Bandung Police (POLRESTA Bandung) have urged both homebound\ntravellers and the general public to remain vigilant and exercise care\nwhilst passing through the Nagreg route in Bandung Regency, as extreme\nweather conditions including heavy rainfall and storms have become\nincreasingly frequent in the area.<\/p>\n
During the homebound exodus on Saturday, heavy rain in the region was\naccompanied by strong winds, causing several tree branches to fall and\nmaking the road surface particularly slippery, especially on the\ndownhill sections of the Nagreg Ring Road.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe have experienced two instances of heavy rain at Nagreg today. We\nare therefore urging the public to exercise caution as there is a high\nrisk of falling trees and accidents, particularly on downhill stretches.\nThis is a high-risk area and we hope the public will be careful,\u201d said\nBandung Police Commander Kombes Pol. Aldi Subartono in Bandung, West\nJava, on Saturday.<\/p>\n
Subartono explained that Bandung Police have established an\nintegrated command post at kilometre 36 on the Nagreg route, which\nserves as the main command and monitoring centre, equipped with medical\nteams including ambulances and recovery vehicles, in order to anticipate\nany untoward incidents during the homebound and return exodus.<\/p>\n
The integrated post at Nagreg differs from previous years, which was\nestablished at Cileunyi in Bandung Regency, with the relocation aimed at\nimproving effectiveness. The Nagreg area is considered a critical point\nduring homebound and return traffic flows.<\/p>\n
In addition to the main integrated post, several other posts have\nbeen established as part of monitoring and contingency measures for\nvarious potential situations. A post at the Cileunyi Toll Gate has been\nset up to anticipate vehicle congestion resulting from mode transfers\namong travellers. Another post at Cimanggung in Sumedang is tasked with\nmanaging traffic density as it serves as a key point for boarding and\nalighting and modal transfers for homebound travellers.<\/p>\n
A further post at Cikaledong on the Nagreg Ring Road has been\nestablished to prevent congestion resulting from the uphill road\nconfiguration and to manage vehicle flow direction, as it serves as a\nconnection point to the Limbangan area in Garut.<\/p>\n
Bandung Police have equipped all these posts with medical personnel,\nambulances, recovery vehicles, and security personnel from the\nIndonesian military and other agencies in order to anticipate various\npotential scenarios.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe have made various preparations at the posts to ensure we are\nready to immediately deploy to locations to conduct emergency response\nand traffic engineering measures as required based on the incidents that\narise,\u201d said Subartono.<\/p>\n
The Nagreg route, which connects Bandung, Garut and Tasikmalaya,\nexperienced traffic congestion again following the pre-dawn hours on\nSaturday (29 March), which marked two days before Eid al-Fitr 2025.<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/homebound-travellers-urged-to-exercise-caution-on-nagreg-route-due-to-extreme-weather-1773503694", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }