Honorary K2 Forum Rally, Traffic Jams Snaking
Reported by Rudi Hermawan | Translated by Arief Rahman
Hundred mass that united in Forum Honorer Kategori Dua (K2) held demonstration in front of the City Hall on Jalan Medan Merdeka Selatan, Gambir, Central Jakarta, Wednesday (10/15). As a result, the traffic jam occurred around the area.
Its terrible, the demo make the traffic. Almost 30 minutes without a single move
Based on beritajakarta.com monitoring, the mass start moving from Jalan MH Thamrin to Jalan Medan Merdeka Selatan in tandem. Besides in making the traffic jam, the demo also makes the flow on Jalan Budi Kemuliaan and Jalan Medan Merdeka Barat being stagnant.
Almost all of the road acquired by the demonstrator and just left the TransJakarta line. "Its terrible, the demo make the traffic. Almost 30 minutes without a single move," Sihombing said (43), Kopaja bus driver 502 Tanah Abang-Kampung Melayu route.
Blok M Pedestrian Bridge No Longer ExistsMeanwhile, Pol. Comm. Mukidi, Chief Unit of Traffic for Gambir Metro Sector Police, said there is no alternative traffic flow. He appealed the driver to avoid Jalan Medan Merdeka Selatan.
"Please avoid Jalan Medan Merdeka Selatan," he said.
