SEMARANG - The flow of vehicles from the west, which entered the city of Semarang, Central Java, through the Kalikangkung Toll Gate, Tuesday morning, reached an average of 1,300 vehicles per hour.
Based on vehicle traffic data from the GT Kalikangkung Semarang Security Post (Pospam), the number of vehicles entering Semarang, Tuesday, March 17, from 06.00-10.00 WIB was 5,592 vehicles.
Conversely, the traffic of vehicles heading east in the same period was as many as 2,731 vehicles.
Traffic from the east entering GT Kalikangkung for three hours was an average of 650 vehicles per hour.
The Central Java Regional Police has prepared various efforts to anticipate traffic congestion on toll roads during the 2026 Lebaran homecoming peak.
The Director of Traffic of the Central Java Police, Kombes Pol M Pratama Adhyasastra, previously conveyed various scenarios to anticipate traffic congestion at the Kalikangkung Toll Gate Semarang.
If the situation is normal, such as with a traffic volume of less than 2,000 vehicles per hour, it will still be functioning normally with officers still on duty inside.
However, if there is a heavy vehicle, with a number of 3,000 vehicles per hour, seven satellite substations and patrol enforcement officers will be prepared to anticipate an increasingly higher surge.
If there is an emergency, when the number of traffic is above 3,000 vehicles per hour for three consecutive hours, and the speed is below 20 km/hour, a local one-way treatment is prepared.
The implementation of the officers will wait for instructions from the DirlantasPolri. The implementation of the local one-way activity is aimed at breaking down vehicles from Km 422 to Km 442 Bawen.
"We anticipate by implementing a local one-way if there is a traffic jam in the Semarang City area, to be pulled up to Bawen," he said.
The peak of the homecoming flow is estimated to start on March 18, 2026, with traffic density expected to start from Km 70 of the Jakarta Cikampek Toll Road, to Km421 of the Semarang Toll Road to Solo.
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