Future ‘Mudik’ Traffic Management Could Be More Comprehensive

Traffic management for mudik travel and mudik return travel during Lebaran this year has been deemed an improvement. However, the government is also encouraged to manage future mudik traffic more comprehensively.

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Kertajaya (Surabaya-Jakarta) train passengers arrive at Pasar Senen Station, Central Jakarta, Sunday (8/5/2022).

JAKARTA, KOMPAS — This year's Lebaran was marked with high enthusiasm as people traveled to their hometowns. In fact, the number of mudik travelers using private vehicles on toll roads this year exceeded the figure in 2019, before the Covid-19 pandemic emerged.

Even so, the management of outbound and return mudik traffic this year has been deemed an improvement due to added infrastructure, the use of the latest traffic monitoring technology, and stakeholders’ close coordination.