Matraman Underpass Trial Run Causes Traffic Chaos
The first day of East Jakarta’s Matraman underpass trial on Tuesday, which kicked off at around 6 a.m. with the assistance of the Jakarta Transportation Agency, has worsened the traffic condition in the area.
Long lines of vehicles were seen stuck in traffic past 10 a.m. from Jl. Jatinegara to Jl. Matraman Dalam and Jl. Tambak. The same condition was also visible on Jl. Salemba heading to Jl. Matraman Dalam.
The condition forced several Transjakarta bus passengers to cut their ride short to continue with a different mode of transportation.
“I’ve been stuck in traffic for around one hour, whereas it usually takes around 20 minutes from Matraman to my office in Senen by Transjakarta bus,” said Rini, who decided to continue her journey on a ride-hailing ojek (motorcycle taxi).
Meanwhile, some motorcyclists were apparently unaware of the new route.
“Where does this underpass lead to? Can we pass through it?” a motorcyclist asked a Jakarta Transportation Agency official on duty near the underpass, as quoted by kompas.com. The official replied that motorists could take the underpass to Jl. Pramuka and Jl. Jatinegara.
Overpass and intersection head Heru Suwondo of Jakarta Bina Marga road agency said that the traffic condition on the first day of the trial would be discussed during their evaluation.
Courtesy :ThejakartaPost
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