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Govt begins ban on transport trucks during mass exodus
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A soldier is seen driving a Pertamina fuel truck in Jakarta on Jan. 11. (Antara Photo/Riva Awal Li)
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he government started enforcing a ban on transport trucks on main highways in the country on Wednesday to help minimize traffic during the annual exodus ahead of the Idul Fitri holiday.
The ban will be applied on all national roads and toll roads on Java and in Lampung for trucks that weigh more than 14 tons, have more than three axles and have trailers attached.
"It will be effective from June 21 at 12 midnight to June 29 at 12 midnight [at the beginning of June 30]," Transportation Ministry spokesperson J.A. Barata said in an official statement on Wednesday.
The ministry has installed the signs indicating the ban on transport trucks along all national roads and toll roads on Java Island. "We also have coordinated with the police over enforcement. The police are authorized to exercise discretion over certain trucks to pass if the traffic is light," Barata added.
Transport trucks carrying materials like sand, soil, minerals and coal have already been barred from the main roads since June 18 until July 3. However, exceptions have been applied to trucks carrying fuel, livestock, postal deliveries and staple foods. (ags)
