Police Chief, Military Commander, and Rescue Head Inspect Mudik Queue at Gilimanuk

The Bali Police Chief, Inspector General Daniel Adityajaya, together with the Commander of the Ninth Udayana Military District, Major General Piek Budyakto, and the Head of Bali Search and Rescue, I Nyoman Sidakarya, conducted a direct inspection of the Gilimanuk crossing route by helicopter on Tuesday, 17 March 2026. They comprehensively observed traffic flow conditions and ensured smooth mobility for the public wishing to cross to Java.

“The Bali Police Chief, together with the Ninth Udayana Military Commander and the Bali Rescue Head, conducted a direct inspection through aerial monitoring to observe the actual conditions of vehicle queues heading to Gilimanuk Port,” said Kombes Ariasandy, Head of Public Relations at Bali Police, in a press statement.

Aerial monitoring results showed that the vehicle queue heading to Gilimanuk Port remained quite long, even reaching tens of kilometres. Lines of vehicles, ranging from logistics trucks, passenger buses to private vehicles, appeared to wait patiently for their turn to enter the port area.

This situation was triggered by the high mobility of the public wishing to travel to Java, particularly during the peak exodus period. However, the surge in the number of vehicles had not been fully matched by adequate ferry fleet capacity, resulting in limited port service capacity and triggering long vehicle queues.

Ariasandy explained that the inspection conducted by the Bali Police Chief, the Udayana Military Commander, and the Bali Rescue Head was part of efforts to ensure that services to the public continued to run well during the 2026 Ketupat Agung Operation. The Bali Police, together with relevant agencies, would soon coordinate to find strategic measures to ease the vehicle congestion.

“The Bali Police Chief, together with relevant officials, will carry out further coordination with related stakeholders to find the best solutions so that ferry services can run more optimally and the public remains safe and comfortable during their journey,” Ariasandy explained.

Through the synergy of the TNI, National Police, Rescue Services, and port management authorities, the route to Gilimanuk is expected to be better managed so that the public’s journey to Java can proceed smoothly.