Muba Police Form Team to Handle Severe Traffic Jams on Bayung Lencir-Jambi Road

PALEMBANG - The Musi Banyuasin (Muba) Police have formed a special urai team to handle the congestion at Bayung Lencir to Jambi, specifically at kilometer (KM) 148, Simpang Tungkal Village.

The head of the Musi Banyuasin Police, AKBP Ruri Prastowo, said that the area continued to experience a surge in the number of vehicles so that vehicle density was inevitable and caused long traffic jams at a number of points.

Based on police monitoring, congestion occurred at several points on the Muba Jalintim. Among others, from KM 148 to KM 160, and KM 176 to KM 185.

"There is indeed an increase in vehicle volume on Jalintim Musi Banyuasin. The congestion point is at Km 148 to Km 160 and Km 176 to Km 185," he said as reported by ANTARA, Tuesday, March 17.

He explained that the surge in vehicle traffic began to be felt from March 14 to 16, 2026. The density was triggered by the increasing flow of homecoming that passed on the main route connecting South Sumatra and Jambi.

According to him, there are several factors that cause congestion on the route. One of them is the condition of the road contour which is wavy with many climbs and descents so that large vehicles slow down.

"The road contour at the location is bumpy with slopes and descents, so large trucks often slow down when passing," he said.

In addition, the large number of large trucks that pass on the line also slows down traffic flow, especially when the volume of vehicles increases.

Not only that, the disorder of some road users also exacerbated the traffic jam. Some drivers choose to go against the flow because they want to get to their destination faster.

"There are still people who are disorderly by going against the flow because they want to get to their destination quickly. This actually makes the traffic jam longer," he explained.

The congestion was also exacerbated by several incidents of vehicles that were damaged on the road, such as a truck that overturned with an iron load to a truck that had a broken axle.

"There were also several incidents where trucks overturned with iron loads and trucks broke down. That made the vehicle queue even longer," he said.

He added that another factor that triggers congestion is the condition of the road, which has not undergone widening so that it is not able to accommodate the surge in vehicle volume during the homecoming flow.

"The lack of road widening in Jalintim makes the road capacity not optimal to accommodate the surge in vehicles during the homecoming rush," he said.

To solve the traffic jam, Ruri has made various efforts on the ground. In fact, Ruri admitted that he also went down to directly monitor and manage traffic flow until the time of breaking the fast and sahur.

"We went down to the field, even to break the fast and sahur in the street to ensure that traffic flows can still move," he said.

In addition, the Musi Banyuasin Police also formed a special team to solve the congestion along Jalintim.

"We formed a team to relieve congestion and thickened personnel along Jalintim," he said.

He also implemented a vehicle flow withdrawal system to facilitate traffic movement at points of congestion.

On the other hand, a number of equipment is also on standby to anticipate vehicles that experience damage on the road.

"We have standby heavy equipment, cranes and mechanics for quick evacuation if there are vehicles that experience trouble," explained Ruri.

Not only that, the Muba Police also established a number of Service Posts (Posyan) along the Jalintim to help travelers.

"We also set up a service post along Jalintim to help the community," said the Police Chief.

Officers in the field also continue to provide education to motorists so that they do not go against the flow because it can aggravate congestion.

"We continue to educate the public not to go against the flow and comply with traffic rules," he said.

Efforts to disperse the congestion were also strengthened with the support of personnel from the South Sumatra Regional Police and the South Sumatra Regional Police.

By M. Imam Pramana