Minister of Public Works states condition of toll roads during Eid 2026 holiday is good

“Okay, so far so good, I was surprised earlier. When I passed through, I checked the road shoulder, it’s good, good,” said Dody in Brebes, Central Java, on Saturday.

Nevertheless, according to him, there are still several points that need improvement. “There are a few points near Brebes that were a bit damaged earlier. Not many, the rest are good, already great. Because the road shoulders are also really great.”

Dody stated that the Ministry of Public Works is committed to continuously enhancing the quality of roads to support public connectivity.

“Now, alhamdulillah, overall it’s smooth. Yesterday I complained about Cipali but it’s already been fixed. So it has to always be like that because it’s the rainy season, so the work must continue,” he said.

Dody also assessed that the implementation of the Eid homecoming and return flows in 2026 generally proceeded relatively more smoothly compared to the previous year, with ongoing monitoring and evaluation until the return flow period ends.

According to him, 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 public travel times.

Meanwhile, Minister of Transportation Dudy Purwagandhi stated that the flexible work policy WFA effectively suppresses vehicle density during the 2026 Eid homecoming and return.

Dudy said the policy was able to reduce the projected number of vehicles returning at the peak return flow.

The Ministry of Transportation recorded that public transport movements during the Eid period from H-8 to H+3 increased by 4.07 per cent, with the number of passenger departures rising 11.11 per cent compared to the same period in 2025.

In addition, the government also recorded the peak return flow on Tuesday (24/3), reaching 256,338 vehicles in one day, higher than the previous year’s Eid period of 223,163 vehicles.

Not only WFA, he also assessed that the toll fare discount policy has the potential to impact vehicle flow distribution so it is not concentrated at certain times.

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

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