JAKARTA - PT Jasa Marga (Persero) Tbk (JSMR) revealed that it would functionalize four toll road sections during the Lebaran 2026/1447 H homecoming and return period. The four sections can later be crossed by travelers without tariffs, alias free of charge.
Jasa Marga President Director Rivan A. Purwantono explained that the four sections that will be opened functionally are entirely in the Trans Java Toll Road network. Where the operation is carried out in order to support the smooth distribution of traffic.
"Ahead of the 2026 Eid homecoming and return period, as many as four out of five toll roads are being prepared to support the smooth distribution of traffic by operating functionally without tariffs," said Rivan as quoted from a written statement, Wednesday, March 4.
Meanwhile, throughout 2025, JSMR is rushing to complete five toll construction projects, including the Probolinggo-Banyuwangi Toll Road, the Yogyakarta-Bawen Toll Road, the Solo-Yogyakarta-NYIA Kulon Progo Toll Road, the Jakarta-Cikampek (Japek) II South Toll Road, and the Patimban Access Toll Road.
Not only that, Jasa Marga also continues to ensure other operational readiness through increasing the quantity and quality of services to anticipate an increase in mobility during the 2026 Lebaran long holiday period.
A number of efforts that have been carried out are to maintain the road surface in good condition, the addition of officers & operational vehicles, the improvement of technology services through the Jasa Marga Tollroad Command Center & Mobile Apps Travoy to the addition of services & facilities at Travoy Rest and rest areas of Jasa Marga Group toll roads.
Throughout 2025, JSMR recorded a total transaction volume growth on toll roads of 0.35 percent on an annual basis (yoy) or reached 1.3 billion vehicles, with an average daily traffic (LHR) reaching 3.58 million vehicles.
For information, based on the results of a survey on the potential movement of people during Lebaran 2026, the Ministry of Transportation (Kemenhub) estimates that around 143 million people will travel during the Idulfitri holiday period.
The figure is slightly lower than the results of the previous year's survey which reached 146 million people.
Even so, the government still anticipates a potential spike in mobility. The majority of people's trips during Lebaran are expected to be for homecoming and visiting relatives, with a share of around 66 percent of the total survey respondents.
"Last year, the realization of people's movement even reached around 154 million people. Therefore, we still anticipate the possibility of an increase in people's travel before the holidays," said Minister of Transportation (Menhub) Dudy Purwagandhi in an official statement, Tuesday, February 24.
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