Mudik travellers begin using all toll roads toward Central Java on first day of one-way scheme

Both four-wheeled vehicles and passenger buses have been able to use all lanes heading east from the moment they pass through the Cikampek Utama Toll Gate (Cikatama) at kilometre 70 onwards. Traffic control officers have already closed and cleared vehicles heading towards Jakarta, including at the Cikatama toll gate. Vehicles still able to use lanes heading towards Jakarta can only do so from the Jakarta-Cikampek (Japek) toll road onwards. Meanwhile, the flow of mudik (homecoming) travellers heading towards Central Java has been observed moving at steady speeds with smooth traffic conditions. By late evening, no significant congestion had been recorded in the one-way scheme area around Cikampek. The Traffic Police Corps (Korlantas) of the National Police had previously announced they would implement the one-way traffic management scheme on Tuesday afternoon at 15:00 WIB (West Indonesia Time). The Head of the Traffic Police Corps (Kakorlantas) Inspector General Agus Suryonugroho said in Jakarta that the traffic management scheme would be applied on toll roads from kilometre 70 to kilometre 263. “Traffic flow conditions, particularly on toll roads towards the Trans-Java route, have seen a fairly significant increase. Based on analysis and coordination with stakeholders, including the Minister and the director of Jasa Marga toll operator, we will implement socialisation of the one-way scheme in phases within the national one-way traffic area, from kilometre 70 to kilometre 263,” he said.