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Indonesia’s Transport Ministry begins work on national transport bill to strengthen integration

From Republika · () Indonesian

Translated from Indonesian and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • Indonesia’s Transport Ministry began discussing a draft National Transportation System bill through an interministerial committee on Sept. 7-9, 2026.
  • The proposed umbrella law would address national planning, network integration, safety, logistics, technology, the environment, funding and governance.
  • Officials said the bill would coordinate all transport modes without replacing existing sector-specific laws, while linking passenger services and freight supply chains.

Indonesia’s Transport Ministry has formally begun drafting a National Transportation System bill through an interministerial committee. The government says the measure would provide a stronger legal foundation for an organized, coordinated and integrated transport system.

The process began with a kickoff meeting and interministerial committee session held from Sept. 7 to 9, 2026. Various ministries and agencies took part in discussions covering national transport systems and planning, network integration, safety and services, logistics, technology, the environment, human resources, funding and governance.

The government has begun discussing the draft law on the National Transportation System through the Interministerial Committee.

· Risal WasalThe transport official announced the start of the government’s formal discussion process.

Risal Wasal, director general for transport and multimodal integration, described the proposed legislation as an “umbrella act” designed to accommodate strategic national and global demand. He said the bill responds to fragmented regulations and the lack of integration across parts of Indonesia’s transport system.

The National Transportation System bill is an umbrella act in the form of a law that accommodates strategic national and global demand.

· Risal WasalWasal explained the intended role of the proposed legislation.

The draft seeks to address fragmented planning, weak coordination between modes and limited multimodal integration. It also focuses on unsynchronized authority, partial digitalization and an inefficient logistics system.

The ministry says the law would not replace existing sector-specific legislation. Instead, it would provide a framework to bring all transport modes into one national system and coordinate policy, institutions, networks, infrastructure, services, technology, data, human resources and funding. The concept also seeks to connect passenger transport with freight and supply chains by considering demand, availability, strategic asset use and data.

This bill does not replace all sectoral laws. It is a legal umbrella that integrates all transport modes into one National Transportation System.

· Risal WasalWasal clarified that the draft would coordinate existing laws rather than replace them.
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Originally published by Republika in Indonesian. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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