2024 Christmas And New Year Holidays, 2.8 Million Vehicles Are Predicted To Leave Jakarta

JAKARTA - The Ministry of Transportation predicts that the movement of vehicles at Christmas 2023 and New Year 2024 will begin on December 18, 2023. It is predicted that around 2.8 million vehicles will move from Jakarta in that period.

The Director General of Land Transportation of the Ministry of Transportation Hendro Sugiatno said that some schools had already taken holidays on December 18. Therefore, he considered, the movement of vehicles would begin on that date.

"The 18th is already off in Jakarta, December 18. Then the possibility of going home on the 22nd, the return is probably the 26th. But on the 18th, school holidays may also be there. All of that has been anticipated that the meeting has been held to make it on the land route. already sea, "he said when met at the Ministry of Transportation Office, Jakarta, written Tuesday, November 14.

Furthermore, Hendro predicts that vehicles leaving the DKI Jakarta area through four Jakarta guard toll gates will reach 2.8 million vehicles.

"The prediction of the movement outside Jakarta from the 4 land toll gates is estimated at 2.8 million within a few days. Anyway, the Christmas movement. We have anticipated all of that," he explained.

Not only on land routes, said Hendro, preparations to welcome the new Christmas 2023 and 2024 holidays were also carried out in the crossing sector. Especially at the Ketapang port to Gilimanuk.

"We have anticipated that we will add 1 dock port. We have prepared a 1.000 GT LDF ship that can suck up a lot of vehicles, we have prepared it," he said.

Later, said Hendro, the Ministry of Transportation will also operate additional ports to unravel congestion at Ketapang Port during the 2023 Christmas and 2024 New Year holidays.

"Second, we also use the Anchor port for from Situbondo to Lembar, the transportation is via Janger. So it is hoped that Ketapang will not be full," he said.

Hendro said, later there will still be restrictions on the movement of trucks on main routes. According to him, the rules will be published in the near future.

"For trucks, there must be restrictions, we immediately issue a decree with the Director General of Land, Korlantas and the Director General of Highways (PUPR). The city socializes so that all entrepreneurs know and that's routine every year," concluded Hendro.