Pramono unveiled the reason for transferring the TB Simatupang paves to overcome traffic jams

Jakarta -The provincial government of DKI Jakarta plans to use a portion of the sidewalks in the TB Simatupang area, South Jakarta, to add vehicle roads to unravel congestion. DKI Jakarta Governor Pramono Anung explained the reasons for the operation of the sidewalk. “Some of the sidewalks that are currently unable to be used properly for pedestrians because some are also cut into pieces,” Pramono said on the sidelines of the Ultra Marathon Itb in the Senayan area, Central -Jakarta, on Sunday (8/24/2025). Browse to continue the content, Pramono explained that some of the sidewalks used as roads will be used until November. After completing the excavation project, Pramono will prioritize the construction of the sidewalk for pedestrians. “To reach November, it is first used to handle traffic, we will return it,” he said. Pramono himself apologized for the congestion on Jalan TB Simatupang. According to him, there is an inevitable thing. “For that, I’m also specifically apologizing because it is indeed an inevitable thing,” Pramono said. He also heard complaints from residents affected by traffic jams due to the excavation of the project. He promised to speed up the work on the excavation project. “I asked November to be completed, initially in December. Yes, I could only advance one and a half months. But I already asked it, ‘he continued. (IDN/IDN)