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Jakarta’s 497th anniversary on Saturday was marked by congestion on numerous thoroughfares, heavily crowded public transportation and persisting pollution as people across the city went out to join in the festivities.
As Jakarta counts its remaining days as Indonesia's capital city, residents express hope that the government's plan to move the capital to Nusantara could help reduce some of its urban burdens. But doubts linger on whether the move will end the city's perennial problems.
In certain spots, the police will consider replacing counterflow lanes on the trans-Java toll road network with one-way traffic following a deadly crash, but their implementation depends on traffic conditions during the Idul Fitri holiday.
At least twelve people died in a head-on collision on the Jakarta-Cikampek toll road on Monday in the first big road accident of this year’s busy Idul Fitri mudik (exodus) season, prompting the police to evaluate their traffic interventions to ensure no further incidents occur.
The Jakarta Agglomeration Council in the proposed Jakarta special designation bill would need huge funding and authority if authorities want it to be effective in helping solve the city's perennial problems such as traffic and flooding, urban experts have said.
The Home Ministry has extended the tenure of interim Jakarta governor Heru Budi Hartono for another year, giving him another crack at tackling perennially worsening air pollution and leading a transitional period for the 496-year-old metropolis that is about to lose its status as Indonesia’s capital.
