Note! Starting December 22, 2023-January 2, 2024, Jambi Police Stop Coal Truck Traffic On National Roads

Dirlantas Polda Jambi Police Commissioner Dhafi, Thursday (12/12/2023). (ANTARA/Tuya)

JAKARTA - The Jambi Police stopped the traffic of all coal trucks passing through the regional national road from 22 December 2023 to 2 January 2024. "Starting December 22, 2023, there will be no more coal transportation leaving the mining area," said Director of the Ditlantas Polda Jambi Kombes Dhafi in Jambi, Antara, Thursday, December 21. The police will regulate traffic so that all coal transportation currently in a parking bag to go to Talang Duku Port until December 23, 2023 at 00.00 WIB. The cessation of coal transportation traffic is carried out to ensure the smoothness of Christmas worship celebrations and the 2024 New Year holidays. Dhafi said that many churches carry out the worship process at night. The police predict an increase in vehicle mobility during the Christmas and New Year 2024 holidays on December 23, 2023, across the Jambi area. Then the backflow is predicted to start on January 1, 2024. The dismissal of coal transportation operations is also aimed at ensuring that the distribution of fuel oil for the region is not hampered. Dhafi also ensures that food transportation traffic is a priority to ensure the availability of food supplies on time to the local area. For this period of cessation of coal transportation, the police will continue to coordinate with other policy makers regarding the operation of coal-laden trucks.

"It could be extended to see the conditions on the ground," he said.