Traffic Jams Return to Daan Mogot Road in West Jakarta, Residents: Back to Factory Settings
JAKARTA, KOMPAS.com - Jalan Daan Mogot in West Jakarta experienced long traffic jams again on H+5 of Eid, or Thursday morning (26/3/2026). This condition was complained about by drivers.
Ririn (24), a Transjakarta bus user, said that the traffic flow on Jalan Daan Mogot today has returned to normal, no longer quiet like during the Eid holiday.
“Yesterday on H+1, I took the TJ for a ride, it was very different from today. It’s starting to get crowded queuing, full inside too, far different from yesterday,” said Ririn to Kompas.com on Thursday.
Not only the roads, Ririn assessed that activities in residential areas and offices in the Capital are also bustling again.
“Everywhere is crowded, offices in the morning and evening are very busy, traffic jams are starting to be felt. It’s starting to return to factory settings,” she said.
“Usually when the traffic is severe, people enter the busway lane, this is because it’s still relatively relaxed, the jam is just a little, so the busway lane is safe, fast, no need to get caught in the jam,” she added.
She also encouraged Jakarta residents who are returning to activities to use public transportation so that Jakarta’s traffic can be reduced.
“It should be to increase the use of public transportation rather than bringing private vehicles, and if bringing vehicles, there must be awareness not to enter the busway lane. If everyone is orderly, it can definitely reduce the traffic a lot,” she said.
In agreement, Abeng (25), one of the motorbike riders passing through Jalan Daan Mogot, confirmed the presence of congestion at several points on Thursday morning.
“From when I left earlier, it was already crowded around the Cengkareng traffic light and at Pesing which branches to Tubagus Angke. Those two spots were quite dense, there was a jam although not for long,” said Abeng.
Although the roads were crowded, Abeng claimed he could still reach his office in the Pasar Baru area, Central Jakarta, in the normal duration, about 40 minutes.
“It’s still normal (travel duration), but compared to the beginning of Eid, on the second day when going to work, it seemed like only 20 minutes. More than twice as fast,” he said.
Abeng also predicted that the traffic on Jalan Daan Mogot will only truly return to normal on Monday (30/3/2026).
This is because this week many residents are still on holiday or implementing a work from anywhere (WFA) system, especially government agency workers.