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Police plan for traffic diversions in six spots on Friday
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Thousands of people march from the Istiqlal Mosque to Jakarta City Hall on Oct. 14 against Jakarta Governor Basuki "Ahok" Tjahaja Purnama, who was accused of defaming the Quran. (JP/Liza Yosephine )
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he Jakarta Police are preparing to reroute traffic in six locations in anticipation of traffic congestion that may occur during a demonstration organized by several Muslim organizations on Friday against Jakarta Governor Basuki “Ahok” Tjahaja Purnama.
"The rerouting will depend on the situation in accordance with the dynamics and developments on the ground," Jakarta Police traffic unit, Adj. Sr. Comr. Budiyanto said on Thursday.
The venues of the demonstration may include roads near Istiqlal Mosque, the House of Representatives’ complex, City Hall, the State Palace as well as the National Police's Criminal Investigation Department (Bareskrim) on Jl. Medan Merdeka Timur. The demonstrators may also pass along Jl. Medan Merdeka Barat, Jl. Sudirman and Jl. M.H. Thamrin in Central Jakarta.
If the rally is staged at Bareskrim’s office, traffic heading to Jl. Medan Merdeka Timur from Jl. Gajah Mada, Jl. Kebon Sirih and Jl. Budi Kemuliaan will be diverted to Jl. Cikini Raya and Jl. Thamrin.
Should the rally be held in front of City Hall, traffic from Jl. Gunung Sahari and Jl. Veteran Raya will be rerouted to Jl. Cikini Raya, while traffic from Jl. Budi Kemuliaan will be switched to Jl. Thamrin and Jl. Medan Merdeka Barat.
Meanwhile, if demonstrations take place in front of the State Palace, traffic from Jl. Gajah Mada will be diverted to Jl. Juanda or Jl. Pejambon. Traffic from Jl. Budi Kemuliaan will have to make a detour through Jl. Majapahit, while traffic from Jl. Medan Merdeka Selatan will have to use Jl. Thamrin or Jl. Ridwan Rais.
If there is congestion on Jl. Medan Merdeka Barat, the traffic flow from Semanggi to the Hotel Indonesia Traffic Circle will be diverted to Jl. Sutan Syahrir or Jl. Imam Bonjol. Should there be congestion around Jl. Sudirman and Jl. MH Thamrin, Jl. Semanggi will be used as a diversionary route, where vehicles from Kuningan will have to use Slipi or the toll road and motorists from Slipi should use Jl. Kuningan.
Meanwhile, if there is traffic congestion near the House, traffic coming from Cawang will be diverted to Jl. Gerbang Pemuda or Jl. Permata Hijau. The flow from the west will be directed to the Semanggi exit. (bbn)
