Avoid Congestion, Minister Of Transportation Budi Advises People To Go Home Early

A working meeting with Commission V of the DPR which was also attended by Minister of Transportation Budi Karya Sumadi/PHOTO: Nailin In Saroh-VOI

JAKARTA - Minister of Transportation (Menhub) Budi Karya Sumadi advised the public to go home for Eid Al-Fitr 2024 early in order to avoid traffic congestion. This is because the peak of the homecoming flow is predicted to occur on D-4 to D-2 Lebaran.

"We recommend (homecoming) D-5 and so on. D-10 to D-5 there are still many tickets and there are opportunities for children to have holidays (schools)," said Budi Karya during a working meeting with Commission V DPR in Senayan, Jakarta, Tuesday, April 2.

In addition, Budi Karya appealed to the public to return later because the peak of backflow is predicted to occur on April 14-15, 2024. Moreover, school holidays start April 4 to April 16, 2024.

"In addition to reducing traffic density, going home early and going home later could improve the economy in the regions," said Budi.

Budi also advised the public to go home using public transportation rather than using private vehicles, especially motorbikes. The reason is, 31.12 million travelers choose to use motorbikes or 16.07 percent.

Meanwhile, mass transportation modes include 39.32 or 20.30 percent of inter-city trains, 37.52 million or 19.37 percent of buses, 35.42 million percent of private cars, and 11.64 million or 6.01 percent of rental cars.

Based on a survey from the Ministry of Transportation, continued Budi, the movement of people during the Lebaran period is predicted to reach 193.6 million people. This number increased considerably compared to Eid 2023 as many as 123.8 million people.

Of the 193.6 million people, said Budi, 52 percent of people traveled for homecoming and celebrated Eid in their hometowns. Then, 35.2 percent to visit parents or relatives in the village and another 10.6 percent to take advantage of the Eid holiday time to tourist attractions.

"Indeed, the biggest thing is going home, 52 percent," said Budi Karya.