Jakarta – The Provincial Government (Pemprov) of DKI Jakarta held a limited meeting to discuss the solution to the jam of the excavation project on Jalan TB Simatupang, South Jakarta. The provincial government has requested the excavation project to be converted to the side of the sidewalk to break down traffic jams. “Mr. Governor Pramono Anung held a limited meeting to get a full field report, formulate a solution, as well as give instructions,” Yustinus said in Jakarta on Saturday (8/23). “He has directed a few steps that will be followed up soon.” said the special staff coordinator of Jakarta -Governor and Deputy Governor Yustinus Prastowo in a statement, Sunday (8/24/2025). Browse to continue with the content that Prastowo explained, prepared the governor of Jakarta, Pramono Anung, a short and long period. This effort begins with the acceleration of work to review the construction of a downfall or transition at TB Simatupang. First, the DKI Jakarta Provincial Government will evaluate the continued excavation project, namely the 7km Paljaya Perumda Ipald project in Cilandak and the Tanjung Barat Flats Piping project along 4 km. Both of these projects aim to be completed in October and November 2025. “Pam Jaya and Paljaya are instructed to speed up the work with a 24-hour uninterrupted system, the project fence, the flagman and other technical steps shorten,” Prastowo said. The provincial government will also coordinate with the central government to regulate the opening and closing of the entrance or toll road during the peak hour to reduce the build -up of vehicles. Then it will also benefit from the area that is still available as a bus stop or temporary parking space, so that public transport does not stack on the side of the road when raising and reducing passengers. “Temporarily use the sidewalk in the project affected to broaden roads, especially at the bottleneck, considering that the sidewalks in that place cannot be used for pedestrians,” he explained. Then the DKI Jakarta Provincial Government will strengthen field coordination along with the National Police, Transport Agency, Satpol PP, Jakarta Mar, to Transjakarta. Including working with Google and other navigation platforms to display the latest information on the project that is taking place, while providing an alternative route for road users. “The solution of the medium term is investigating the construction of a downfall or overflowing at a major intersection along the TB Simatupang road to control the traffic flow,” he said. For this reason, Yustinus hopes that these steps can immediately unravel congestion and provide comfort for road users in the TB Simatupang area. He also apologized for the traffic jams that took place in the TB Simatupang area. “To the citizens of Jakarta, we apologize for the inconvenience that took place. We also call on the public to switch to public transport so that the number of vehicles on the road can be reduced,” he said. (IDN/IDN)
DKI Jakarta Provincial Government assesses the downfall or overflow to overcome traffic in TB Simatupang
