Anticipate The Surge In Passengers During Nataru, ASDP Prepare 7 Piers And 65 Ship Units

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PT ASDP Bakauheni Branch is preparing seven piers to anticipate a surge in passengers during the 2022 Christmas and 2023 New Year holidays.

"We have prepared seven piers, namely six regular piers and one executive dock," said General Manager of PT ASDP Bakauheni Branch, Suharto, quoted from Antara, Tuesday.

ASDP Bakauheni Branch, he continued, has prepared 65 units of ferry ship fleets, with 56 regular ships and six executive ships and three docking vessels.

In addition, Suharto said, to maintain the smooth flow of toll gate vehicles, two-wheeled and four-wheeled vehicles would be separated.

"So later it will be separated between the toll gate of a four-wheeled vehicle and a two-wheeled vehicle," he said.

Suharto also said that his party had coordinated with relevant agencies to anticipate the accumulation of vehicles in front of the Bakauheni Port toll gate.

"To anticipate the accumulation of vehicles in front of the toll gate, we have collaborated with stakeholders and Hutama Karya as the owner of the rest area on the toll road, then with the PUPR service, BPJN and provincial services as well as with other related parties," he said.

He appealed to service users to avoid buying ferries tickets around the port, but to buy tickets at the rest area outlets that have been provided.

Suharto also said that his party had opened a ticket purchase service 60 days before the Christmas and New Year holidays.

"So we asked service users to make reservations or purchase tickets in advance, because we no longer sell tickets at ports," he added.