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        "id": 1612522,
        "msgid": "three-axle-freight-trucks-banned-from-operating-in-tasikmalaya-except-for-essential-goods-and-fuel-1773453134",
        "date": "2026-03-14 08:00:00",
        "title": "Three-Axle Freight Trucks Banned from Operating in Tasikmalaya Except for Essential Goods and Fuel",
        "author": "indrastuti",
        "source": "MEDIA_INDONESIA",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Regulation",
        "summary": "Tasikmalaya City Police have imposed a 13-day operational ban on three-axle freight vehicles travelling through the Gentong national arterial route from 13-25 March, in anticipation of increased traffic congestion during the Eid exodus and return journey. Essential goods including food staples, fuel, and liquefied petroleum gas vehicles are exempted from the ban, with authorities establishing alternative traffic routes and parking areas to manage the expected surge in traveller numbers.",
        "content": "<p>To anticipate traffic congestion along the national arterial route at\nGentong, Kadipaten District, Tasikmalaya Regency, West Java, heading\ntowards Central Java during the Eid exodus and return journey,\nTasikmalaya City Police have prohibited three-axle freight vehicles from\noperating for 13 days from Friday 13 March at 24:00 WIB until Wednesday\n25 March, in accordance with a Joint Ministerial Decree (SKB 3\nMenteri).<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are requesting that three-axle freight vehicles be prohibited\nfrom operating on the National Arterial Route through Gentong, West Java\nand vice versa, except for vehicles transporting food staples, fuel and\nliquefied petroleum gas, which may continue operating. The return\ntraffic flow is predicted to increase significantly on the national\narterial route,\u201d stated AKP Riki Kustiawan, Head of Traffic Unit at\nTasikmalaya City Police, on Friday 13 March 2026.<\/p>\n<p>Kustiawan explained that his office has been providing information to\nfreight transport operators in Tasikmalaya City Police jurisdiction\nabout the operational prohibition and the contents of the Joint\nMinisterial Decree. The measure will take effect on Friday 13 March at\n24:00 WIB until Wednesday 25 March, with freight transport vehicles\nprohibited from operating except those carrying food staples, fuel and\nliquefied petroleum gas.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAny freight transport vehicles that have already entered\nTasikmalaya\u2019s territory should proceed to designated parking areas in\nRajapolah, Jamanis and Ciawi. This three-axle freight vehicle operating\nban is a police measure to anticipate congestion on the national\narterial route during the Eid exodus and return journey,\u201d he stated.<\/p>\n<p>According to Kustiawan, authorities have prepared alternative traffic\nroutes in case of congestion on the Gentong national arterial route,\ndiverting traffic via Jalan Ir Juanda towards Singaparna heading to\nGarut City, and alternative routes through Cihaurbeuti, Panumbangan,\nPanjalu towards Majalengka to Cirebon and then onto the Cipali Toll Road\ntowards Bandung and Jakarta.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Eid exodus traffic from West Java through Gentong, Kadipaten\ntowards Central Java on Friday 13 March was observed to still be light\nwith no significant increase in departure traffic, including from\nCentral Java through the flyover which appeared clear. However,\ncongestion areas to watch out for include the Pamoyanan intersection,\nfuel station entry and exit points, and railway crossings,\u201d he\nconcluded.<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/three-axle-freight-trucks-banned-from-operating-in-tasikmalaya-except-for-essential-goods-and-fuel-1773453134",
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