 2026.

Dody assured that the government continues to evaluate the organisation of Eid transportation to improve service quality in future periods.

He emphasised that the government is not complacent even though this year’s homecoming and return implementation has relatively gone well.