The Ministry Of Transportation Has Prepared 847 Bus Units For XXI PON Events In Aceh And North Sumatra

JAKARTA - The Ministry of Transportation through the Directorate General of Land Transportation has prepared 847 bus units and bus crews to support and succeed in the XXI National Sports Week (PON) in Aceh and North Sumatra.

The signing of the Handover of Borrowing and Using the XXI PON Support Bus was carried out between the Secretary of the Directorate General of Land Transportation, Amirulloh and the Acting Governor of Aceh Province, Safrizal ZA at the Governor's Office, Banda Aceh, Thursday, September 5.

Secretary General of Land Transportation, Amirulloh said that the 847 units of the bus consisted of 480 units of micro-sized buses that would attach to athletes and officials with the shuttle system in Aceh.

"Meanwhile, in North Sumatra 367 buses consisting of 274 medium-sized buses and 93 microbus units are served," he said in an official statement, Thursday, September 5.

Furthermore, Amirulloh said the support buses came from Java and Sumatra Island. Buses from Java Island have been sent in stages from August 28 to 29, 2024 from Patimban Port, West Java to Belawan Port in North Sumatra.

"Of course, before the delivery was carried out, the bus fleet had gone through a rampcheck process on August 27 to 29, 2024, which was located at Patimban Port and some were carried out in the working area of the Land Transportation Management Center (BPTD) in the Sumatra region," he explained.

Then, Amirulloh said the support bus will operate from September 2 to September 20, 2024.

"We really hope that athletes, officials and all XXI PON participants can carry out activities smoothly, safely and comfortably with this assistance in the form of transportation facilities. Let's take care of and make the best use of the existing facilities," he said.

Meanwhile, the four-year event will compete as many as 56 sports divided into 33 sports held in Aceh and 28 others in North Sumatra.