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Jakartans to see extension of odd-even policy
The Jakarta administration decided on Friday to extend the odd-even license plate traffic policy until the end of the 2018 Asian Para Games, which will be held from Oct. 6 to 13. There will be no pause of the ongoing odd-even policy between the 2018 Asian Games and the Asian Para Games.
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A police officer warns violators during the trial period of the expanded odd-even license plate traffic policy in Simpang Pancoran, South Jakarta, on July 18.
(kompas.com/Stanly Ravel)
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he Jakarta administration decided on Friday to extend the odd-even license plate traffic policy until the end of the 2018 Asian Para Games, which will be held from Oct. 6 to 13. There will be no pause of the ongoing odd-even policy between the Asian Games and the Asian Para Games.
A number of changes will be made after the Asian Games. Among them is that the policy will no longer be in effect on Saturdays and Sundays.
Furthermore, Jl. Metro Pondok Indah in South Jakarta will be excluded from the policy, which regulates that cars with license plates ending in an odd number are only allowed to travel in certain zones on odd-numbered dates and vice versa, from 6 a.m. to 9 p.m.
On Jl. Benyamin Sueb, the policy will only be implemented during the Para Games to ensure mobility around the athletes village in Kemayoran, Central Jakarta.
The policy, which is based on Gubernatorial Regulation No. 77/2018 on the implementation of the odd-even traffic policy during the Asian Games, will continue on Jl. Medan Merdeka Barat, Jl. Sudirman, Jl. MH Thamrin, Jl. Sisingamangaraja, Jl. Gatot Subroto, Jl. S Parman, Jl. MT Haryono, Jl. HR Rasuna Said, as well as Jl. DI Pandjaitan, Jl. Ahmad Yani and Jl. Kartini.
"We made this decision to alleviate traffic and to keep the habit formed during the Asian Games,” Jakarta Governor Anies Baswedan said on Friday. "This is a short-term policy. We hope more Jakartans take public transport.”
Average vehicle speed was recorded as having increased 37 percent since the extended odd-even policy had been implemented, Anies said, while Transjakarta buses also saw a passenger increase of up to 40 percent.
The city will evaluate the policy after obtaining comprehensive data on its effectiveness during the extended period from Aug. 2 to Oct. 13. (stu)
