Ahead Of The Isra Miraj And Chinese New Year Holidays, The Ministry Of Transportation Anticipates The Density Of Crossing Transportation

JAKARTA - The Ministry of Transportation together with the Directorate General of Highways of the Ministry of Public Works and Korlantas Polri regulates crossing transportation operations to anticipate congestion during the long holiday period Isra Miraj until the 2025 Chinese New Year.

"In order to realize a long safe and safe holiday in the ferry sector, the Directorate General of Land Transportation, the Directorate General of Sea Transportation of the Ministry of Transportation together with the Directorate General of Highways and Korlantas Polri regulates the operation of crossing transportation during the long holidays of Isra Miraj and Chinese New Year in 2025," said Acting Director General of Land Transportation at the Ministry of Transportation Ahmad Yani in Jakarta, quoted by Antara, Tuesday, January 21.

Yani said that this was stated in the Joint Decree (SKB) which was signed on Monday, January 20.

He mentioned that the SKB regulates the movement of people's transportation and goods at the ferry port, especially at four ports, namely Ketapang, Gilimanuk, Merak and Bakauheni ports.

"Di momen libur panjang biasanya banyak pergerakan orang dan biasanya ada peningkatan jumlah kendaraan, begitu pun di sektor penerbangan. Selain pengaturan lalu lintas, pengaturan pada port peranggaran ini juga diperlukan," ujar Yani.

Regulations in the crossing sector include Ketapang Port, Gilimanuk Port, Janger Port, Lembar Port. On January 24, 2025 to February 2, 2025, priority is prioritized for motorcycles, passenger cars and buses, while goods cars are not a priority.

Passenger cars and freight cars that pass cross-Term - Sheets are maximum up to Group VII (less than equal to 12 meters).

Bulungan Pier operates optionally in the event of a buildup of vehicles due to extreme weather and a surge in vehicles at Ketapang Port or Gilimanuk Port.

Meanwhile, at Merak Port, Bakauheni Port, Ciwandan Port, Bojonegara BBJ Port, Muara Pilu BBJ Port, Beton Tbk Wijaya Karya Port, on January 24, 2025 to February 2, 2025 which can pass through Merak Port to Sumatra, namely pedestrian passengers, motorized vehicles from class I to class VIb, class VIII, class VIII to class IX.

If the parking capacity of Merak Port and Indah Kiat Port (buffer zone) has reached 70 percent, then motorized vehicles in class VII, class VIII and class IX through Bojonegara BBJ Port.

Furthermore, if the parking capacity of Merak Port and Indah Kiat Port has reached 100 percent, all vehicles pass through Ciwandan Port.

"Utilization of Ciwandan Port, Muara Pilu BBJ Port and Wijaya Karya Beton Tbk Port. as a contingency port to break down vehicle queues in the event of a buildup," added Yani.

For travel delays and buffer zones for passenger vehicles to Ketapang Port from Situbondo, it is carried out in the Watudodol Rest Area, while from the direction of Jember in the parking bag of Buulusan Pier.

Furthermore, Yani said that the delay in travel and buffer zone for passenger vehicles to Gilimanuk Port was carried out at the Gilimanuk Cargo Terminal and to avoid long queues in the port area there would be restrictions on ticket purchases with a Ban radius of Ketapang Port as far as 2.65 KM from the central point of the outermost port (as a reference example of Sri Tanjung Terminal).

Second, Gilimanuk Port as far as 2 KM from the central point of the outermost port (as an example of the Cargo Terminal reference).

He said, starting from January 24, 2025 to February 2, 2025, goods transport vehicles going to Ketapang Port from the Situbondo buffer zone at the Areba soccer field, Bangsring Village, Sritanjung Terminal, Pelindo Tanjung Wangi Port parking space, Ketapang Village, and Anyar Village, Ketapang Village.

"For those from the direction of Jember, it is located in the Parking Room of the truck behind the Warung Ayu Restaurant and Bulusan Pier," said Yani.

Untuk tujuan dari dan ke Pelabuhan Gilimanuk lokasi buffer zone ada di Terminal Kargo dan UPPKB Cekik.

In addition, buffer zones to the Merak Port Crossing, Bojonegara BBJ and Ciwandan Port are carried out at the KM 42A Rest Area, KM 68A Rest Area, as well as PT Munic Line land on the Cikuasa Atas road section.

Buffer zones leading to Bakauheni Port Crossing and Muara Pilu BBJ Port are carried out at Rest Area KM 163B, KM 87B, KM 49B and KM 20B on the Bakauheni -Terbanggi Besar toll road.

Meanwhile, non-toll roads are carried out at the Gayam Agribusiness Terminal, Gunung Jati Restaurant, Three Brothers Restaurant, and the Old Office of the Agricultural Quarantine Center.

To avoid long queues in the port area, there will be restrictions on ticket purchases with a prohibition radius of Merak Port as far as 4.71 km from the central point of the outermost port (as a reference for the point of the Pesona Merak Hotel); and

Then, at Bakauheni Port as far as 4.24 km from the central point of the outermost port (as a reference for the Agricultural Quarantine Center).

The regulation can be evaluated on the consideration of the Acting Director General of Land Transportation for the Ports of Ketapang, Gilimanuk, Janger and Lembar. Then, Merak and Bakauheni Ports will evaluate the implementation by the Director General of Sea Transportation.

"In the event of a change in the arrangement for travel delays situationally, the police can carry out operational management in the form of discretion of police officers," said Yani.