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        "id": 1616547,
        "msgid": "police-assert-gilimanuk-congestion-due-to-ferry-queue-not-traffic-management-failure-1773640375",
        "date": "2026-03-16 11:57:26",
        "title": "Police Assert Gilimanuk Congestion Due to Ferry Queue, Not Traffic Management Failure",
        "author": "Robertus Belarminus",
        "source": "KOMPAS",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Politics",
        "summary": "Indonesia's National Police (Polri) traffic directorate has defended its handling of Lebaran 2026 exodus traffic, stating that congestion at Gilimanuk Port in Bali is caused by vehicle queues waiting to board ferries, not poor traffic engineering or management. Despite clarifications from police officials, long queues stretching up to 31 kilometres were reported, with 16 people fainting from heat and exhaustion, though police acknowledge placing personnel at key points and conducting patrols to maintain order.",
        "content": "<p>JAKARTA \u2014 Indonesia\u2019s National Police Traffic Enforcement Division\n(Korlantas Polri) has stated that congestion during the Lebaran 2026\nhomecoming exodus at Gilimanuk Port, Jembrana Regency, Bali, is not\ncaused by inadequate traffic management or engineering.<\/p>\n<p>Director of Law Enforcement at Korlantas Polri Brigadier General\nFaizal said that queuing occurs because vehicles are waiting their turn\nto board the ferry.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey are queuing to board the ferry. It is not congestion due to a\nlack of traffic management or engineering,\u201d Faizal said when contacted\nby Kompas.com on Monday (16 March 2026).<\/p>\n<p>Bali Police Public Relations Head Senior Commissioner Aria Sandy\nreported that by Monday (16 March 2026) at 10:30 WIT, vehicle queues\nstill stretched approximately 27 kilometres from the direction of\nTabanan.<\/p>\n<p>He noted that queue lengths in both directions remain fluid because\nvehicles continue to be transported by ferry, whilst the number of\narriving vehicles also continues to increase.<\/p>\n<p>To address the situation, police have deployed personnel at key\njunction points and conducted patrols to ensure orderly queuing.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPatrols ensure orderly queuing and awaken drivers sleeping in queued\nvehicles so they can move forward,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>It was previously reported that the Lebaran 2026 exodus at Gilimanuk\nPort, Jembrana Regency, Bali, was marked by vehicle queues stretching\napproximately 31 kilometres on Sunday (15 March 2026).<\/p>\n<p>Sixteen people were reportedly fainting due to hot weather and\nexhaustion from waiting.<\/p>\n<p>Long vehicle queues heading to Gilimanuk Port were even reported to\nhave reached Negara District areas.<\/p>\n<p>Vehicles stuck in the queues were predominantly comprised of\nlogistics vehicles, private vehicles, and motorcycles crossing from Bali\nto Ketapang Port, Banyuwangi, East Java.<\/p>\n<p>Parking areas within Gilimanuk Port were reported full since Sunday\nafternoon.<\/p>\n<p>This situation forced vehicles to queue far outside the port\narea.<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/police-assert-gilimanuk-congestion-due-to-ferry-queue-not-traffic-management-failure-1773640375",
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