Garbage Trucks Queue for 8 Kilometres to Bantargebang Integrated Waste Processing Facility as Siliwangi Road in Bekasi Becomes Completely Congested
BEKASI – Severe congestion has occurred along Siliwangi Road in Bojong Rawalumbu Village, Rawalumbu District, Bekasi City on Thursday, 12 March 2026.
The vehicle queue is dominated by garbage collection trucks belonging to Jakarta’s Environmental Services (DLH) attempting to reach the Bantargebang Integrated Waste Processing Facility (TPST).
Several trucks have been prevented from entering the disposal area, reportedly due to the impact of a landslide that occurred at the TPST on Sunday, 8 March 2026.
According to observations by Kompas.com on site, vehicle queuing occurred from 9:00 am to 10:30 am. The congestion stretched for approximately 8 kilometres.
Dozens of garbage collection trucks filled the roadway with waste covered by tarpaulins. Some drivers turned off their vehicles due to the stationary queue.
Several drivers also got out of their vehicles and waited at the roadside. At various points, drivers were seen sitting on pavements or standing beside their trucks whilst monitoring traffic conditions.
Rahmadi (60), one of Jakarta’s DLH truck drivers, reported having to wait for hours to access the Bantargebang TPST.
“If I’m still on Siliwangi Road at 10:00 am, I won’t get into the TPST until 5:00 pm in the evening,” said Rahmadi when interviewed on site on Thursday.
Rahmadi stated that the long queue had been occurring since Tuesday, 10 March 2026. However, he did not anticipate the congestion would last for several days.
“I thought the congestion was only yesterday. It turned out to be this severe, unable to move at all,” he said.
Rahmadi noted that this situation has left drivers fatigued from waiting on the road whilst carrying waste loads.
“If it continues like this, the drivers will become exhausted,” he said.
Similar observations were made by Bram (44), another truck driver. He reported only recently leaving the disposal area after having to queue for an extended period.
According to him, long queues also formed at the weighing station before trucks were permitted to dispose of their waste.