Note! National One-Way for Lebaran Return Traffic Starts Tomorrow at 14:00
The Head of the Indonesian National Police Traffic Corps (Kakorlantas Polri), Inspector General Agus Suryonugroho, has announced that the one-way system for the Lebaran return traffic will commence tomorrow. This one-way policy towards Jakarta will start at 14:00 WIB.
“Priority for high traffic is the national one-way for the return flow, which will be implemented on the 24th tomorrow at 14:00, with the flag-off directly led by the National Police Chief and several attending ministers,” said Inspector General Agus to reporters, as reported by detikNews on Monday (23/3/2026).
His side also began socialising the preparations for the national one-way return traffic today. The Polri Traffic Corps will hold the national one-way this afternoon at 14:00 WIB from Km 263 to Km 70 on the Cikampek Toll Road.
Agus predicted that the number of vehicles returning to Jakarta will peak tomorrow. This is based on the high number of vehicles leaving Jakarta during this year’s Lebaran exodus peak.
“The peak flow in one day is 270,000 vehicles, so the return flow will be quite high. Up to now, 43% have just returned to Jakarta, so we will manage it well with traffic engineering mechanisms,” explained Inspector General Agus.
He assured that the Polri Traffic Corps has prepared several traffic policies to ease the flow of vehicles returning to Jakarta. However, the Head of Traffic Corps also asked drivers not to force their return tomorrow during the one-way return traffic.
According to Agus, the national one-way return traffic policy could be extended until 26 March, depending on traffic conditions on the toll road.
“So the national one-way return traffic is not only on the 24th; on the 25th, we will extend it when the traffic generation is high,” stated the Head of Traffic Corps.
“When the traffic flow is low, it can be managed, and we may revoke it. Therefore, (returnees) should not focus (on returning) on the 24th, or there will be a buildup from Km 70 towards Jakarta. This is what we must anticipate so it can be dispersed,” he added.