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Road constructions to be halted temporarily during Idul Adha
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A worker walks through a construction site of an overpass in Pluit, North Jakarta. (Antara Photo/Hafidz Mubarak A)
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tate-owned toll road operator PT Jasa Marga plans to temporarily halt construction of toll roads across the capital during the Idul Adha holiday in anticipation of traffic congestion.
The decision was made during a coordination meeting between the toll road operator and the Jakarta Police at the police headquarters on Friday.
“Jasa Marga has conveyed that all construction works of toll roads and other roads across the capital will be stopped from Aug. 30 to Sept. 4,” the Jakarta Police deputy head Brig. Gen. Suntana said as quoted by kompas.com on Friday.
He added that the decision was made so that motorists could use roads optimally.
Heavy vehicles would also be banned from passing toll roads to anticipate traffic congestion. “The government will issue a regulation to limit trucks passing toll roads on certain days,” Suntana said. (vny)
