Congestion When Bruno Mars Concert At JIS Was Complained By The Audience, Transportation Agency: If They Were Parking Disciplined...

JAKARTA - The North Jakarta Transportation Agency (Sudinhub) responded to complaints from the spectators of the Bruno Mars concert at the Jakarta International Stadium (JIS) about the long traffic jam before and after the concert took place.

These complaints were conveyed on social media. For several hours, motorized vehicles have stalled in the Sunter area to Ancol. Cars and motorbikes parked around JIS are difficult to get out. Many also have to walk to get out of traffic that is jammed.

Head of the Traffic and Transport Operational Control Section of Jalan Sudinhub Jakut, Ikhwan Purnama, emphasized that his party had actually prepared a parking bag in the Carnival Ancol area.

However, it turned out that not many spectators parked their vehicles at the parking location. They prefer to park in the JIS area.

"If they want to park, there (Ancol), the audience understands, they are disciplined about parking. Even though the parking door with the door to JIS is a walk close to you. It's a shame yesterday, the parking lot is very empty. Even though we already provide it," said Ikhwan when contacted, Thursday, September 12.

In fact, Ikhwan claimed that the North Jakarta Sub-dept. had deployed 100 personnel to break down traffic and direct spectators to park their private vehicles in the Ancol area.

"What causes traffic jams is parking there (near JIS). We are already shaking, we have stopped them from going into the parking lot, but again again," said Ikhwan.

Therefore, in order to reduce the density of traffic during the next Bruno Mars concert on September 13 and 14, Ikhwan admitted that his staff would increase the regulation of constraints in the field.

"We are not tired, we are still making appeals, later we will continue to beg not to park in this, we have prepared it, let's go to Carnival Ancol, that's it. Later with yesterday's experience, we will direct it even tighter," he explained.

Furthermore, Ikhwan also stated that the North Jakarta Sub-dept. of Transportation had prepared 10 tow trucks that would take action against the vehicles attending the parking concert carelessly around JIS.