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Pramono's Move to Ease Cakung-Cilincing Road Congestion

From Tempo · () Indonesian

Translated from Indonesian, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

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  • Jakarta authorities are waiving fees for empty containers parked along Jalan Raya Cakung-Cilincing to ease severe traffic congestion.
  • The measure, effective from July 22 to August 5, 2026, aims to prevent containers from blocking the road.
  • Traffic has since normalized after authorities implemented traffic engineering, including closing U-turns.

Jakarta's provincial government is temporarily suspending parking fees for empty containers along Jalan Raya Cakung-Cilincing in East Jakarta. This move aims to alleviate severe traffic jams caused by trucks loading and unloading cargo, which began on Tuesday, July 21, 2026.

"Therefore, from July 22 to August 5, the DKI Jakarta Provincial Government is providing discretionary fee waivers. Why? So they don't park along the road," said Pramono, an official, to reporters on Thursday, July 23, 2026. He explained that the waiver is necessary because empty containers were choosing to park on the roadside rather than pay the usual fees, exacerbating the congestion.

Therefore, from July 22 to August 5, the DKI Jakarta Provincial Government is providing discretionary fee waivers. Why? So they don't park along the road.

— PramonoExplaining the reason behind the temporary fee waiver for empty containers.

The policy encourages container owners to utilize the designated parking area in Tanah Merdeka, which can accommodate over 200 containers. Pramono has instructed the Head of the Transportation Agency to coordinate further and ensure empty containers are directed to Tanah Merdeka as a buffer zone.

The congestion on Cakung-Cilincing highway, which started Tuesday morning, was widely shared on social media. According to Pramono, the traffic imbalance, with many full containers entering Jakarta for imports and fewer empty containers leaving for exports, caused the widespread queues. However, Head of the DKI Jakarta Transportation Agency, Budi Awaludin, confirmed that traffic in both directions has gradually returned to normal following traffic engineering measures, including the closure of several U-turns on Wednesday, July 22, 2026. "Thank God, everything has been resolved. Both the left and right sides are now very smooth after traffic engineering with the closure of U-turns in Cakung, Babek, and JGC," he stated.

Thank God, everything has been resolved. Both the left and right sides are now very smooth after traffic engineering with the closure of U-turns in Cakung, Babek, and JGC.

— Budi AwaludinReporting on the normalization of traffic flow after implementing traffic engineering measures.
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Originally published by Tempo in Indonesian. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.

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