Number Of Passengers To Merak Port Increases By 63 Percent, Police: Take Care Of Health And Pay Attention To Information From BMKG

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JAKARTA - The Public Relations Division of the National Police recorded an increase in the number of passengers heading to Merak port from Sumatra as of May 3-4 as much as 63 percent. Of the total number of passengers and the number of vehicles for the five modes of transportation during the Ketupat operation on May 4, the total number of passengers was 1,134,071, for a total of 72,346 vehicles.

"The number of two-wheeled vehicles going to Merak port from Sumatra has increased by 87 percent. Meanwhile, four-wheeled vehicles have increased by 61 percent," said spokesman for the Public Relations Division of the National Police, Kombes Hendra Rochmawan, Thursday, May 5.

Hendra added that the number of buses also increased by 49 percent, and the number of trucks increased by 64 percent.

"For the bus mode, there are 285,193 passengers, with the number of bus vehicles being 18,034," he continued.

Passengers using the train mode were recorded as 319,460 passengers, while for sea transportation there were 106 thousand, with a total of 1,354 vehicles. Passengers for air transportation are as many as 202 thousand passengers and 188 fleets.

The Public Relations Division of the National Police appealed to the public, especially for people who were doing backflows, to pay attention to several things. "The first is physical health. Consume some vitamins and sufficient food so that during the trip you are ready and healthy," he said.

Then, please pay attention to aspects of the vehicle, starting with sufficient vehicle fuel, the use of oil and brakes, so that the vehicle is also in a ready state.

In addition, the latest information from the Kapolantas that the implementation of one way or one way today has not yet been implemented. One way will take effect from 6 May.

Hendra also said that related to the situation of backflow from Banten to Jakarta, which was still being monitored, it was running smoothly. However, some tourist spots are still very crowded.

"The public is advised to pay attention to the density of traffic flows, and to continue to pay attention to BMKG information related to the situation and weather," he said.

Finally, Hendra said that the peak of this backflow is estimated on 7 and 8 May.