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Civilians to be recruited to ease traffic congestion
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Vehicles are stuck in traffic on Jl. Gatot Subroto, South Jakarta, on Oct. 13. (Antara/Rivan Awal Lingga)
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he Jakarta Police plans to formally recruit civilians who usually help manage traffic at intersections and U-turns in exchange for small tips, to help ease heavy traffic congestion in the capital.
Jakarta Police traffic unit head Sr. Comr. Halim Paggara said he would coordinate with the city administration to implement the plan along some congested roads, such as in Kuningan, South Jakarta, where a construction project was under way.
“We will deploy more personal [to manage the traffic flow] in Kuningan, which has been affected by several ongoing construction projects,” Halim said at the police headquarters in Senayan, South Jakarta, on Friday, as quoted by tempo.co.
He added that the civilians, popularly known as the Pak Ogah squad, would be equipped with special uniforms. Business entities near congestion hotspots would pay them. “We will ask businesses to pay them using their CSR funds.”
The city administration is currently expediting some infrastructure projects such as mass rapid transit (MRT) and light rail transit (LRT), resulting in increased traffic congestion near construction sites during rush hour. (vny)
