Cengkareng Illegal Parking Sweep Nets 69 Vehicles

Thirty joint personnel cracked down on 69 illegally parked vehicles along Jalan Pesing Poglar in the Cengkareng Sub-district, West Jakarta, Tuesday (6/9).

Our focus today was on roads adjacent to residential areas

West Jakarta Transportation Sub-agency's Operations Section Head, Agus Prasetyo said, the raid, comprising personnel from the Transportation Agency, Satpol PP, police, and army, aims to tackle the persistent problem of illegal parking, which often triggers traffic jams and chaos.

"Our focus today was on roads adjacent to residential areas, which are often used for illegal parking by locals," he stated.

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Of the 69 vehicles netted, he detailed that 46 motorbikes underwent tire valve removal, eight cars were towed, 13 goods vehicles received summonses, and two others were handed operation suspension orders

Agus noted that personnel are also raising awareness among locals to prevent them from parking on the curbside.

"Hopefully, people will stop using the roadside for parking. We will continue to ramp up these crackdowns in other areas," he asserted.