Cathedral Street Closed Due To Gathering Tunnel Work, This Is Another Engineering

Closure of the Cathedral road (Photo: Dishud DKI)

JAKARTA - The DKI Jakarta Transportation Agency (Dishub) closed Cathedral Street, Central Jakarta because of the Istiqlal Mosque Gathering Tunnel. This work started on January 20 to March 30, 2021.

"The work location is on Cathedral Street, between the Istiqlal Mosque and the Cathedral Church. During the work, traffic crossing Cathedral Street will be diverted," Head of DKI Jakarta Transportation Agency Syafrin Liputo said in his statement, Tuesday, January 19.

Traffic from the direction of Mount Sahari to Harmoni is diverted through Jalan Lapangan Banteng Utara-Jalan Lapangan Banteng Barat-Jalan Pejambon-Jalan Medan Merdeka Timur-Jalan Medan Merdeka Utara-Jalan Majapahit / Jalan Veteran l-Jalan Veteran.

Traffic from Gambir going to Ancol is diverted via Jalan Perwira-Lapangan Banteng Barat-Jalan Lapangan Banteng Selatan, Jalan Gunung Sahari.

Then, said Syafrin, the Istiqlal Transjakarta bus stop on Jalan Perwira which is included in corridor 2, is temporarily unable to serve passengers.

The Transjakarta Route route from the Transjakarta Gambir 1 stop to Jalan Medan Merdeka Utara-Jalan Majapahit-Harmoni. Passengers who are going to the Transjakana Juanda stop transit at the TransJakarta Harmoni bus stop.

Then, the Transjakarta 5D PGC-Harmoni transportation route was diverted through Jalan Gunung Sahari-Simpang Jaian Gunung Sahari-Jalan Angkasa-Jalan KH. Samanhudi - turn left onto KH Samanhudi Street - Hayam Wuruk Street, TransJakarta Harmoni bus stop.

"It is appealed to road users to avoid these roads and to be able to adjust the traffic settings, obey traffic signs, field officers' instructions and prioritize road safety," said Syafrin.