Irjen Agus Suryonugroho of the Indonesian National Police (Polri) and Minister of Transportation Dudy Purwagandhi inspected the Idul Fitri holiday return traffic at the Banyumanik Toll Gate in Central Java. The inspection took place as the volume of vehicles increased in the evening.
Key Points:
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Location: Pospam (Toll Gate Post) Banyumanik, Central Java.
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Arrival Time: 9:53 PM local time on Saturday, April 5, 2025.
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Officials Present: Irjen Agus, Minister Dudy, Dirut Jasa Raharja Rivan A. Purwantono, Brigadier General Raden Slamet Santoso, and representatives from Jasa Marga.
Observations and Statements:
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Kakorlantas Polri (Chief of the Traffic Corps of the Indonesian National Police) noted that 44% of the projected 2.2 million vehicles expected to enter Jakarta during the Idul Fitri exodus had already arrived by that evening.
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Quote by Irjen Agus: “Up to now, 1,220,688 vehicles have entered Jakarta out of the projected 2.2 million during the return flow, so almost 44 percent of the vehicles heading to Jakarta.”
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Irjen Agus mentioned that this percentage would continue to increase in the coming days.
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The Polri Chief, accompanied by Police Chief Jenderal Listyo Sigit, inspected the readiness of facilities, including rest areas, stations, and local one-way traffic engineering by the Central Java Regional Police (Polda Jateng).
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They monitored the implementation of the local one-way traffic system at Rest Area 456 and checked the stations to ensure smooth traffic flow.