Police Alert to Accident-Prone Areas on Siliwangi Road in Banjar During Eid Exodus
Banjar — The Banjar Police Resort in West Java is monitoring the potential for traffic accidents on Siliwangi Road, Banjar City, during the 2026 Eid exodus period.
Banjar Police Chief AKBP Didi Dewantoro, S.I.K., S.H., M.A.P. stated that the road is one of the accident-prone locations based on previous traffic incident data.
“The accident-prone location, according to traffic incident data, is indeed on Siliwangi Road leading towards the Central Java border,” Dewantoro told ANTARA at the integrated police post in Banjar City on Monday.
He explained that accidents on the route are typically caused by vehicles colliding with other vehicles that are stopped or parked on the roadway.
According to him, the relatively good road condition and presence of curves cause some drivers, particularly motorcyclists, to frequently fail to notice vehicles stopped at the road’s edge.
To prevent similar incidents, police have installed road barriers in the form of traffic cones on the roadway to prevent vehicles from stopping or parking indiscriminately at the location.
Additionally, police are also monitoring heavy vehicles during the Eid exodus period. He stated that three-axle or articulated vehicles are not permitted to pass in accordance with government policy during Operation Ketupat 2026.
“Starting from the 13th, three-axle vehicles have not been permitted to pass because there is already a ministerial joint decree,” he said.
“If they do pass, we will stop them at the border post, then we will escort them into the parking area at the type-A terminal in Banjar City,” said Didi.
The restriction policy was also emphasised by the Ministry of Transport through a Joint Decree (SKB) regulating operational restrictions on cargo transport vehicles during the Eid transport period.
“Based on the SKB, trucks with three or more axles are prohibited from passing on toll and non-toll roads during the Eid transport period, namely from 13 March 2026 at 12.00 local time until 29 March 2026 at 24.00 local time,” said Transport Minister Dudy Purwagandhi when inspecting the north coast route in West Java on Sunday early morning (15/3).
The restriction is implemented to ensure smooth traffic flow whilst reducing the potential for traffic accidents on the main routes as citizens travel to their hometowns.