Highest 2023 Homecoming Flow In History, Jokowi Appreciates All Parties

Cikampek flyover (ANTARA)

JAKARTA - President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) appreciates the steps of all parties involved in the management of the Lebaran 2023 homecoming which are claimed to be the highest in history. According to him, with good cooperation the peak of the highest homecoming flow in history can run smoothly. "Alhamdulillah, the government and all parties involved as well as the role of the community, we can manage the homecoming flow as well as possible so that the peak of the highest homecoming flow in history can be passed smoothly," Jokowi said in a video uploaded by the Presidential Secretariat, Monday, April 24.

Based on data from PT Jasa Marga, cumulatively, from the period H-7 to D-2 Lebaran 2023 it was recorded that 711,000 vehicles left the Jabodetabek area heading east, or an increase of 8.7 percent against the same period in Lebaran 2022. After facing the peak of Eid homecoming, he also asked the public and related parties to anticipate the peak of Lebaran 2023 with an estimated mobility of 203,000 vehicles from the east, from the Trans Java Toll Road, and from Bandung via the Jakarta-Cikampek Toll Road. "The Ministry of Transportation data predicts at least 203,000 vehicles per day. Of course this is a large number compared to the normal number," said the head of state., National Police, BUMN employees and the private sector.

"The government invites people who do not have an urgent need to avoid the peak of the backflow by delaying or delaying the homecoming schedule after April 26, 2023," he said. Jokowi also asked the public to comply with all regulations and directions from officers in the field during the 2023 Eid backflow period.