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Agency to close Central Jakarta intersection to stop congestion
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Vehicles drive on the Tambak intersection in Central Jakarta on April 10, shortly after the opening of the newly constructed Matraman underpass (kompas.com/Stanly Ravel)
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he Jakarta Transportation Agency has planned to close the Tambak intersection in Central Jakarta on Wednesday to deal with traffic congestion during the trial run of the newly constructed Matraman underpass.
“I plan to close the intersection [connecting] Tambak and Matraman tomorrow. So there will be no [direct] travel,” the agency's head, Andri Yansyah, said on Tuesday as quoted by kompas.com.
Vehicles from Tambak will not be able to go directly to Matraman. They must pass Jl. Proklamasi then turn right at the Megaria intersection, while vehicles traveling in the reverse direction need to drive under the Matraman overpass to reach Tambak.
“It should be fine to turn back [under the Matraman overpass] as the distance is less than 100 meters. We have evaluated the [traffic engineering plan] and decided to close [Tambak] intersection tomorrow,” Andri said.
The plan was made following severe congestion during a trial run of the Matraman underpass on Tuesday morning. As a result of the congestion, many commuters switched to public transportation. (wnd)
