MRT Project Cuts Jalan Sudirman Sidewalk
Reported by Erna Martiyanti | Translated by Isa Efriadi
Mass transportation project in the city, Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) is ensured will cut sidewalk on Jalan Sudirman, South Jakarta. Because there are detour concretes construction on sidewalk sides. Thus the six meter wide sidewalks will only remains 1.5 meters. The activity is conducted on for spots along Sudirman road. Each of the concreted spots will be applied for 350 to 400 meters long. Those four spots to be constructed as MRT station.
We apologize to pedestrian
Jakarta General Director of MRT, Dono Boestami explained, those four spots of sidewalks that will be concreted are located on Senayan, Istora, Bendungan Hilir and Setiabudi. According to him, this construction is started from Senayan eastern side on May 26th. The construction will be conducted gradually and moved towards other locations.
Boestami added, some of sidewalks will be used to add road lanes. The lanes and Transjakarta road will be closed for MRT station construction. It is targeted that the construction of sidewalk cut will be finished on June 19th. “We apologize to pedestrian,” Boestami added.
City to Handle Monorail Business Plan Next MonthFrom beritajakarta.com observation, the construction of sidewalk cut in front of Ratu Plaza is almost finished. The concreted road is only seen 1.5 meter. Some big trees which planted on sidewalks were already cut down. An iron guardrail installed to secure pedestrian.
There will be minor change of traffic activity during this construction. Riders who want to go to Senayan have to ride on slow lane from Senayan circle because there is shifting closed access along the road until in fron of Sultan Hotel. For the opposite direction or towards south, the access to enter slow lane is started from City Regional Police (Polda Metro Jaya) and the access towards fast lane is before Senayan circle.
In Bendungan Hilir area, for riders that want to go towards Benhil and Karet should starts riding on slow lanes from front of BRI office because there will be shifting closed access to slow lane in front of Wisma Sudirman. For opposite direction or toward south, the access to enter fast lane is in front of Atmajaya University because of closing road access in front of Sampoerna Strategic Square.
While in Setiabudi area, riders start entering slow lane in front of Le Meredien Hotel because of closing access in front of Wisma Nugra Santana. The closing access are also on its front side or in front of Chase Plaza. As a compensation of lane decrease on slow lane because of the project construction, new path on green lane which already finished can be used as a substitute lane. Thus total of road lanes are still same and not changed.
City Police Vice director, Police Chief AKBP Bakharuddin revealed, he fully supports the implemented construction. Even he will deploy security officers to secure constructed spots.
“We are ready to support this construction. We will deploy officer to reduce traffic jam,” Bakharuddin said.
