Minister Of Transportation Says There Are Three Crossing Zones At Merak Port For Lebaran Homecoming

Minister of Transportation (Menhub) Dudy Purwagandhi revealed that there are three crossing zones to support the smooth running of traffic in Merak, Banten, during the 2025 Eid homecoming transportation.

Dudy said Merak Port itself will be specifically for private vehicles and public transportation, in this case buses.

"For Merak, we divide into three zones. The zone in Merak itself, it is specifically for private vehicles and public transportation, such as buses," said Dudy when met at the DPR RI Building, Jakarta, Tuesday, March 11.

Meanwhile, continued Dudy, heavy goods transportation is still operating in accordance with the restrictions at the Bandar Bakau Jaya Port (BBJ) Bojonegara.

"For the transportation of motorbikes and transportation of goods with a small capacity in Ciwandan. That's what we are currently using, hopefully with this distribution, this point will not cause problems," he said.

Based on the results of a survey conducted by the Transportation Policy Agency, the potential movement of people during the Lebaran 2025 holiday is predicted to reach 146.48 million people, or about 52 percent of the total population of Indonesia.

The peak of the homecoming flow is predicted to occur on D-3 or March 28, 2025, while the peak of backflow is predicted to occur on D+5 or April 6, 2025.

The largest distribution of regions from homecomers, namely West Java, is 30.9 million people (21.1 percent), East Java 26.4 million people (18 percent) and Central Java 23.3 million people (15.9 percent. Meanwhile, the main destination areas for travelers are Central Java 36.6 million people (25 percent), East Java 27.4 million people (18.7 percent), and West Java 22.1 million people (15.1 percent).

Seeing the potential for a very high spike in mobility, the Ministry of Transportation has also taken a number of mitigation startingegi steps.

On land transportation, there will be restrictions on freight transportation, security and safety checks or rampchecks, provision of the Delaying System and Buffer Zone on access to ports, and the implementation of traffic engineering (Contra Flow, One Way, etc.) which will be carried out with Korlantas.

Di transportasi laut, dilakukan pemeriksaan kelakilauan kapal, pemberlakuan temeraian sesuai kebutuhan, serta penyiapan kapal navigation dan kapal patroli untuk tanggap darurat.

On air transportation, it is carried out to fulfill aspects of safety and security of flights, airport operations for 24 hours during the Angleb 2025 period, and to anticipate future conditions or other emergencies, (there are 37 airports operated for 24 hours).

Meanwhile, on rail transportation, ensuring the safety and safety of train facilities or rampchecks, the Implementation of Special Monitoring Areas (DAPSUS) along with personnel and facilities, Preparedness of Material Equipment for Preparedness (AMUS) at several points, and alerting Ministry of Transportation personnel at vulnerable level crossings.