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View all search resultsIn an economy still heavily skewed toward urban concentration, where capital accumulates disproportionately in Jakarta and major cities, the annual Idul Fitri migration serves as a release valve, channeling economic “lifeblood” back into rural capillaries.
The return flow of Idul Fitri mudik (exodus) traffic was expected to peak on Sunday, prompting authorities to implement an intercity traffic scheme as thousands return to Jakarta from the extended holiday despite fewer mudik travelers predicted this year.
More than 1.4 million vehicles had left the capital and surrounding areas in the week until Friday to head to their hometowns, according to the state-owned toll road operator, which has projected 24 percent fewer travelers going on mudik this year.
This year, the Transportation Ministry predicts that half of Indonesia’s population, or around 146 million people, will travel during the holiday, with West Java recording the highest mobility, according to a release earlier this week.
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