Chinese New Year Holidays and Weekend, People Crowded at Roro Batam Crossing Port

TRIBUNBATAM.id - Entering the weekend and Chinese New Year holiday, Batam residents used to vacation or travel between islands.

As did Hendri, a resident of Batuaji, Batam City.

He took the opportunity to take a vacation to Tanjungpinang.

Hendri departs to bring two-wheeled vehicles through Ro-Ro Telaga Punggur port to Ro-Ro port of Tanjung Uban.

"While Saturday (01/25/2020) red date, can make a holiday," he said, Saturday (1/25/2020).

TribunBatam's observations at the port of Ro-Ro, seen queues of motorcycles and cars at the entrance to Ro-Ro ship is quite crowded.

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Seen the people who want to travel mostly with the group, be it out or friends.

Business Manager of PT Angkutan Sungai, Lake and Crossing (ASDP) Batam Branch Muhammad Firdaus said indeed there was a slight increase in passengers for the last two days.

"Last Friday there was a slight increase, even though every weekend the passengers were busy," he said when confirmed Tribunbatam.id.

He also said every approaching weekend at Telaga Domestic Port, Punggur was always busy with a cycle of increasing vehicles from 07: 00-11: 00 WIB and would be crowded and congested again at 14:00 WIB until afternoon. (TribunBatam.id/ Alamudin Hamapu)

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