Jakarta Odd-Even Policy, January 2, 2025, First of the Year

KatadataOTO – After being temporarily suspended, the first Jakarta odd-even policy of 2025 is implemented today under strict supervision from the police. The restriction is in place as people have started to return to their normal activities.

Dozens of roads will be affected, so the public is expected to adjust their travel schedules. Moreover, there will be fines of up to hundreds of thousands of rupiah for those who violate it.

Today, Thursday (02/01), it is the turn for even-plated cars to pass freely on dozens of main roads. Meanwhile, odd-numbered vehicles must wait until the restriction period is over.

A number of mass transportation services are already operating optimally, such as TransJakarta, LRT, MRT, and KRL. With this, it is hoped that public mobility will be maintained even though the number of cars is limited.

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It should be noted that the government only implements the restriction in the morning and afternoon. Therefore, the public can still use their vehicles 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)

In addition, 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.

Additionally, some vehicles are given exemptions and are not affected by the Jakarta odd-even policy. One of them is electric cars, 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
• Vehicles for health workers, including doctors
• Public transport and taxis

Besides deploying officers, the police also utilize technology to monitor traffic. Both Static and Mobile ETLE (Electronic Traffic Law Enforcement) will be deployed as long as the traffic engineering is in effect.

All violations will be subject to a fine of Rp 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, effective 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 the MRT construction. Therefore, the public is expected to adjust their travel schedules.