The capital city’s under highways and flyovers that have been misused as cars’ junkyard, vagrants’ and beggars’ home stay, as well as used as car park will be demolished in stages by the city government.

We're going to build many parks so that street vendors can sell there. It's impossible to keep the land in empty condition

The city plans to transform the under highways and flyovers into parks for street vendors (PKL) and sports arena.

" We're going to build many parks so that street vendors can sell there. It's impossible to keep the land in empty condition ," said Basuki T Purnama, Jakarta Vice Governor at City Hall, Wednesday (5/28).

"We can build a gym, we can also build a place for street vendors to sell. It’s open, as long as there are lights and CCTVs," he continued.

According to him, area under highways or flyovers and that have been controlled cannot be left empty. If it does, illegal settlement and slums will be back on his feet. "But if there are street vendors selling there, it might as well keep the areas so that there is no illegal shack. Certainly, the sellers will be angry if there is illegal shack because it will reduce their land to sell," Basuki explained.

Basuki admitted that many local apparatus  who had been involved utilizing the area under the highways and flyovers in the capital city to be rent to others. As a result, those areas are currently rampant with illegal permanent buildings.

"In fact, there are also shops in there. So, such thing will be solved. Certainly we will sweep it all. It just takes the right time. If we can’t curb 100 people at once? Then lower it into 50. If still can’t, then make it 25. Still can’t do it then make it 10," Basuki uttered.