Deputy Governor Of DKI Riza Patria Hopes Ancol Will Not Flood On The D-Day Of Formula E

JAKARTA - The Ancol area, North Jakarta, was chosen as the location for the Formula E circuit on June 4, 2022. Deputy Governor of DKI Jakarta, Ahmad Riza Patria, hopes that the tidal flood will not inundate Ancol on the D-day of the implementation of Formula E.

As is known, on December 7 last, high tides hit Pantai Indah Ancol due to high tides. This incident caused the barrier wall to burst due to the high pressure of the water running over. The water level ranges from 15 to 20 centimeters.

"The issue of the potential for tidal flooding is also a consideration for all of us, hopefully in the implementation there will be no flooding and this is also our concern to make various anticipations," Riza told reporters, Wednesday, December 22.

Previously, the Chairman of the Formula E Organizing Committee, Ahmad Sahroni, explained the reason for choosing the Ancol area, North Jakarta to be the Formula E circuit which will be held on June 4, 2022.

Sahroni said, Ancol is an icon of Jakarta and can be a dynamic location as a circuit. This location does not interfere with the activities of the people who use the road infrastructure for their activities.

"Formula E itself is (held in) the highway area and there is no need to build a circuit from scratch, because Formula E is different, it must be built from scratch like Mandalika in the context of Formula 1 and Moto GP," Sahroni said at a press conference in Ancol.

Continuing, the Director of PT Jakpro Widi Amanasto explained that Ancol deserves to be a circuit because it has its own philosophy. When viewed, the electric car race route in Ancol looks like a lumping horse.

"What does the foam circuit look like? Kuda lumping. This is an iconic Jakarta issue. Then, please look to the right (Ancol) where there is an international class Jakarta International Stadium (JIS), the new iconic Jakarta," said Widi.

More specifically, the location of the Jakarta International E-Prix Circuit (JIEC) has 18 bends, 600 meters of straight track, clockwise direction, 2.4 kilometers of track length, and 16 meters of track width.