Pati Town Square, a Rest Stop Before Family Embrace
Jakarta — The sun was pleasant over Pati that morning. Beneath the shade of the old trees at Pati Town Square, holiday travellers rested peacefully. Some sat leaning against wooden chairs, recovering from a long journey.
A man in a worn t-shirt appeared to be enjoying hot coffee just received from an officer, while two young children played on a slide in the provided playground area. In another corner, a young woman could be seen checking her blood pressure at a health tent.
This serene atmosphere was not part of a luxurious rest area on a toll road. This was the new face of police services on the holiday travel route. The Traffic Unit of Pati City Police, Central Java, introduced an innovation called Rest and Safety Mobile Presizi, a mobile rest area established in the heart of Pati City.
The Head of the Task Force for Security, Safety, Order and Traffic Fluency (Kasatgas Kamseltibcarlantas) of Pati City Police, Senior Commissioner Riki Fahmi Mubarok, said that this service was not merely a typical stopping point.
“This service provides a rest area as well as facilities for checking the health of holiday travellers and vehicle conditions before continuing their journey,” he explained to journalists in Pati on Saturday (28 March 2026).
What Pati City Police did was special because of its flexibility. Rest and Safety Mobile Presizi was designed to relocate following the dynamics of traffic flow during the 2026 Candi Ketupat Operation.
If congestion shifted to another point, the rest post would move accordingly. Within this facility, holiday travellers were welcomed with various free services: coffee and instant noodles, as well as short massage services to ease muscle stiffness after hours on the road.
It was not only people who received health checks; vehicles also received similar attention. Standby technicians checked tyre pressure and engine condition for both two-wheeled and four-wheeled vehicles. If any travellers were unlucky enough to run out of fuel on the road, free fuel was available in limited quantities.
Meanwhile, at the Pati Town Square Integrated Post, the facilities offered were even more comprehensive. In addition to a free coffee corner, there was a reading corner, free massage, Instagram-worthy photo spots, as well as common facilities such as clean toilets, charging stations, and free wifi. “Hopefully people who stop by can rest for a while comfortably,” added Senior Commissioner Riki, reminding holiday travellers not to push themselves if tired.
The phenomenon of early holiday season travel was already visible on the southern and central routes of Central Java seven days before Eid. At Wangon Junction, Banyumas Regency, Saturday morning, vehicle traffic was still dominated by local residents. However, licence plates from various West Java regions such as Bandung (D), East Priangan (Z), and Bogor (F) were moving eastward in steady streams. One of them was Hendro, a holiday traveller from Sukabumi who was resting at Wangon fuel station. “I left Sukabumi last night, thank God it’s still smooth,” he said, mentioning that he deliberately left early to avoid congestion on the West Java southern route like Nagreg.
The Chief of Banyumas Police, Senior Police Commissioner Petrus Silalahi, emphasised that his unit had prepared traffic management if vehicle volume increased. The southern route connecting Bandung and Yogyakarta, he said, was a main gateway that had to be monitored closely.