MRT Unloads Glodok TransJakarta Stop For Construction Preparation

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JAKARTA - PT MRT Jakarta (Perseroda) will carry out traffic engineering along Glodok to Kota Tua, including the demolition of the Glodok TransJakarta bus stop, in preparation for construction work on the MRT Jakarta Phase 2A project.

PT MRT Jakarta (Perseroda) Corporate Secretary Division Head Rendi Alhial explained that traffic engineering management and construction preparation for the Glodok MRT Jakarta Station will start on January 15 to May 31, 2024.

"The construction area will be on Jalan Gajah Mada with the scope of work to demolish the TransJakarta Glodok Pedestrian Bridge," Rendi said in an official statement quoted by Antara, Thursday, January 13.

In addition to demolition of the JPO and Glodok Transjakarta Bus Stop, MRT will carry out ground protection work, guide wall and D-Wall work, as well as structural work for Glodok Station.

The existing Transjakarta Glodok bus stop, which was originally located on the median road in front of the HWI building, will be moved to a temporary shelter.

The TransJakarta Glodok temporary stop will be placed in the median of the road in front of the Harco Glodok building during the construction of the Glodok MRT Station, so that TransJakarta can still serve Corridor 1 Kota – Blok M and Blok M – Kota passengers.

Passengers who will go to the Transjakarta Glodok temporary stop from the pedestrian sections of Jalan Gajah Mada and Hayam Wuruk can use the "pelican crossing" facility located north of the Pasar Glodok bridge as a substitute for the existing JPO.

Meanwhile, traffic engineering will be carried out on Jalan Gajah Mada in the direction of Kota Tua. Engineering starts from the front of Novotel to Citywalk, which originally consisted of 3 lanes of regular vehicles and 1 lane of special TransJakarta divided into 2, with a configuration of 2 regular lanes on the left side of the middle median, and 1 regular lane and 1 lane of mixed traffic with the TransJakarta lane on the right. the middle median (2+2).

Meanwhile, in front of shops after Citywalk, traffic conditions returned to 3 regular vehicle lanes and 1 TransJakarta special lane (3+1) without being separated by the middle median.

Traffic engineering for Jalan Hayam Wuruk towards Glodok starts from the front of the LTC to Harco Glodok, which originally consisted of 3 lanes of regular vehicles and 1 lane of special TransJakarta to 3 lanes of regular vehicles and 1 lane of mixed traffic with the TransJakarta route.

The CP203 package is one of the segments of the MRT Jakarta Phase 2A construction work which includes the construction of the Glodok and Kota underground stations.

In addition, the work also includes the construction of a 690-meter tunnel, with a total length of about 1.4 km from Mangga Besar to Kota Tua.