Minister of Public Works and Transport Minister to Discuss Eid Exodus Queues at Gilimanuk
Minister of Public Works (PU) Dody Hanggodo will discuss with Transport Minister (Menhub) Dudy Purwagandhi regarding Gilimanuk Port in Bali, where long queues occurred during this year’s Eid al-Fitr homecoming season.
“Only yesterday there was a problem at Gilimanuk. We will discuss with Mr Transport Minister what to do next, whether we need to add docks or whatever,” said Dody when met after attending an Eid al-Fitr gathering at the Ministry of PU in Jakarta on Wednesday.
He will discuss the issue at Gilimanuk in detail with the Transport Minister.
“We will discuss in more detail with Mr Transport Minister about Gilimanuk in particular,” said Dody.
Previously, PT ASDP Indonesia Ferry (Persero) maximised services to alleviate the dense vehicle queues heading to Gilimanuk Port in Bali, ensuring smooth traffic flow during the 1447 Hijriah Eid period.
ASDP’s Deputy Director Yossianis Marciano stated that vehicle flow to Gilimanuk Port remained moving, despite dense queues observed during the 2026 Eid period.
He explained that the density was triggered by increased public mobility as people sought to cross earlier before the temporary closure of the Gilimanuk-Ketapang and Padangbai-Lembar routes for Nyepi Day on 18-20 March 2026.
In addition to the high volume of vehicles heading to the port, queue conditions were also influenced by traffic dynamics along the routes to the Gilimanuk area, including public activities at various service points such as fuel filling areas and other travel support facilities.
He noted that through various service acceleration measures, the vehicle queues, which previously reached about 36 kilometres, have gradually eased and are now observed as dense but flowing with a queue length of around 20 kilometres heading to Gilimanuk Port.
He emphasised that the company is deploying full operational capacity to alleviate density and maintain smooth ferry services.
ASDP is undertaking various maximum efforts by optimising ships, docks, and operational arrangements to keep vehicle flow moving.