Tangerang Regency - Traffic movement of the Eid homecoming flow from Jakarta towards Merak Port via the Cikupa Toll Gate (GT), Tangerang Regency, Banten, on D-4 of Eid al-Fitr 1446 Hijriah/2025 was observed to be busy and smooth.Based on ANTARA's observations in the field since Thursday (27/3) night, a number of traffic flows dominated by private vehicles and passenger buses heading to Merak-Bakauheni looked busy, but under control. The density of vehicle volume began to increase since 23.00 WIB.Likewise, from the opposite direction, namely Merak towards Jakarta, it looked busy and smooth. Vehicles passing were dominated by four-wheeled vehicles or private vehicles.Then, entering 24.00 WIB, precisely Friday (28/3) early morning, the situation at several Cikupa Toll Gate gates that were operated began to look busy, due to a number of vehicles or drivers making toll payment transactions. Meanwhile, at the four gates in the opposite direction, namely towards the Jakarta area, it was still smooth.One of the officers from the Tangerang-Merak Toll Road Patrol Unit (Satpol PJR), Banten Police, provided information that the volume of vehicles on the Tangerang-Merak Toll Road is currently starting to increase, but is still in a reasonable or normal condition."The volume of homecoming vehicles on the Tangerang-Merak Toll Road or precisely at the Cikupa GT is starting to be busy and smooth. This increase in volume began at 23.00 WIB," he said.Meanwhile, Deputy Head of Traffic Unit of the Tangerang Police, Iptu Kusmanto said, based on data on Wednesday (3/26), vehicles crossing the Tangerang-Merak Toll Road were recorded as many as 70,000 vehicles had crossed at the Cikupa Toll Gate.
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