DENPASAR - Head of the National Police Traffic Corps (Kakorlantas) Inspector General Agus Suryonugroho said the movement of vehicles entering and leaving the island of Bali, during the 2025 Christmas and New Year (Nataru) holidays, will increase by 10 percent towards the end of 2025.
The projection of vehicles entering and leaving the island of Bali, especially at the Gilimanuk Port entrance, in Jembrana Regency, Bali, will increase compared to normal days.
"If the projection of the number of vehicles increases, it is almost 7 to 10 percent from the usual day. And compared to last year (2024), there is also an increase, both goods vehicles including passenger vehicles," said Inspector General Agus, Wednesday, December 17.
Korlantas has held a meeting with the Ketapang-Gilimanuk River, Lake, and Crossing (ASDP) and the increase in vehicles will also have an impact on the I Gusti Ngurah Rai International Airport in Bali.
"So, accumulated and presented, there is a 10 percent increase that we have to manage. This also includes the impact later will be the airport in Bali and how many tourists will be present later we will see. Later it will be related to the parameters that exist in traffic in Bali," he added.
For the Lilin Nataru 2025-2026 Operation, it will be held from December 20, 2025 to January 2, 2026. For the flow of vehicles, it is predicted that it will be crowded on the island of Bali before December 20. However, the peak will occur on December 24, 2025.
"This 24th is the peak of a significant flow. Whether it's from Gilimanuk Port, including other ports, including at the airport. This has been predicted all," he explained.
To anticipate extreme weather such as natural disasters, namely floods and landslides during the nataru moment, his party has mapped four clusters. First, manage toll roads and main public roads, including roads
alternative.
Korlantas also guarantees security at all port crossings in Indonesia, including at the Gilimanuk-Ketapang Port, Merak Port, Cilegon City, Banten, Bakauheni Port, Lampung.
"Including those outside Java. This must be managed. And the third is places of worship, churches, tourist attractions, and so on. That's what we have to secure. Including maybe when the new year is celebrated," he said.
Therefore, in the Lilin Nataru 2025-2026 Operation there are several ways to act. There is a scenario of traffic management governance and so the heavy traffic flow so that the flow can be quickly diverted. Such as, doing contra flow or traffic engineering system and even if necessary one way or one way.
If there are contingencies or extreme weather conditions, such as floods, landslides, it has prepared an emergency plan. For example, if there is a big wave to the Ketapang-Gilimanuk waters, no crossing can be made, and the ship cannot operate the ship, there is a scenario.
"We have prepared this. So we have prepared the emergency way to deal with it. Are we ready, prepare a bubble zone, are we ready?
"We are preparing rest areas to store vehicles that cannot cross," he said.
"Well, this was presented yesterday at ASDP Ketapang. So the increase in freight vehicles is 10 percent can still be controlled. Thank God, we pray that nature will be friendly to us, the condition is under control," he said.
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