Jalan Braga Bandung Starts To Be Closed Approaching New Year's Eve

JAKARTA - Police officers have begun to close roads in the middle of Bandung City, especially on Jalan Braga, which is often a crowd point for people on New Year's Eve.

Kapolrestabes Bandung Kombes Pol Ulung Sampurna Jaya said the closure was carried out to suppress community activities so that there were no crowds.

"So that there are no crowds or gatherings, it is enough just to stay at home and not do anything too much," Ulung said as quoted by Antara, Thursday.

The closure on Jalan Braga (short) began before 18.00 WIB. Meanwhile, Jalan Braga (long) has not been closed in order to drain vehicles out of the area.

In addition, along the Asia-Africa Road, closures have also been carried out. Motorized police officers have also gone around warning the public to disperse using loudspeakers.

As well as in the area, Ulung also said that closing and dissolving activities were also carried out at a number of points where there could be potential crowds of people.

"The focal points here are in the city center, the main square, Asia Africa, Dago, Tegalega, and at the city borders, as well as at other points that have the potential for crowds," said Ulung.

In the context of handling COVID-19, according to him, community participation is quite important to reduce the increasing number of COVID-19 cases in Bandung City.

"Community participation is also needed in the framework of this security activity," he said.

Previously, the Bandung Police Traffic Unit (Satlantas) and the Bandung City Transportation Agency implemented the engineering of closing a number of highways on New Year's Eve 2021 to prevent crowds of people.

Head of the Operational Section (KBO) of the Bandung Traffic Police, AKP Dody Kuswanto, said the 23 points of the closed highway were divided into Ring 1, Ring 2. According to him, one of the roads was closed since 17.00 WIB, while the rest were closed since 18.00 WIB.

"The road closure and blockages use a waterbarrier starting at 18.00 WIB up to 05.00 WIB, except for Jalan Dipatiukur, road closures are carried out early starting at 17.00 WIB," said Dody.