‘Mudik’ Congestion Expected in Cikampek Starting Sunday

Mudik traffic was projected to start on Sunday (16/4/2023), when the 20 percent discount for toll roads took effect. The traffic was likely to peak three days before Idul Fitri, namely on Wednesday (19/4/2023).

ADRYAN YOGA PARAMADWYA

Traffic flow at the Cikampek Utama Toll Gate, Karawang, West Java, Friday (14/4/2023). A week before Idul Fitri 2023, traffic flow at the Cikampek Utama Toll Gate is still normal.

JAKARTA, KOMPAS – As of Friday evening (14/4/2023), there was no significant increase in travelers on the Cikampek toll road to Palimanan. Mobility during this year’s mudik (exodus) season is expected to pick up on Sunday (16/4). Travelers are expected to prepare as much as they can as the surge in homebound journeys begin.

Ria Marlinda Paalo, corporate secretary of toll road operator PT Jasa Marga Transjawa Tol, said there were no traffic jams from Jakarta to Cikampek as of Friday night. The average volume of vehicles entering from the Cikampek Utama tollgate heading to Palimanan was still normal,at around 31,000 vehicles per day.