Police Chief Urges Holidaymakers to Use Work Relaxations to Avoid Return Traffic Peak
This can be an option for the public to avoid everyone choosing to return on the same day, thereby dispersing the return traffic peak,” said the Police Chief during his visit to the ITDC Nusa Dua Command Centre in Badung Regency, Bali, on Tuesday.
The National Police itself predicts that this year’s return traffic peak will occur in two waves, namely on 23-24 March and 28-29 March 2026.
Therefore, the Police Chief hopes that holidaymakers can arrange their travel times more flexibly.
In addition, the Police Chief also warned of potential congestion at several tourist destinations experiencing increased visits, such as the Malioboro area in Yogyakarta, Pangandaran in West Java, as well as the Puncak region and several areas in Bali.
Weather conditions are also a concern, particularly in eastern Indonesia, which has the potential for rain. This situation is deemed capable of impacting transportation smoothness, especially on ferry routes.
The Police Chief asked all ranks to prepare anticipatory measures, including traffic engineering, to face possible extreme weather. He also emphasised the importance of synergy between agencies in providing the best service to the public.
“The success of mudik and return services is a collective success for all stakeholders,” he said.
Overall, the Police Chief stated that the implementation of the outbound mudik traffic has gone well so far.
Although there has been an increase in the number of holidaymakers compared to the previous year, accident rates and fatality levels have actually decreased.
This condition is hoped to be maintained until the entire return traffic series is complete.
“A few days ago, we announced the increase in the number of mudik participants compared to the previous year. Similarly, accident rates and fatality levels have also decreased. Of course, this is our emphasis so that until the return traffic series is finished, these figures can be maintained,” said the Police Chief.