Two U-turn Points in West Jakarta Shut Down
Reported by Folmer | Translated by Nugroho Adibrata
The West Jakarta administration has shut down U-turn points that often cause traffic jams.
It is done to clear traffic jams
West Jakarta Transportation Sub-agency Head, Muslim said so far his party had closed two of the eight u-turn points spread across several roads.
"They are located at Jalan Daan Mogot, precisely in front of Casa Jardin Vitoria Residence Housing Complex," he expressed, Friday (2/10).
Four U-Turn Points Triggering Congestion in Central Jakarta to Be Closed SoonTraffic Engineering Section Head, Slamet Dahlan explained that the closure of the two u-turn points on Jalan Daan Mogot was done some time ago using a concrete MCB block.
Of eight U-turn points, six have not been shut down, namely two are at Jalan Palmerah Utara, two are at Jalan Kembangan Utara, one is at Jalan Outer Ring Road, and one is at Jalan KH Mas Mansyur.
"It is done to clear traffic jams," he stressed.
He added once it was done, there would be trial closures at six U-turn points.
"It is done to find out that the closure of the u-turn brings benefits to many people, especially during the morning and evening rush hours, it can parse traffic jams," he stated.
