Mudik Traffic Flow Begins to Ease, Potential End to One-Way System
REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, JAKARTA – The Indonesian National Police Traffic Corps is considering the option to discontinue the national one-way traffic engineering for the mudik flow. An evaluation will be conducted following the decrease in vehicle volume on toll roads.
Kakorlantas Polri Inspector General of Police Agus Suryonugroho stated that the decision will be made after assessing the latest field conditions on Saturday morning (21/3/2026). The trend in vehicle flow is said to be decreasing after the mudik peak on 18-19 March 2026.
Agus explained that the vehicle volume during the mudik peak reached around 270,000 units, an increase of 4.26% compared to the previous year. However, vehicle movements are now beginning to ease, opening the possibility of stopping the traffic engineering.
“The plan to close the national mudik one-way will be evaluated tomorrow morning. If the traffic generation shows no signs of resurgence, the flow on the toll roads remains light, including low traffic counts, then we will revoke and stop the national mudik one-way. It is possible that it will be stopped in the afternoon,” said Agus.
Agus added that traffic on arterial roads is increasing but remains under control through open-close scenarios, traffic diversions, and contraflow. All regional police units have prepared anticipatory measures to maintain smooth public mobility.
Conditions at transportation hubs such as ports, terminals, airports, and stations are also monitored to be easing. Public activities ahead of Eid are proceeding safely with security at various strategic points.
“In the field of public order and security, there have been no prominent incidents so far; it remains conducive. In the field of traffic security, there was a peak flow and traffic generation, but it has been managed well,” said Agus.
Agus outlined that the number of accidents during the week of the Ketupat Operation decreased by around 4%. A larger decrease occurred in fatalities, reaching 28.9%.
Eid security is not only focused on traffic but also on public activities during Ramadan up to Eid al-Fitr. Officers are on standby to secure places of worship, including takbiran locations and Eid prayers.
Dirlantas Polda Metro Jaya Senior Commissioner of Police Komarudin stated that security in Jakarta is entering the next phase after the mudik phase has passed. The focus is shifting to takbiran night activities and Eid al-Fitr celebrations.
“We will enter the next stage, namely securing takbiran night activities, which insha’Allah will take place tonight. On this occasion, we urge the people of the Capital to avoid convoys and instead attend to mosques in their respective neighbourhoods,” said Komarudin.
Car-free night activities are being held on the Sudirman-Thamrin stretch with road closures from 18:00 WIB to 22:00 WIB on Friday night. The closure time may be extended until midnight with 557 personnel on standby for security and traffic management.
Security also covers Eid prayers, including at the Istiqlal Mosque area which will be crowded with congregations. Officers are deployed to manage parking and prevent congestion due to illegal parking.
The Ketupat Operation continues with collaboration between Polri, TNI, and other stakeholders. Evaluations are conducted periodically to ensure all security stages proceed safely and orderly.