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Car Free Day to be held in South Jakarta
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People enjoy Car Free Day on Jl. MH Thamrin, Central Jakarta. (JP/Dhoni Setiawan)
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he South Jakarta administration will hold a Car Free Day along Jl. Mampang Prapatan to Jl.Warung Jati Barat on Sundays from 6 a.m. to 11 a.m. starting from Aug. 27, which will result in a traffic diversion during the event.
Motorists from the north, or Kuningan, to the south, Ragunan, can pass through alternative roads Jl. Duren Tiga Raya, Jl. Raya Pasar Minggu and Jl. Raya Ragunan. Meanwhile those driving from the south to the north can pass through Jl. Pejaten Barat, Jl.Kemang Selatan, Jl. Kemang Raya, Jl. Bangka Raya and Jl. Kapten Tendean.
Public minibus Metro Mini S75 from Pasar Minggu to Blok M will go through Jl. Duren Tiga and Jl. Raya Pasar Minggu after passing Jl. Kapten Tendean. Transjakarta buses traveling along corridor 6, however, will operate normally.
“Vehicles transporting people in emergency situations will be allowed to pass through the Car Free Day area,” South Jakarta Transportation Agency head Christianto said as quoted by kompas.com Friday.
Various activities like performances of pencak silat martial arts, story telling and a mobile library will enliven the Car Free Day. (vny)
