Police emphasize that President Macron's visit is not the cause of the serious traffic jam Jakarta
Jakarta – Dirlantas Polda Metro Jaya Comes Komarudin emphasizes serious traffic jams on a number of roads in Jakarta on Wednesday (5/28), not because of the visit to French President Emmanuel Macron. Serious traffic jams occur as a result of blockages on a number of roads. “We made sure that the traffic jam was not the impact of the presidential visit of the French president and mothers in Indonesia,” Komarudin on Thursday (5/29/2025) told reporters to Jakarta Metropolitan police. He explained, when congestion took place, was President Macron at Jakarta State University (UNJ). There was no significant traffic density at the place of Macron’s existence at the time. Browse to continue the content “Because it took place at the time of density, the president of France was an event in Unj East Jakarta in the afternoon. And there we did not get a significant density, as usual normal,” he said. He said the closure of temporary traffic flow occurred when the Macron march to UNJ located in East Jakarta was on its way. Meanwhile, serious congestion on various roads in South Jakarta, namely Jalan Sudirman, Jalan Gatot Subroto, has taken place to have an impact on the S Parman and the MT Haryono toll road. “So we make sure that there was a density of several roads in Jakarta yesterday, was not affected or not because of the journey of the French president,” he added. Based on the monitoring of staff in the field, the density in the toll road of Cawang after the Semanggi 1 toll occurred. Meanwhile, congestion also occurred on Jalan Gatot Subroto of Cawang at the front of Metro Jaya police headquarters. Police also briefly transferred the Jagorawi toll traffic stream to the Wiyoto Wiyono toll road. The transfer is done to unravel the congestion that occurs. “In fact, we do this to prevent Jagorawi drivers from being caught, but also not the accumulation of toll access from Cawang to Tomang, we do it. Even if it is possible that people see a temporary termination on the toll road, it is only when the group enters the toll road and then normally,” he added. Summarized AFP on Thursday (5/29/2025), congestion took place on Jalan Gatot Subroto, Jakarta, Wednesday (5/28) afternoon. By night, Jalan MH Thamrin was also captured in the direction of the Hi rot in the direction of the Senayan rot and the opposite direction. Four -wheel and two -wheeled vehicles can only go slowly and in low velocity as a result of this traffic jam. The sound of the horn was also heard that several motorists were heard to Jalan Sudirman. Traffic jams not only occur arterial roads, traffic vehicles on a number of toll roads in Jakarta are trapped for a long weekend or long weekend. The toll road in the city was stuck from Cawang to the Kuningan from the traffic volume on Jalan Arteri. The traffic jam also returned from Kuningan to Semanggi. The congestion in the city continues until the Knorrels then angke, cap. The opposite direction in the toll road in the city is also trapped towards the direction of Kuningan and Cawang. Meanwhile, on the Jakarta W2 (Jorr) Joglo-Ujami Outer Ring Road, it is also trapped due to the density of the traffic volume. Similar conditions are also found in the Jakarta Tangerang or Janger-Tol Road in Meruya Development Traffic in the traffic jam due to the density of the traffic volume. (WNV/WNV) HOEGENG Awards 2025 Read the inspiring story of the exemplary police candidate here