Jakarta Odd-Even Policy, January 7, 2025, to Affect Dozens of Roads

KatadataOTO – The end of the Christmas and New Year holidays means people are returning to their usual activities. The density of traffic in the Capital, which had eased, is now increasing again, so the government must address it through various engineering measures such as Jakarta's odd-even policy.

This step is taken to ensure the population of operating vehicles remains controlled. This helps to avoid severe traffic congestion, especially during peak hours.

Today, Tuesday (07/01), it is the turn for cars with odd-numbered plates to pass freely on dozens of main roads. Meanwhile, vehicles with even numbers must wait until the restriction period is over.

The public is also expected to use the public transportation facilities provided by the government. These range from TransJakarta, LRT, MRT to KRL with affordable fares, ensuring mobility is maintained.

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It should be noted that the government only implements the Jakarta odd-even policy in the morning and afternoon. Thus, people can still use cars with even-numbered plates for activities at certain times.

Jakarta Odd-Even Schedule

• Morning: 06:00 AM to 10:00 AM (WIB)
• Afternoon: 04:00 PM to 09:00 PM (WIB)

Not only that, the government will also provide several alternative routes that can be used by cars with non-compliant plates. However, the routes are detours, making the travel time longer.

In addition, several vehicles are also given leeway and are not affected by the Jakarta odd-even policy. One of them is the electric car, whose development is currently being encouraged by the central government. 

List of Vehicles Exempt from Jakarta's Odd-Even Policy

• Electric cars
• TNI-Polri (Military/Police) vehicles
• Ambulances
• Fire trucks
• Healthcare worker vehicles, including doctors
• Public transport and taxis

Besides deploying officers, the police also use technology to monitor traffic. From Static to Mobile ETLE (Electronic Traffic Law Enforcement) will be deployed during the traffic engineering period.

All violations will be subject to a fine of IDR 500,000. This rule is in accordance with Article 287 of Law Number 12 of 2009 concerning Road Traffic and Transportation (LLAJ).

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To make the Jakarta odd-even policy more effective, the police are implementing a contraflow system on the inner-city toll road from km 0+200 (Cawang) to km 7+200 (Semanggi) from 06:00 AM to 10:00 AM (WIB).

The DKI Jakarta government is also carrying out traffic engineering in several locations to support MRT construction. Therefore, the public is expected to adjust their travel schedules.