Police: Priok Traffic Congestion Not Due to Port Operations

The Head of the Traffic Police Unit (Kasat Lantas) of Tanjung Priok Port Police Residency, AKP Ginanjar Tejasasmita, confirmed that the prolonged traffic congestion in the Tanjung Priok Port area on Monday afternoon was not caused by port operations.

“The congestion did not originate from Tanjung Priok Port,” said AKP Ginanjar Tejasasmita in Jakarta on Monday.

He explained that severe traffic had already occurred on Cilincing Main Road, affecting vehicles exiting the port via Checkpoint 9.

“We at the port are merely affected,” Ginanjar stated.

Previously, traffic on Yos Sudarso Road leading to the Tanjung Priok Port area in North Jakarta had come to a complete standstill, with hundreds of vehicles stuck in a lengthy traffic jam on Monday afternoon.

Sub-District Transportation Office (Sudinhub) Chief Rudi Saptari said the congestion began on Monday afternoon and continued into the evening.

“This congestion was caused by container depot activities at BSA, Temas, and Seacon,” he said.

To address the traffic, Sudinhub officers were deployed from Monday afternoon at several points including Jampea Road, Yos Sudarso, Permai Traffic Light, Checkpoint 9, Kramat Traffic Light, and Kebon Baru Traffic Light.

“Officers are on the ground managing the situation,” Rudi added.