Bina Marga Denies Kelapa Gading-Pulo Gebang Toll Road Will Be The Cause Of Congestion

JAKARTA - Head of the DKI Jakarta Highways Agency Hari Nugroho said that the Kelapa Gading-Pulo Gebang Inner City Toll Road, which has been officially opened, would not cause congestion. This is because the West Boulevard Road section under the toll road will be widened.

"If it adds to the congestion, we will build the arteries below it. So it will be wider because there is a toll road above it", Hari told reporters, Monday, August 23.

By widening the road section, there will be no congestion. Moreover, in the process of making the Kelapa Gading-Pulo Gebang toll road section, certain studies have been carried out.

"Of course, it is estimated that there will be a point of congestion at which point. Hopefully, it will not happen because there has been an old study and this has been done since a few years ago", he said.

Previously, it was reported that President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) hoped that the inauguration of the 9.3 kilometer Pulo Gebang-Kelapa Gading Toll Road could bring a number of positive impacts and could be utilized optimally by the community.

"This morning the 9.3 kilometer Pulo Gebang-Kelapa Gading Toll Road has been completed and can be used by the public", said Jokowi.

The former governor of DKI Jakarta said that the Pulo Gebang-Kelapa Gading Toll Road is a complement to the metropolitan toll road in the Jabodetabek area. In addition, the toll road is part of the Jakarta Inner Ring Road and Jakarta Outer Ring Road or Jakarta Outer Ring Road.

So, Jokowi hopes that the toll road can speed up logistics distribution. Moreover, the toll road is related to special economic zones such as Marunda and Tanjung Priok Toll Road.

"We hope that with the completion of the 9.3 KM Pulo Gebang-Kelapa Gading Toll Road, the speed of logistics distribution will improve, the competitiveness of our commodities will also improve", he said.