Ciwandan Port Operated To Smooth Backflow From Sumatra

KM Ciremai which is leaning on Panjang Harbor before departure to Ciwandan Port, Cilegon. Thursday, (5/5/2022). (ANTARA/Dian Hadiytana)

CILEGON - The Port of Pelindo Ciwandan Branch operates to facilitate the return flow of Eid 2022 for travelers or travelers from Sumatra Island to Java Island.

"The Pelindo Port (Ciwandan Branch) has begun to be activated to be able to accommodate ships departing from the Pelindo Port in Lampung," said Head of Public Relations of the Banten Police, Kombes Shinto Silitonga, quoted by Antara, Friday, May 13.

Regarding the location of the Pelindo port in Ciwandan, which is in contact with traffic flows for tourism routes, especially towards Anyer, he added, the Banten Police have prepared traffic engineering in the form of a lane opening and closing system.

"We apply an open-close pattern for the flow from West Cilegon to Ciwandan-Anyer. Now, when the ship docks and unloads, we will prioritize hundreds of vehicles from the ship because the target of these vehicles is directly to the toll road," he explained.

By implementing the open-close traffic system, he continued, the police would stop the vehicles going to Anyer. The stop is intended to give priority to vehicles coming from the port to go to the West Cilegon Toll Gate.

The Ministry of Transportation (Kemenhub) has opened two additional ports, namely the Pelindo Port in Ciwandan and the Bandar Bakau Jaya Port (BBJ) in Banten, to reduce the density of ship passengers on the return flow of Lebaran 2022 so as not to flood Merak Port.

Head of Land Transportation Management Center (BPTD) Region VIII Banten Province, Handjar Dwi Antoro, said that his party was currently evaluating one of the piers at Indah Kiat Harbor to become an emergency port.

However, because there are indications of crossing or crossing paths with other ship routes, until now the Indah Kiat Port has not been used for return passengers.