Before the 2023 Eid Al-Fitr Homecoming, Here Are 5 Recommended Applications for Monitoring Travel Traffic

Liputan6.com, Jakarta – Eid Day will come in a matter of days. As in previous years, the Indonesian people will prepare to go home or return to their hometowns.

The Head of the Indonesian National Police, General Listyo Sigit Prabowo, predicts that tonight, Tuesday (18/4/2023), there will be a surge in homecoming flows. This estimate is based because today is the last day of community activity before entering the Idul Fitri holiday.

“It is estimated that because today is the last day people go to work, there is a possibility that tonight there will be a spike in the escalation,” he said. The estimate for a surge in homecoming traffic is also based on data from this morning’s travelers who are said to have experienced an increase.

The amount of increase was above 2 percent. According to Listyo, this morning there was an increase of 30 percent for travelers heading east, while in the direction of the crossing it was approximately 20 percent.

For this reason, people who want to travel back and forth by private vehicle must prepare themselves as best they can. In addition to prime body condition, a number of other preparations also need to be done.

One of them is knowing traffic conditions and information during the trip. With sufficient homecoming traffic information, travelers can better prepare themselves for their journey.

Information about traffic flow can now be found by utilizing the existing applications on smartphones. Therefore, Tekno Liputan6.com summarizes a number of recommendations for traffic monitoring applications when going home. Here’s the list.

Google Maps is a map application that is commonly used today. This application made by Google is fairly complete, such as directions, navigation, including traffic conditions.

Traffic conditions on the way are usually shown in green, yellow and red. In addition, the application can also provide alternative route recommendations when traveling.

Not only that, users can also use this application without an internet connection. But before that, Google Maps users had to download information in the required area.

The flow of the Eid homecoming toll road on the Cikampek toll road, West Java, heading to Central Java and East Java, on Friday night also started to experience congestion. The density of vehicle volume has also begun to appear on the Palimanan Kanci toll road, Cireb Regency…