TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - The government has decided to start banning trucks and trailers from operating starting July 1, 2016. The ban will be valid from 12 AM on July 1, 2016, Western Indonesia Time until 12 AM on July 10, 2016.
"[The ban] will be imposed in order to increase services and allow smooth traffic flows as well as increasing the safety of road users during Eid al-Fitr," said Adj. Sr. Comr. Budiyanto, official of the Traffic Directorate of the Metro Jaya Police on Monday, June 27, 2016.
Budi said that lowering the number of trucks and trailers is considered to be effective in alleviating congestions during homecoming period. "[The ban] will reduce congestions significantly," said Budiyanto.
The ban will be imposed on trucks, trailers, containers and other vehicles that have more than two wheel axles. However, the ban excludes fuel trucks, trucks carrying staple foods, milk trucks, postal trucks, export-import trucks, and trucks transporting motorcycles for homecomers.
"Trucks transporting perishable goods will be prioritized," Budiyanto said.
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