Residents Protesting On Yogyakarta Gambiran Street Changed One-way

Documentation of road implementation in the same direction on Jalan Gambiran Yogyakarta starting August 30, 2022/ANTARA

YOGYAKARTA - Dozens of residents around Gambiran Street in Yogyakarta visited the local Transportation Service office to protest over the road implementation policy in the same direction on Jalan Gambiran which has been in effect since August 30. “ We and business actors on Jalan Gambiran have felt a decline in turnover since the one-way road policy was implemented, said Ery Bernadhy, one of the residents' representatives when submitting a complaint at the Yogyakarta Transportation Service, Antara, Thursday, September 1. Menurut dia, warga tidak menolak penerapan kebijakan jalan secara di Jalan Gambiran karena ditujukan untuk kelancaraan lalu lintas dan kepentingan lain yang lebih besar. However, he hopes that the road policy in the south will only apply to four or more wheeled vehicles so that motorcycles can still advance to the north. “On average, our customers are students who use motorbikes. Thus, the impact is also large on businesses along this road if there is a ban on traveling north,” he said. The same thing was conveyed by Anugerah who runs a photocopying business on Gambiran Street. < Many consumers are lazy to play just for photocopies. As a result, turnover went down,&rdquo said. He also suggested that the policy only be applied to four-wheeled vehicles or more. Meanwhile, the Secretary of the Yogyakarta Transportation Service, Golkari Made Yulianto, accommodated the aspirations of the community regarding the implementation of road policies in the same direction on Jalan Gambiran. <quo; We will accommodate all aspirations and input from the public and become part of the evaluation of road implementation in this direction. Every day, there are officers in the field who will observe how the traffic pattern changes on that road,” he said. The trial will continue and evaluation will be carried out in stages, at least on the 10th day after the implementation of the road in a direction. < Later of course there will be evaluations. If there are other methods that can be implemented without changing the flow, then they can be applied,” he said. Windarto said complaints and protests from the public on the policy of implementing roads in a direction often arise, one of which is when the road is implemented in the same direction on Jalan Lieutenant General Soeprapto. “Residents also protest for fear that their business turnover will drop. However, the current condition has a positive impact on business actors because vehicle parking is more flexible so that it makes it easier for consumers,” he said. In addition to improving road performance because traffic flow is getting smoother, road changes in the direction of Gambiran Street are aimed at improving driving safety. The meeting point between Gambiran Street and Pramuka Street is one of the locations prone to accidents so that the implementation of the road in a direction is carried out for all types of vehicles without exception.