Predicted Traffic Jam at KM 70, Returnees Advised to Avoid Returning on 24 March

The Head of the Indonesian National Police Traffic Corps, Irjen Pol Agus Suryonugroho, predicts there will be a build-up or traffic jam at KM 70 of the Cikampek Main Toll Road during the 2026 return flow. The high volume of vehicles passing through on 24 March 2026, when the national one-way system is enforced starting this afternoon at 14:00 WIB, is the cause. Therefore, he urges returnees not to focus on returning to their workplaces on 24 March. Although the police have prepared traffic engineering to alleviate congestion. The Director General of Land Transportation at the Ministry of Transportation, Aan Suhanan, echoed similar sentiments, predicting the 2026 return flow will occur today until this evening. This is because 25 March 2026 officially marks the return to offices, although some sectors are implementing work from home (WFH) until 27 March 2026. Meanwhile, to smooth the 2026 return flow, the National Police Traffic Corps, in collaboration with relevant agencies, is engineering traffic on the Trans Java Toll Road with a national one-way system. The routes are as follows. Then, since yesterday, Monday, 23 March 2026 at 20:00 WIB, the local one-way system has been in place from KM 390 of the Batang-Semarang Toll to KM 70 of the Jakarta-Cikampek Toll and continues at the discretion of the police. “As information, the local one-way system stage 2 is currently ongoing from KM 390 Batang-Semarang Toll to KM 70 Jakarta-Cikampek,” explained the official Instagram account @pupr_bpjt. In addition, a local one-way system is enforced from KM 263 of the Brebes Barat Toll to KM 70 of the Cikatama Toll Gate, starting on Monday, 23 March 2026 at 16:00 WIB until now. Drivers are urged to always maintain a safe distance and pay attention to speed limits while driving. Be alert to road conditions, prioritise safety, ensure sufficient e-toll balance, and comply with instructions from officers and traffic signs.