News Desk (Jakarta Post)
Jakarta ● Friday, April 21, 2023
A large number of people will celebrate Eid in Jakarta on Tuesday after the seven-day Idul Fitri holiday ends, a senior Jakarta minister said.
Coordinating Minister of Human Development and Culture Mihdar Effendi will see 203,000 cars enter the capital on Tuesday.
"We should expect the biggest returns on Tuesday," Jakarta-based kompas.com quoted Mohadir as saying.
The minister asked the tourists to stop traveling on Tuesday. "It is better to extend the vacation, especially those who are not in a hurry to return to work," he said.
Arrivals peaked on Tuesday, the last day of the holiday, when about 17.7 million people departed, according to the Transport Ministry.
State road operator Jasa Marga has estimated that 176,000 vehicles will travel on the Jakarta-Chikambik road on their way back to Jakarta on Tuesday.
To combat traffic congestion, authorities hope to stem the flow back to Jakarta by implementing an unusual one-way traffic policy on Jalan Java from Monday to Friday, April 29 to May 1, the weekend following Idol Fitri.
Mahdir said the flow of foreign traffic was smooth, especially at two critical points, the eastern toll road and the Sumatra-Java route.
Late Thursday, Jasa Marga completed the one-way traffic system from Sikampek in West Java to Kalikangkung in Central Java on the Trans-Java Highway.
The road that crosses has become the main gateway for travelers to East Jakarta, Central Jakarta, Yogyakarta and East Java in the past few days.
From Tuesday to Friday last week, Jasa Marga recorded 9,439 vehicles passing through the Sikampek Utama gate and 4,516 vehicles passing through the Kalikangkung toll plaza every hour.
The ports of Merak and Sewanda, which transport cars and motorcycles from Java to Sumatra, have increased the number of passengers in Bant.
An average of 800 to 1,200 motorcycles were seen at Siwanda Port on Wednesday morning, compared to an average of 200 to 300 on previous days. On the other hand, Merak Port loaded a total of 13,280 vehicles on Tuesday compared to 10,650 vehicles shipped on Monday.
State-owned railway company PT Kereta Api Indonesia (KAI) said 100 percent of its long-distance trains had left the capital as of Wednesday. .
Without health restrictions, the government expects 123 million Indonesians to work in Mudic this year as the country sees a surge in Covid-19 cases. (know)
